La Mama Poetica July features Dom Symes, author of ‘I saw the best memes of my generation’ (Recent Work Press, 2022) and emerging poet Lesh Karan, recently shortlisted in the 2022 Judith Wright Poetry Prize. Eva Collins charts her family’s journey from Poland to Australia during the Cold War in ‘Ask No Questions’ (Puncher & Wattmann, 2022). We also present Juan Garrido Salgado, who fled Chile and the regime that burned his poetry in 1990, and is the author of eight poetry collections including ‘When I Was Clandestine’ (Rochford Press, 2019) and ‘Hope Blossoming’ (Puncher & Wattmann, 2020). MC: Amanda Anastasi; Poets: Dom Symes, Lesh Karan, Eva Collins, Juan Garrido Salgado POETICA July will be livestreamed on Jul 11, Tuesday, 8pm. Livestream playback will be available for 72 hours.

Cost: $20/$10 concession