PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015. Our monthly events have become a cherished part of the community. Regular monthly gatherings include a featured poet and an open mic segtion, which you register your interest on arrival.

Our guest reader for October is Ray Liversidge
Ray Liversidge's latest book is New & Selected Work 2003-2025. His other books are: ...of a sudden; Oradour-sur-Glane; no suspicious circumstances: portraits of poets (dead); The Barrier Range; Triptych Poets: Issue One; The Divorce Papers; Obeying the Call. His verse novel The Barrier Range was adapted for stage and performed as Seeking Fabled Waters at the 2010 Melbourne Writers Festival. He is the winner of the 2010 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize. His poetry has appeared in over 100 journals and anthologies here and in the US, Canada, UK, Scotland, Ireland and Spain. See: www.poetray.wordpress.com

All are welcome. So, buy a drink from the bar and join us at The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel, the home for PoetiCas.

The usual format brings a featured reader to share their work, as well as an open section for the community to share their own original poems in a warm and supportive space, MC'd by a local poet and publisher . All are welcome to attend, to read or just to listen.

2pm for a 2.30 start
in The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel
359 Barker St, Castlemaine.

Open Section as usual, 3 minutes per reader.
$5 donation on the door much appreciated.
All Welcome!

So buy a drink from the bar and join us at The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel, the new home for PoetiCas.
Contact: poeticaspoeticas@outlook.com

COST: $5 donation at door appreciated