Poetry
Slam poets prepare for the 2025 Bread & Butter Poetry Slampionship at Sydney Opera House
A regular slam poetry night is moving to the stage of the Sydney Opera House to decide the 2025 Bread…
The Dingo’s Noctuary: Judith Nangala Crispin's ArtsHub interview
Judith Nangala Crispin's latest book contains life, death and everything in between. She talks to ArtsHub.
Best new poetry books published October 2025
Discover the best new poetry collections published in October 2025 with this guide.
Ghosts of Abbotsford Convent exorcised by poetic and musical collaboration
Poet Nam Le and former ANAM resident artist, pianist Anna Goldsworthy, join ANAM students to explore the Convent’s ‘fraught history’.
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: Orbital, Samatha Harvey
This year's Booker Prize-winner has garnered a lot of praise, but does it actually deserve it?
Greek-Australian poet Π.O. wins 2024 Patrick White Literary Award
A champion of performance poetry and spoken word as well as his fellow poets, Π.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?
Accidental poetry should be all around us
Imagine stumbling into poems in unexpected places as you go about your day.