Join us for a tall glass of red and escape the cold with a showcase of Melbourne poets reading their most recent works. Hosted by Tim Loveday.

Kevin Brophy is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer. His latest book is An Inventory of Longing. Emeritus Professor at the University of Melbourne, Kevin is a past winner of the Calibre Prize for an outstanding essay and the Wesley Michel Wright Prize for poetry. He has been Patron of the Melbourne Poets Union since 2004. He was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for services to creative writing and education in 2021. Currently he is Director of the Five Islands Prize for a first book of poetry.

Eloise Grills is a writer and comics artist living on unceded Wadawurrung land. Her first illustrated memoir, big beautiful female theory, was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and highly commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. She is currently working on her first novel.

Manisha Anjali is the author of Naag Mountain which was shortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award, longlisted for the Stella Prize, highly commended at the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and commended for the Anne Elder Award. She is the founder of Neptune, a research and learning platform for dreams, visions and hallucinations. Manisha is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne.

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