Two of Australia’s finest, both are from Northern Rivers NSW. Sarah Temporal is a prize winning and widely published poet. Damien Becker is a major talent of the performing scene. Their words and performance will inspire and entertain. They will also be running a workshop prior to this gig.

Sarah Temporal is prize-winning poet, educator, and producer who lives and works on Bundjalung lands. She is a three-times finalist of the XYZ Prize for Excellence in Spoken-Word and a winner of multiple poetry slams, and has works published in Best of Australian Poems, Cordite, Australian Poetry Anthology and more. Sarah is the director of Poets Out Loud, working to empower voices of all ages through writing and spoken-word. Her debut collection ‘Tight Bindings’ is forthcoming from Puncher and Wattmann in 2024.

Damien Becker is a writer and performer from Murwillumbah, Australia. An award-winning spoken word artist, including the Bunker Spoken Word Prize, Australian Poetry Slam State Champion and National Finalist, his poetry has been published by Australian Poetry Journal, Verity La, Red Room Poetry, and Bramble Journal, among others. He lives with cystic fibrosis and is a double-lung transplant recipient.

FEATURES: Sarah Temporal, Damien Becker

ACCESSIBILITY: Wheelchair accessible stage but toilets not wheelchair accessible

COST: Free (Raffle tickets sold on night)

ENTRY: Not Ticketed