Welcome to Uplift’s monthly free events newsletter, featuring poetry events in Meanjin (Brisbane), Queensland, and Australia-wide.
Don’t see your fave event listed? Leave us a comment below or send us an email (upliftpoetry@gmail.com), and we’ll include your event in our next newsletter and/or feature it on our social media.
Poetry Month
Uplift Poetry was recently lucky enough to receive a Micro Grant from Red Room Poetry, as part of Poetry Month!
Launched in 2021, Red Room Poetry’s Poetry Month (1-31 August) aims to increase access, awareness and visibility of poetry in all its forms and for all audiences.
Queensland
23 July, 6.15pm at QUT Art Museum - Texta Book Club: Reliefs by Jarad Bruinstroop
27 July, 3pm at Jan Manton Gallery - Book launch: Nathan Shepherdson - axolotl waltz - RSVP at info@janmantonart.com
28 July, 2.30pm at Avid Reader - Book launch: Margaret Clifford - Come to the Edge
31 July, 6pm at Tamborine Mountain - Calanthe Poetry’s Locals Night
31 July, 6.30pm at Lefty’s Music Hall - Ruckus Poetry Slam: 2 Fast 2 Furious
August-September - Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Heats and Red Room Poetry Month events
17 August, 2pm at Indooroopilly Library & online - Evoking the Senses with Raelee Lancaster
31 August, 12pm at Avid Reader - Stella Day Out: The Art of Poetry
31 August, 6.30pm at VENTspace - A Night at the Circus: zine launch & poetry open mic
September events at Avid Reader: Madeleine Dale - Portraits of Drowning, Celestial Bodies edited by Aidan Demmers and Jazz Money - mark the dawn
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Alternator Poetry - last Thursday of the month at Dust Temple
Avid Reader - book launches and events throughout the year
Carindale’s Creative Writers group - at Carindale Library
Calanthe Poetry - regular poetry events at Tamborine Mountain
Echoes from the Cave open mic - first Tuesday of the month at the Cave Inn
Ekphrastic Writing Club - first Saturday of the month at Museum of Brisbane
Liquid Lyrics - spoken word poetry events in Coolum
North Pine Bush Poets and Bribie Island Bush Poets - various dates throughout the month
Poets Up Late - third Thursday of the month at Wynnum Library
Poetry Writers Queensland - third Thursday of the month via Zoom - Contact Mike Gilmour, Coordinator - mgilmour92@gmail.com
QUT Literary Salon - salon reading events every month
Red Light Poetry - Prince Poetry Beat every month at the Gold Coast
Ruckus Poetry Slam - last Wednesday of the month at Lefty’s Music Hall
Scribblers on Sunday - second Sunday of the month at Carindale Library
Wham! Bam! Cabaret Slam! - second Tuesday of the month at The Bearded Lady
Writers of Manly - third Tuesday of the month at Wynnum Library
Online & Australia-Wide
Poetry Month - events held throughout August
1 August - Poetry Editors Panel - online via Zoom
2-4 August - Liminal Festival - in-person and online
5 August, 2pm - online - Workshop: Poetry for the soul
16-22 August - online - Sarah Temporal launch week for Tight Bindings
17 August, 2pm - Evoking the Senses with Raelee Lancaster - in-person and online
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Events on The Verandah with Cath Drake - events throughout the year via Zoom
Girls On Key Poetry - events throughout the year via Zoom
Haiku Feedback Workshops - last Sunday of the month on Zoom
Perth Poetry Club - events throughout the year on Zoom
Poetry Writers Queensland - third Thursday of the month via Zoom - Contact Mike Gilmour, Coordinator - mgilmour92@gmail.com
Red Room Poetry - online and in-person events throughout the year
WestWords - in-person and online poetry events throughout the year, including workshops, open mics and WestWords Academy
Victoria
July-August-September - Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Heats and Red Room Poetry Month events
21 July, 7pm at Catalyst, Coburg - No Place:03
15 August, 6.30pm at The Wheeler Centre - Victorian Poetry Month Gala 2024: Future Epic
17 August, 11am in Bendigo - Poets Are Us
3 August, 11.30am at The Wheeler Centre - Visions & Revisions
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Assorted Sporks - queer friendly poetry and performance night - last Thursday of the month at Mamma Chen's
Ballarat Spoken Word - events throughout the year
Chamber Poets - spoken word, second Saturday of the month in Woodend
Cherry Poets - events throughout the year
Crockpot Poetry - monthly poetry and spoken word night hosted at Unassigned Gallery
La Mama Poetica - poetry events throughout the year
Last Outpost of Poetry - weekly poetry and spoken word open mic in St Kilda
Melbourne Morphemes - community poetry in Naarm
Melbourne Poetry - comprehensive calendar for poetry events in Melbourne
Mother Tongue - events throughout the year
No Place Poetry - events throughout the year
Pizza Box Poetry - monthly open mic at Palling Bros Brewery
Poetryspective - monthly poetry in Footscray
PoetiCas - fourth Saturday of the month at the Northern Arts Hotel
Radio Laria Poetry - women’s poetry, first Wednesday of the month
Radio Talk: Poetry Open Mic - every fortnight in Fitzroy
Roundtable Readings - events and submissions open throughout the year
Sip & Share Speakeasy - spoken word events on the Mornington Peninsula
Slamalamadingdong - monthly poetry slams at Brunswick Ballroom
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou - every second Monday of the month
Thin Red Lines - quarterly poetry events
To the Ends of the 'Verse - third Tuesday of the month in Northcote
Words Out Loud - poetry and spoken word events throughout the year
ACT
23 July, 11am at Crosbie Morrison Building - First Nations Peace Poetics Workshop
