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All monthly Events (118)

WordinHand: Ember Flame & Skye Loneragan

April 3, 2012 from 7:30pm to 11pm – The Friend in Hand Hotel Ember Flame (The surprise hit at Candy Royalle's October 2011 Evening) & Skye Loneragan (award-winning international poet) Ember Flame Ember Flame is a performance poet who sends up the peculi… Organized by Jack Peck | Type: word in hand, open mic, monthly, members

OutSpoken #14

April 4, 2012 from 7pm to 10pm – Studio 401 Come and swim in the murky rapids of poetry. Its therapeutic. Line-up: The Tongue Jessie Murray Matias Valdes Alanah Hicks Jess Cook Butch Cleo Mees P-Smurf with special guest LC BEATS… Organized by Raymond Nedziak | Type: outspoken, monthly, reading, slam

Poetry at the SMSA: Poems for children and by children

April 10, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Via SMSA Come along to our free discussion group for SMSA Members who are lovers of poetry. Read, recite, listen to and discuss poems in an informal, friendly atmosphere. Half of each meeting is dedi… Organized by Thomas Thorpe | Type: discussion, reading, monthly, smsa

'Rawshock' by Toby Fitch — Book Launch

April 22, 2012 from 2pm to 5pm – Brett Whiteley Gallery P&W and the Sydney Poetry Readings invite you to the launch of Toby Fitch's 'Rawshock'. To be launched by poet/novelist/critic David Brooks on April 22 as part of the Sunday Poetry series at the… Organized by Puncher & Wattman | Type: launch, members, brett whiteley, monthly

Caravan Slam at 107 Projects

April 25, 2012 from 6pm to 10pm – 107 Projects Via Facebook The Caravan Slam is delighted to hold their next slam at the fabulous 107 Projects in Redfern. http://www.107projects.org/ YAY! Come down and enjoy Sydney's monthly poetry slam. If… Organized by Jade Oldfield | Type: caravan slam, slam, monthly
Live Poets: Kate Maclurcan

April 25, 2012 from 7:30pm to 10:30pm – Don Bank Museum Wednesday, April 25th - ANZAC DAY night. SPECIAL GUEST: Kate Maclurcan, folksinger, songwriter and choirmaster of popular song presenting: Songs and Poems of Remembrance. Poets and unplugged music a… Organized by Danny Gardner | Type: live poets, monthly, reading

WordinHand: Edwina Blush & Randall Stephens

May 1, 2012 from 7:30pm to 11pm – The Friend in Hand Hotel Edwina Blush, jazz vocalist, songwriter, poet and provocateuse & Randall Stephens, Melbourne-based International Slam Poet and Raconteur Edwina Blush, writes pithy, catchy pieces bringing ligh… Organized by Jack Peck | Type: word in hand, open mic, monthly

Caravan Sets

May 2, 2012 from 7pm to 9:30pm – 107 Projects “Caravan Sets” is a brand spanking new monthly event held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 107 Projects in Redfern. Don’t get confused... “Caravan Sets” is separate to the slam. This new mo… Organized by Caravan Slam | Type: caravan sets, monthly

UTS Writers Lofty Words

May 3, 2012 from 7:30pm to 10pm – The Loft, UTS Our semiregular spoken word event is back to life! Come to the cosy upstairs area of UTS's Loft bar: we'll have a bar tab, zines, open mic, a few longer performances from Society members (pop us a m… Organized by UTS Writers | Type: lofty words, monthly, open mic

Penguin Plays Rough presents MOONLIGHTING

May 4, 2012 from 8pm to 11pm – Penguin HQ After the moon has risen on May 4, the warehouse at 4 Lackey St is going to become its raunchier, less-industrial self. With it’s lashes lengthened and its mechanical hoists gracefully concealed behi… Organized by Pip Smith | Type: penguin plays rough, monthly, open mic, not really poetry