Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are now held on the second Saturday of the month at 2:30pm pm to 4:30 pm, with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Vespertine Gardens

Let's make March Extraordinary!

Our feature this March is Krystel Herdy!

Krystle Herdy (she/her) is a queer, disabled poet and editor based in Naarm. She wrote a short story at age seven that made her mum cry, and she has been writing ever since. Critics beyond her family have described her poetry as bold, fresh, and unflinchingly vulnerable in

It's attention to the fragile ways we reach for connection.

Her first poetry collection, Mythology Mechanic, was published while she was still an undergraduate. Her work has appeared in Australian and international journals, and in 2025, she won the June Shenfield National Poetry Award.

Currently at work on her next collection, Krystle sees poetry as a way to explore and untangle life’s contradictions—an art form that creates room for both precision and ambiguity, structure, and chaos, all at once.

Additional information:

This event is ticketed using ‘Pay as you Feel’ via Stickytickets, as the Gardens (or other venue) will continue to be open to the general public. Therefore, open-mic and feature presenters are asked to keep their works in the 'PG' range for this event.

Perc.U.lations is affiliated with Radio Laria and is committed to highlighting the voices of local women and gender-diverse poets and other marginalised voices.

Perc.U.lations is taking place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded, and we extend our respect to Indigenous elders past, present, and emerging

COST: Pay as you feel

ACCESSIBILITY: Wheelchair access to venue,Wheelchair access to stage / performance space