23 July, 2pm at Crosbie Morrison Building - First Nations Peace Poetics Seminar
August - Red Room Poetry Month events
2 August, 12pm at The National Gallery of Australia - Art Talks: Nam Le
3 August, 2pm at The National Gallery of Australia - ACT Poetry Month Showcase
9 August, 12pm at The National Gallery of Australia - Art Talks: Dylan Van Den Berg
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Canberra Poetry Slam - monthly poetry slam events
Poetic City Canberra - poetry festival, events, performances and workshops
That Poetry Thing - weekly Monday night poetry at Smith’s Alternative
NSW
August - Australian Poetry Slam Heats and Red Room Poetry Month events
8 August, 6:30pm at The Citadel, Murwillumbah - Poets Out Loud YOUTH SLAM
8 August at Woollahra Gallery - Book launch: Asha Naznin - Lover, Where Are Your Eyes
9 August, 2.15pm at Bangalow Showgrounds - Byron Poetry Month Showcase
15 August, 7pm at M|Arts, Murwillumbah - Sarah Temporal book launch
31 August, 7pm - The Knox Street Bar, Chippendale - Poetry Sydney: 2024 N E W S : Poets from the NORTH . EAST . WEST . SOUTH
11 September, 10am at Coledale Community Hall, Wollongong - Strange Folds Zine Fair - stall holder applications now open
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Bankstown Poetry Slam - spoken word poetry at Bankstown Arts Centre
Bread and Butter Poetry Slam - last Thursday of the month in Camperdown
Enough Said Poetry Slam - last Thursday of the month in Wollongong
Loose Leaf Literature - monthly events supporting local creatives
Poetry Sydney - poetry events throughout the year
Poets Out Loud - various slams and poetry courses throughout the year
Quiet Readers by licensed poetics - quiet reading events in Camperdown
Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar - poetry and open mic nights throughout the year in Glebe, including AVANT GAGA
Society City - monthly poetry, zine and other events in Wollongong
Sydney Poetry Lounge - third Wednesday of the month at the Glebe Hotel
WestWords - in-person and online poetry events throughout the year, including workshops, open mics and WestWords Academy
Northern Territory
15 July & more at Watertank Cafe - Centre Verse, Desert Voice
21-25 August at Mparntwe (Alice Springs) - Red Dirt Poetry Festival
25 August in Araluen - Agapi & Other Kinds of Love by Luka Lesson
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Centre Verse, Desert Voice - monthly poetry at Watertank Cafe, Mparntwe
Northern Territory Writers Centre - various events throughout the year
Wild Words - open mic events on the last Sunday of the month in Darwin
South Australia
August-September - Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Heats and Red Room Poetry Month events
7 August, 6:30pm at Wheatsheaf Hotel - SA Poetry Month Showcase: Emergence
8 August, 6:30pm at ARTHUR-Art Bar - Ellipsis Poetry Spoken Word Open Mic
16 August, 7pm at Nexus Arts - Agapi & Other Kinds of Love by Luka Lesson
29 August, 6pm at Mount Gambier - Poetry on my Porch
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Draw Your Swords - spoken word events throughout the year
Effective Living Centre - Poets Corner and other various poetry and writing events throughout the year
Ellipsis Poetry - open mics held throughout the year
No Wave Poetry - Monthly poetry reading series at The Wheatsheaf Hotel
Spoken Words SA - various events throughout the year
Winter Words - poetry slams and events throughout May-August
Tasmania
5 August, 2pm in Hobart & online - Workshop: Poetry for the soul
5 September, 6.30 pm at The State Cinema, Hobart - Poetry night
August-September - Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Heats and Red Room Poetry Month events
15 August, 1.30pm at Mathers House - Women's Poetry Oasis Workshop
7 September, 7.30pm at Australian Italian Club at Launceston - Tasmanian APS State Final
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Fullers Bookshop, Hobart - events throughout the year
Poet’s Corner at Hobart Library - events held monthly
Poets Corner at Rosny Library - events held monthly
Silver Words Poetry - monthly events at Shambles Brewery, Hobart
The Hobart Book Shop - events throughout the year
Western Australia
Australian Poetry Slam heats, Perth Poetry Festival and Poetry Month events held throughout August
1 August, 7pm at City of Fremantle Town Hall - WA Poetry Month Showcase
23 August, 7pm at Perth Town Hall - Perth Poetry Festival Gala
31 August, 4.30pm at Rosemont Hotel - You Need to Listen. The Art of Slam Poetry.
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Perth Poetry Club - every Saturday at The Moon, Northbridge & on Zoom
Perth Slam - monthly poetry slams at Rosemount Hotel
Poetry Lovers Perth - fortnightly workshops at Hillview Intercultural Community Centre
The Marritree, Witchcliffe - home to Witchy Words & Music, a monthly performance night, as well as book clubs, writers groups and workshops
Victoria Park Poetry Club - fourth Thursday of the month
WA Poets - various events and opportunities throughout the year
Writing WA - various events and opportunities throughout the year
Uplift is based on stolen lands in Meanjin, the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Dear Uplift, Thanks very much for the newsletter! Would it be possible to spread the word about the following book launch? The Oblong Plot (Puncher & Wattmann), by Chris Andrews, to be launched by Felicity Plunkett, on the 12th of August, 6 pm for 6:30, Gleebooks, Gleebooks: 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, Sydney
RSVP via the Gleebooks event page:
https://gleebooks.com.au/event/chris-andrews-the-oblong-plot/
Best wishes,
Chris