Come and listen or share your own original poem in this Chinese poetry reading evening with Ouyang Yu.
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Words Out Loud Ballarat: Cold Comfort
20 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
Words Out Loud is an open-mic night of reading, poetry and storytelling held on the third Thursday of each...
Littlefoot & Co Spoken Word at #EWF19
20 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
Littlefoot & Company presents a night of spoken word of all kinds out in the South-East of Melbourne,...
Courthouse Poetry Readings: The Final Judgement
20 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
Featuring Jennifer Harrison, Brendan Bonsack, Kevin Brophy, Felix Nobis and Meaghan Bell....
Dan Poets featuring Rosalee Kiely
22 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
The Dan is Melbourne’s longest running weekly poetry venue is now in its 25th year.
Launch: Maja's 'Coming Home to Yourself'
22 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
Following the success of her last single “Woman I’ve Become” in July 2018, singer-songwriter is back at it...
POSTY Poetry & Spoken Word Special Delivery
24 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
POSTY Poetry & Spoken Word Special Delivery is a new fortnightly open mic event hosted by Hamish Danks...
Inside Voices
25 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
An inclusive open mic poetry night, ‘Inside Voices’ embraces all forms of poetry, identity and love brave...
Passionate Tongues featuring Ash Russell
25 June 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word
Hosted by ‘the patron-saint of Melbourne poetry,’ poet and photographer Michael Reynolds, what began as a...