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)

Featuring: select readings by poets in the Annual as well as a brief discussion about poetry publishing in Australia.

The 2025 Rabbit Annual features new nonfiction poetry co-guest-edited by Angela Costi and Mark Nowak, including poems by Luoyang Chen, Ella Jeffery, Ouyang Yu, D. Perez-McVie, Andy Jackson, J. Marahuyo, Emilie Collyer, Alison J Barton, Carissa Pobre, Christina Vega-Westhoff, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Felicity Plunkett, Nadia Rhook, Jennifer Harrison, Jill Jones, Thom Schramm, and many more. There are conversations with Forrest Gander, Jacinta Le Plastrier, Grace Yee, Lauren Russell, Dakota Feirer and Gopika Jadeja about their latest poetry books, and 'homework' exercises by Nam Le, Grace Yee and Anders Villani. The Annual also features brilliant new artwork by Bella Li.

We extend hearty thanks to Australian Poetry for partnership and support for this launch event at The Wheeler Centre.

Rabbit is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

COST: Free - Register at https://events.humanitix.com/rabbit-annual-2025-launch-event-melbourne

ACCESSIBLITY: Venue entrance and toilet wheelchair accessible.