A stellar lineup of poetry and jazz

Assorted Sporks is now offering a writing group!

Second Sunday of the Month!

Bring a Poem or work in progress that you would like feedback, or an ideas session with.Or participate in a free write session or a writing prompt and see what you get.

Dear Friends, please join us for a night of great poetry, a double feature with Scot Andy Jackson and Australian Andy Jackson, streaming to you live from Agitation Hill on Djaara country, Castlemaine on Friday, November 6th from 6-7pm AEST Daylight Saving.

Zoom link opening by 5.45 pm EST

Looking forward to seeing all our supporters from across Australia, and sometimes Europe, for these readings featuring a selection of fine Australian poets and special guests from the UK and Ireland.

Assorted Sporks is a queer friendly regular poetry and performance night at Mamma Chen's, feature, theme and open mic. Assorted Sporks every fourth Thursday.

Featuring; Ricky Atkins
Theme: Body & Self

Poetry Bauhaus is a fabulous gig set in West Gippsland, Warragul.

Plus a popular  open mic,  where poets vie for the much coveted Bauhaus Poetry Cup, also a support feature in our next gig.

Convened by Yvette Stubbs,

supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance..

Where We Speak returns for another intimate evening celebrating poetry, spoken word, hip-hop, storytelling, and the voices that shape our communities. More than a performance, this is a space to listen deeply, connect genuinely, and experience the power of expression in all its forms.

A monthly poetry gig @Platform 3095 in Eltham - every 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

Food & drinks available to purchase. Open Mic.

For centuries, composers have set poetry to music, giving us chant, chanson, lieder, art song and even opera and music theatre. Catherine Broadstock and Susan Ellis take a slightly different approach, choosing poetry that expresses and celebrates the wonder of our Australian landscape and matching it to evocative and beautiful works by Australian composers.

PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.

Poetry@Chrissy Hills is a bi-monthly poetry reading on the 4th Thursday of the month, 7.30pm

There is a featured reader and the famous open mic. It's held at the Christmas Hills Mechanics' Institute Hall.

Café Philosophique explores the hidden forces shaping our lives through creative arts, writing and conversation.

Kicking off the evening will be a music performance from classical Indian Sitarist Sarita McHarg.

We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Bridge Hotel in Werribee. We explore a new theme each night through a performance or workshop, feature poet, prompted creative writing, an open mic, and facilitated conversations.

Hello everyone, third Monday of the month is Be Fearless Poetry night!

Why call a gig Be Fearless? It's because I want to present performers whose work the audience would otherwise not experience or for them to see more of. To inspire and expose poets to art or poetic performances they haven't seen before.

There will be open mic of course, plus the famous hospitality of Red Betty!

SIP & SHARE - A speakeasy evening of poetry and spoken word on the Mornington Peninsula with feature poets and open mic..

Join us for a 'speakeasy' evening of wine and spoken word performances at Rahona Valley on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.

Dear Friends, please join us for a night of great poetry via zoom.

Zoom link opening by 5.45 pm EST

Looking forward to seeing all our supporters from across Australia, and sometimes Europe, for these readings featuring a selection of fine Australian poets and special guests from the UK and Ireland.

This October Radio Laria feature poets, Christine Burrows and Tariro Mavondo, will shake, stir and nourish your soul. Christine is a queer, neurodivergent migrant whose work explores place, dislocation, the notion of ‘home’, loss, grief, environmental justice and ageing. Tariro is a Zimbabwean born Frankston raised creative who has worked as an award-winning actor, spoken word poet, voice over artist, facilitator, theatre maker and director. We also have ten open mic spots where you can share in front of the magical, shining bookshelves at Library Portal

Night of storytelling and spoken word through the full spectrum of emotions

Assorted Sporks is now offering a writing group!

Second Sunday of the Month!

Bring a Poem or work in progress that you would like feedback, or an ideas session with.Or participate in a free write session or a writing prompt and see what you get.

Our October Poetry and Spoken Word event will be held on Saturday the 10th, at Dandenong Library, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

In any case, please welcome our outstanding October feature!

Jez P.A. Speelman is a strange creature, often glimpsed loitering between dimensions at various arts, literary, and performance events.e’s mostly harmless and occasionally quite amusing.

Chamber Poets - second Saturday of each month at Woodend RSL.

With a hearty open section, great original live music from Black Forest Smoke and good value RSL food and drinks. 1pm for a 1.15pm start..

This in one of our bi-monthly events with a Feature Artist and 8 open mic spots. Mother Tongue is a place for Passionate, Powerful, Vulnerable and Honest performance; it stands aside from most Spoken Word events in its depth and authenticity.

Welcome to our Yarra Valley Spoken Word Community.

We meet at The Dreaming Space Academy at Yarra Valley ECOSS, Wesburn on the second Friday of the month and welcome you to join us and share your musings.

Assorted Sporks is a queer friendly regular poetry and performance night at Mamma Chen's, feature, theme and open mic.

Assorted Sporks every fourth Thursday

The Manager Is Me is a hilarious, unhinged 55-minute mix of comedy, poetry and theatre about being the accountant, teacher, nurse, counsellor and goddamn magician to everyone, while trying to remember who YOU are.
Growing from the motherhood poem she took through the Australian Poetry Slam, Victorian Champion Dayna Fallon brings her first solo show to Melbourne Fringe.

Seven performances: 8–10 and 15–17 Oct at 6pm, plus 3pm 17 Oct

Thin Red Lines is a quarterly poetry and literary event hosted by Thabani T Tshuma and Georgia Kartas.

feat.

AMELIA WINTER / ALI ALIZADEH / GRACE YEE / JEANINE LEANE

We're bringing back another poetry writing workshop to start the month! Guided by the wonderful Harjyot, bring your pen, paper and curiosity as we learn and create together. Then stick around to hear and share, from the workshop or anything else that comes to heart and mind in the space.

Hello everyone, third Monday of the month is Be Fearless Poetry night!

Why call a gig Be Fearless? It's because I want to present performers whose work the audience would otherwise not experience or for them to see more of. To inspire and expose poets to art or poetic performances they haven't seen before.

There will be open mic of course, plus the famous hospitality of Red Betty!

Dear Friends, please join us for a night of great poetry via zoom.

Zoom link opening by 5.45 pm EST

Looking forward to seeing all our supporters from across Australia, and sometimes Europe, for these readings featuring a selection of fine Australian poets and special guests from the UK and Ireland.

Oh WOW! It’s finally happening!!! The MPU Awards Ceremony will be held on the 27th of September 2026 from 3pm - 5pm at The Irish Times in Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Be there for this exciting event to celebrate our winning poets and sensational poetry with a Guinness and the traditional Guinness pie

PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.