Readings Bookshop

Bright lights. Bold voices. Big cheers.

Join us for a tall glass of plonk and while a showcase of celebrated poets read their most recent works. From stanza to slam to sonnet, you’ll be transported through the rambunctious and politically charged world of contemporary Australian poetry. Hosted by Tim Loveday.

Paris Rosemont is a Thai Australian poet and author of Banana Girl, Barefoot Poetess, and >>glitch<<. Winner of the Matthew Rocca Poetry Prize 2025 and longlisted for the Blake Poetry Prize 2026, Rosemont is also a critic for Mascara Literary Review and Guest Editor for Written Off Literary Journal.

Anders Villani is the author of three poetry collections: Aril Wire; Totality; and Nespola. He holds an MFA from the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writers' Program, where he received the Delbanco Prize for poetry, and a PhD from Monash University.

Andrew Sutherland (he/they/she) is a Queer Poz (PLHIV) performance-maker and writer currently living on the unceded lands of the Kulin nation. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Paradise (point of transmission) and Act Cute. They are currently a PhD candidate and lecturer in performance studies at Victorian College of the Arts, and look forward to writing poetry again.

Free, but bookings are essential.