Welcome to the Motley Openhaus! A space to let your heart bleed and words run. An inclusive, encouraging space for writers of all experiences to come up and read whatever they've been working on. Long form, short stories, haikus, spoken word, if you wanna say it, we wanna hear it! Every Wednesday evening, 7:30 start. Free entry

Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!

No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday

Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!

No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday

This is the december party by Slamtidote!

We got a great musician, Myki Jay playing for you on the break. Whatever financial support we can give them goes to their album they are working on!

This month's a special one: Themed around the holiday season of course, you will get to see the local talent in the poetry world come to life around you!

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

Contact rossdonlonviking @ gmail.com for the zoom link the day prior, or join the newsletter.

Musical Sporks Is a upcoming regular poetry gig where you have the option of performing your poetry to music, there will be a set menu of five tracks made by George O’Hara (aka Fluxofhumour) each with a mood or energy, Angry, Horny, Sad, Atmospheric, and Beats, the tracks will occasionally change as will the moods as we get a feel for what people want.

Welcome to the Motley Openhaus! A space to let your heart bleed and words run. An inclusive, encouraging space for writers of all experiences to come up and read whatever they've been working on. Long form, short stories, haikus, spoken word, if you wanna say it, we wanna hear it! Every Wednesday evening, 7:30 start. Free entry

A fortnightly open showcase of spoken word, poetry & all other language arts. Hosted at Creatures of Habit, Fitzroy.

Smooth talkers, slick walkers, gather round for a night of linguistic subtlety and sultry word play. Vibe Union presents: Chaotic Musings; with the guidance of poet & MC Jason Voss, we'll be talking a journey through words and experiences. Whether you’re a rapper, poet, spoken word enthusiast who put words to the page but never performed, this stage is for you. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged!

Join us for the next Platform Poets with Xmas Open Mic

To The Ends of the 'Verse is a casual poetry night for people to share their works or the works of others. Sharing very new or rough drafts is certainly encouraged and no prior poetry experience is required. Our band, O'Stanger-Tang! offer up freestyle jams and improvised vocals, this night is very welcoming and wholesome 🙂. See listing details for open mic signup.

Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!

No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday

Hello everyone, Monday 15 December is Be Fearless Poetry night! And the feature performer is Juniper Maffescioni.
Juniper has more than justified the official handover of the Passionate Tongues Candle to the Bar Oussou readings. Their poetry, emceeing and stage presence makes them a major figure in Melbourne poetry readings and this is your chance to see more of their work on stage.

St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!

Our monthly Spoken Word gathering. Optional prompt for one of your pieces. 5 minute time slots. All welcome.

Assorted Sporks is now offering a writing group!

Second Sunday of the Month! Tickets are $20 or whatever you can afford.

Bring a Poem or work in progress that you would like feedback, or an ideas session with.Or participate in a free write session or a writing prompt and see what you get.

Feature: TBD

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

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 also note the location: Vespertine Gardens at 6 Cadle St, Dandenong, 3175. This location is weather-dependent, so check your emails / the Facebook event and so on, closer to the day and if it looks like it might rain significantly.

Our feature this December is Steve Atkinson.
We will be his first opportunity to feature, which is exciting.

Chamber Poets #117 - PiO

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..

Welcome to the Motley Openhaus! A space to let your heart bleed and words run. An inclusive, encouraging space for writers of all experiences to come up and read whatever they've been working on. Long form, short stories, haikus, spoken word, if you wanna say it, we wanna hear it! Every Wednesday evening, 7:30 start. Free entry

Tune into yourself through the guided experience of contemplation, meditation and poetry writing.

In this fortnightly workshop, you will be gently guided into your deeper self before being invited to express your internal world onto the page.

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 Past

Feature: Amanda Anastasi

You are warmly invited to the launch of the first Rabbit Annual, from the team at Rabbit: a journal for nonfiction poetry (Free, though please register through the Humanitix link)

Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!

No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday

St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!

MPU is proud to announce the inaugural Michael Reynolds and Martin Downey Spoken Word Award.

Registration to compete closes 5 December 2025. To register, go to:

https://events.humanitix.com/mpu-reynolds-entry

Join poet Amanda Anastasi in a welcoming and safe space, where you are given the option to respond to the writing prompts quietly and/or to share your work with the group. In this class, you are writing for yourself and no one else. You will be surprised by the lines, ideas and stories that will come...!

It's Bad Flaneur's one year anniversary !! If u aren’t going to Meredith on December 6th, come celebrate with us instead! readings 7-9pm ~ live music 9-11pm ~ special prizes for melbourne poetry trivia ~ Bar Open upstairs

Feature: TBD

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

Please join us for a night of great poetry with Stu Hatton and Oz Hardwick on Friday, November 1st 6-7pm EST Summer Time.

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

Join us in wrapping up a wonderful year of words with the people that brought it to you - The Yarra Valley Spoken Word Team!

Our monthly night of words and wonder has been going for 3 years now and we will reflect upon this time of change, expansion and growth, both in size and capability, with gratitude!