This Saturday 16th March 2019 we have Ron Okely + friends for the launch of Ron’s latest poetry work No Easy Way, and open-mike.
Ron Okely was born in Bassendean 1929, married in 1954 and lived with his wife and family in regional WA before moving to Maddington. His poems reflect appreciation of family and friends, his experience in country Western Australia, and as a Social Worker in Royal Perth Hospital.
at AMPHITHEATRE, MATTIE FURPHY HOUSE, CLAIRE COPSE, SWANBOURNE
This Saturday 9th March WA Poets Inc takes over the Moon Cafe with
WOMAN SCREAM 2019
AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE Grito de Mujer / Woman Scream “I scream for me”
Saturday 9 March 2019 2-4pm – ENTRY BY DONATION The Moon Cafe, 323 William Street, Northbridge, PERTH
MC Maddie Godfrey With Fab Poets and Spoken Word Artists
Luka Buchanan, Rashida Murphy, Rose Van Son and Taonga Sendama,
This Saturday 2nd March 2019 we have Peter Burges + David Moore, and open-mike.
Peter Burges is an eclectic reader (history, politics, biographies, fiction, science fiction, fantasy, crime, religious texts, cross-cultural issues, etc.), and has had a long term goal of becoming a writer (of poetry, short stories and novels). So far he has had one poem published (by Unevenfloor, thanks to Jackson), and he hopes it is the first of many.
His feature will include the performance of two long poems, one in each half:
This Saturday 23rd February 2019 we have our first Mega Open-Mike event for the year.
Perth Poetry Club holds Mega Open-Mikes quarterly as an opportunity for every open-miker to be a feature with 5 minutes (maximum) of performance time.
Best to prepare your performance. Try something different, experimental. Edit and refresh your poems. Hone your performance skills.
Past events have been memorable for the quality of the poetry and performances.
This Saturday 16th February 2019 we have Daphne Milne + friends for the launch of Daphne’s poetry work The Blue Boob Club, and open-mike.
Daphne Milne‘s first poem was published in a school magazine at the age of ten.
This Saturday 9th February 2019 we have two wonderful poets, Flora and Laurie Smith, and open-mike.
This Saturday 2nd February 2019 we have two wonderful poets, Niel Smith + Fable Goldsmith, and open-mike.
Niel Smith is a first generation Australian, father of five and a primary school principal. As a spoken word artist Niel cuts to the heart of today’s societal and political issues in an honest, personal and, sometimes humorous, perspective.
This Saturday 26th January 2019 we have three wonderful poets, John Pratt + Baby Talk + Charl Fourie, and open-mike. All three are recent arrivals to the Perth Poetry Club fold.
This Saturday 19th January 2019 we have two wonderful poets, Ananda Barton + Jane Cornes Maclean, and open-mike.
Seventeen days after Ananda Barton was born the United States abandoned the gold standard, although there is no proven link between these two events. Born in Western Australia and growing up in the South West, Ananda’s life has encompassed unemployment, studying ancient history at UWA, the State public service and appointment as an officer in the army of an unrecognized nation.