Feature: TBD

Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.

Chamber Poets #116 - Myron Lysenko & Bill Wootton

With a hearty open section, great original live music from Black Forest Smoke and good value RSL food and drinks. 1pm for a 115pm start..

Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are held on the second Saturday of the month AT A NEW TIME 1 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Featuring Ynes Sanz

**DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, CHECK ORGANISER POST FOR VENUE

Poetry from Agitation Hill presents LIVE in the CHAPEL but also zoomed, Helen Lucas. Friday, November 7th 6-7pm.

This reading will take place in the chapel of the Uniting Church, Castlemaine, but will also be zoomed across Australia and into the DigiWorld.

Headless poetry is back on the first Monday of November- the 3rd, for the third session. Come to Red Betty in Brunswick, 7:00 for a 7:30 start. A late Halloween and an early Guy Fawkes night.

Featuring:
Jupiter V - @jup1terandsaturn / Cainne - @criticalsxxtheory / Rue Elliot - @washedup_retailsuperstar / Panda Wong - @faun.ish

Poetry Bauhaus is a fabulous gig set in West Gippsland, Warragul.

Feature Gerard Lewis Fitzgerald.

Plus a popular  open mic,  where poets vie for the much coveted Bauhaus Poetry Cup, also a support feature in our next gig.

Convened by Yvette Stubbs,

supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance.

Feature: TBD

Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.

Assorted Sporks is a queer friendly regular poetry and performance night at Mamma Chen's on the last Thursday of the month.

Featuring: Mils D-C

Theme: Dicks and Sadness - Themes are not mandatory, they are just to encourage you to experiment with your writing and improvisation. Feel free to make it weird.

IT'S THE SEASON FINALE!!!! So we're doing a MUSICAL episode deliciously Co-Curated with the wonderous Pelaya Arapakis @pelaya_a

It's the Poetry × Music cross-over of the millennium (and our last TRL for a whiiiiiiiile) so come soak up the vibes one last time in 2k25

FEATURING:
Angela Costi / Nick Tsiavos / Emilie Collyer / Pirritu / Tariro Mavondo / Yaru

PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.

Feature: Tric O’Heare

Hello! We've got a good one this Saturday at Cherry Poets. That excellent, ace, rad, and rocking poet LINH TRAN will be our feature. Linh's a great supporter of many Melbourne poetry gigs, and her poetry is always raw, hilarious, and brilliant. We've got plenty of space on the open mic as always, for you, for your friends, for your mum, and for your friend's mum as well! Come along for the poetry, stay for even more poetry! See you soon!

Please join us for a night of great poetry with our special guest Jennifer Harrison. Online only.

Contact rossdonlnvikng @ gmail.com for Zoom link one prior.

Poetry@Chrissy Hills

The Famous Open Mic

BYO poem, humour, food, drink to share

Featured Reader: Ross Donlon

Wild Words is an evening where poetry and spoken word come alive—voices rise, emotions stir, and words weave from page to stage. Set in the relaxed atmosphere of Archies Creek Hotel, this welcoming event invites seasoned poets, first-timers, and curious listeners to connect, share, and celebrate through stories, rhythm, or rhyme. Sign up on the night and join the conversation.

October’s feature poet Mike Cleeland,

Join us for the next Platform Poets with feature guest Oscar O'Neill-Pugh at Platform 3095 💕💕

Since 2011, Slama has been a space where spoken word Poets celebrate intersectional community and encourage each other to bring their absolute best work to the stage.  We are finishing this season strong with our final two events of the season. 

On October 21st we’ll host our usual 3 round Poetry Slam and experience a feature set by Poet, Haneen, @haneen.ao

“A Flock of Dreams" (an idea in Four Parts) is a collection of absurdly funny, and funnily absurd, poetry and art by a writer who Paula Darvas once described as "a hardcore optimist taking the piss out of life". The book contains wordplays, toungetwisters, existentialism, relections on life in the current world, and an artwork or three.

Joining Ash Brom's performances of works from the book will be, among others, fellow poets Katie Lohner, Eddy Burger, Helchild and Tej, with MC Juno Valkyrie.

Join us for Sip n Share at Rahona Valley - an evening of spoken word poetry and wine - with feature poet, Sarah Temporal.

Spoken word poet and comedian Stephanie Dogfoot debuts their solo show in at the Melbourne Fringe Festival from 13-18 October 2025! Growing up in Singapore in the 90s, Steph first realised they were different when they were when they were 12 and developed crushes on an altar boy and a netball captain at the same time. This is a story of what happened next.

Feature: TBD

Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.

We invite you to an inspiring evening of spoken word, storytelling, and performance.

‘Women of Fire’

This special event celebrates the powerful voices of women and gender diverse individuals who align with womanhood. The evening will feature a curated lineup of inspiring voices. Tariro Mavondo, Stephanie Dogfoot, Sarah Temporal and Katie Lohner. They will take the stage, sharing their lived experience while you soak up the magic, leaving you inspired and energised.

Spoken word poet and comedian Stephanie Dogfoot debuts their solo show in at the Melbourne Fringe Festival from 13-18 October 2025! Growing up in Singapore in the 90s, Steph first realised they were different when they were when they were 12 and developed crushes on an altar boy and a netball captain at the same time. This is a story of what happened next.

Spoken word poet and comedian Stephanie Dogfoot debuts their solo show in at the Melbourne Fringe Festival from 13-18 October 2025! Growing up in Singapore in the 90s, Steph first realised they were different when they were when they were 12 and developed crushes on an altar boy and a netball captain at the same time. This is a story of what happened next.

Feature: TBD

Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.

Chamber Poets #115 - Andy Jackson & Rachael Wenona Guy

With a hearty open section, great original live music from Black Forest Smoke and good value RSL food and drinks. 1pm for a 115pm start..

Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are held on the second Saturday of the month AT A NEW TIME 1 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Please be in touch with Anke (@Katharina Gentie) should the weather report indicate rain, etc.

Our feature this October is Grace Inthewoods.

Welcome to our Yarra Valley Spoken Word Community.

We meet at The Dreaming Space Academy at Yarra Valley ECOSS, Wesburn on the second Friday of the month and welcome you to join us and share your musings.

So why do we unite? Well, Girls on Key has recently published: "Dreams at the Crossroads" by Anke and "Askerisks in the Pond" by Kathryn Ross. Two exciting new books by two fantastic poets. Anke is a generous-spirited poet, artist, lyricist and animator who convenes the much-loved Perc.U.lations poetry gig in Dandenong. Kathryn Ross is an enthralling poet whose words convey haunting, and striking meanings. Over the years, both women have been such positive listeners, contributors and supporters to Girls on Key and Radio Laria; and we are thrilled to celebrate their books together.

Café Philosophique runs the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Bridge Hotel in Werribee, exploring the hidden forces that shape our lives through music, poetry and conversation.

Theme: The Present

Edition 2 of Headless Poetry, on at Red Betty, the first Monday of the month, at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start. Happy hour begins at 6

featuring Cher Tan / Amelia C. Winter / Ash Dor-Shiffer and
Jennifer Compton