Blessed we are indeed to have the wonderful Robbie Coburn as our feature this week. Robbie has been on the poetry scene for almost half his life - his first published poem appeared in ‘Unusual Work’ when he was 17 years old and he is currently 31. Pretty amazing. He has been published in oodles of journals and is the author of six books and two chapbooks, including the recent verse novel ‘The Foal in the Wire’ (Hachette 2025).

Plus of course there is open mic, sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.

Bio
Robbie Coburn is a contemporary Australian poet. His poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies and he has published four collections of poetry for adults. He has been featured at The Wheeler Centre and La Mama Poetica, appeared as a guest at literary festivals including the Sydney Writers’ Festival, Canberra Writers Festival, Newcastle Writers Festival and Perth Poetry Festival, and has run poetry workshops for youth mental health organisation Headspace. Robbie currently lives in Melbourne.

COST: Free

ACCESSIBILITY: Step up to access to venue. Staff can assist with entry for wheelchair users. Toilets may be too narrow for wheelchair access.