World Poetry Day (21 March 2024) is a day set aside to promote poetry in all its forms: reading, writing, publishing and teaching. As the original UNESCO declaration says, it’s a day dedicated to ‘give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional, and international poetry movements.’ On the eve of World Poetry Day, and to commemorate the occasion, ArtsHub decided to focus closer to home, to explore the growing phenomenon and power of spoken word poetics.
Sonic Poetry Festival is a community-based grassroots poetry and spoken word festival based in Melbourne/Naarm, founded by a small group of Melbourne poets who seek to foster community connection, create an entrance to the art form and make and share better art. Last year was their inaugural festival, with the 2024 iteration slated for 29 August to 8 September.
