Poetry & Spoken Word

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QShowcase: Arts Market + Conference
Join presenters, producers and artists from across Queensland at the QShowcase: Arts Market + Conference.

So you want my arts job: Librettist
If you possess humility, audacity, originality and passion, becoming a librettist may suit you, says playwright, director, dramaturg and librettist…

Book review: The Wild Reciter, Peter Kirkpatrick
The shifting historical commingling of poetry and popular culture.

Book review: mark the dawn, Jazz Money
Jazz Money's second poetry collection is a lyrical and fierce reckoning of contemporary life.

Book review: Milk and Honey: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Rupi Kaur
The bestselling Instapoet returns with an anniversary edition of her debut book.

Greek-Australian poet Î .O. wins 2024 Patrick White Literary Award
A champion of performance poetry and spoken word as well as his fellow poets, Î .O. has been honoured for his…

Living Poetry Project – poetry as a tool for emotional healing among Gen Z
How is poetry helping young Australians address modern love and trauma?

Failure and frustration spawn success for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners
Six books including a debut novel and a debut poetry collection have each received $80,000 in this year’s Prime Minister’s…

Accidental poetry should be all around us
Imagine stumbling into poems in unexpected places as you go about your day.

Book review: The Infant Vine, Isabella G Mead
This debut collection of poetry plays with the intersection between motherhood and the natural world.