Acclaimed Naarm spoken word cabaret legend and published poet Amy Bodossian invites you to spend the day with her and other courageous, magical beings, writing and sharing incredible new poetry in a safe, supportive and inspiring environment.

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.

Are we really listening to what's going on around us? How do those sounds that we try to ignore impact how we feel? What can sounds tell us about a place? What happens when we really try to listen?

March 31st Beginner Poetry Writer Worker or Finding your Voice!
This workshop will be delivered by Loran Steinberg and we will be doing a range of reading and writing activities designed to encourage poets to explore a range of writing styles and poetic voices in order to contrast, highlight and explore their own voice and style. These exercises are great for inexperienced poets or poets going through a period of writer's block. It’s also fun and involves a lot of rapid writing exercises. You don’t have to be amazing right off the bat, you just have to put pen to paper.

From writing to performance, Speak Up is a 12-week journey through the depths and power of the self through Spoken Word.

Harness your creativity and step into the power of speaking your truth using this dynamic art form.

You may, or may not, be a fan of Valentine’s Day itself, but either way, it is an opportunity to express your love to someone you love, and THAT is always a good thing to do. Writing a poem for the one you love can be hard – where to start? what to say? what’s daggy and embarrassing? what’s truly meaningful and impactful? Let me help you answer these questions and guide you towards writing 2 or 3 of your very own poems that will capture what your beloved means to you and the beauty you see in them.

Join exhibiting artist and poet Phoebe Thompson in a gentle, inclusive poetry workshop. Be guided in free-verse poetry techniques inviting you to draw inspiration from mundane minutiae, the awesome beauty of nature, and your rich inner world. Participants will be led in writing exercises, and there will be time for those who may wish to share. Open to young and old, the practiced and the rookies, and everyone who slips in between. No experience necessary!

Are you ready to unleash your unique poetic voice in a safe, supportive and inspiring space? Create incredible new poetry and share it with other amazing humans in this 5 week poetic adventure led by acclaimed published poet, cabaret performer and wellness-through-art mentor Amy Bodossian! May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 6 pm – 9 pm

Join British poet Lalah-Simone Springer for a beginner-friendly poetry workshop exploring and queering the idea of a 'sonnet'. Usually, sonnets are love poems written to other people. In this class, we'll learn the rules for writing a sonnet, and then find the lesson from our own life story which we can share in our poetry.

From writing to performance, Speak Up is a 12-week journey through the depths and power of the self through Spoken Word. Harness your creativity and step into the power of speaking your truth using this dynamic art form. SpeakUP has been running for 11 years and seen amazing success with students going on to speak on stages across the world. This 12-week version incorporates deeper storytelling techniques and expanded opportunities.

Which comes first for you: the poem on the page, or on the stage? How can our poetry flow back and forth between pen and performance? How can the experience of performance enhance the words on the page? This workshop offered by Waffle Irongirl explores your individual relationship with performance and poetry.

Imagine you were standing in the middle of a Library but couldn’t see or read any of the books... Immerse yourself in how libraries are made visible for those who are blind or visually impaired with (In)visible Libraries, an event illuminating the extraordinary languages of poetry and braille.

Imagine you were standing in the middle of a Library but couldn’t see or read any of the books... Immerse yourself in how libraries are made visible for those who are blind or visually impaired with (In)visible Libraries, an event illuminating the extraordinary languages of poetry and braille.

Imagine you were standing in the middle of a Library but couldn’t see or read any of the books... Immerse yourself in how libraries are made visible for those who are blind or visually impaired with (In)visible Libraries, an event illuminating the extraordinary languages of poetry and braille.