Whats On

Saturday 24th September, "Wooden Spoon to Minor Premiers" + open-mike! at the Moon Cafe, on Zoom

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday 24th September 2pm-4pm has Poetry from “Wooden Spoon to Minor Premiers” + open-mike, via ZOOM and at THE MOON CAFÉ.

In celebration of the AFL Grand Final, Poetry from “Wooden Spoon to Minor Premiers” will show how Bukowsky, Tennyson, Plath, Ted and Frieda Hughes, Rilke, H.D., Heaney, Wright, Masefield, Duffy, Olds, Bunner, Barnes, Glück, Hamilton and others were rabid football fanatics in their time.

Link the poets to the teams if you dare beforehand. Plus usual open-mike.

Saturday 17th September, Colin Young, Glen Hunting (NT) + open-mike at The Moon & Zoom!

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday 17th September 2pm-4pm has wonderful poets Colin Young + Glen Hunting (NT) + open-mike, via ZOOM and at THE MOON CAFÉ.

Colin Young twists his writing kaleidoscope to view the world in all its mystery. He’s interested in sexuality, nature and people’s different responses to love and death. He’s thrilled that his first book Between Stations has been published this year. And he’s grateful to the Perth poetry community that has helped and inspired him all the way.

Saturday 3rd September, Andrew Lansdown, William Hart-Smith + open-mike, at The Moon via Zoom!

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday 3rd September 2pm-4pm has wonderful poet Andrew Lansdown + open-mike, via ZOOM and at THE MOON CAFÉ.

Andrew Lansdown is an Australian writer whose poems, stories and essays have appeared in more than 70 magazines and newspapers and are represented in over 100 anthologies.  He has published 3 novels, 2 short story collections, 1 essay collection, 2 photography-and-poetry collections, 2 children’s poetry collections, 15 poetry collections, and 11 poetry chapbooks.

Saturday 27th August, Mega Open-mike event at The Moon, on Zoom

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday  27th August  2pm-4pm has its quarterly Mega Open-mike event, via ZOOM and at THE MOON CAFÉ.

This is 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.

Saturday 20th August, Peter Burges, Leni Shilton (NT) + open-mike at the Moon, on Zoom

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday 20th August 2pm-4pm has wonderful poets Peter Burges, Leni Shilton (NT) + open-mike at the Moon Café and on Zoom.

Peter Burges is retired, and lives in South Fremantle, WA.  He self-published his first poetry collection in 2019 and has had poems in Cordite, Creatrix Anthology, Poetry d’Amour, LOCUS, UNUSUAL WORK, and The High Window. He won third prize in The Tom Collins 2019 competition, and was Highly Commended in the Poetry d’Amour 2019 competition.

Saturday 13th August, Gail Willems + open-mike, at The Moon, on Zoom!

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday 13th August 2pm-4pm has wonderful poet Gail Willems + open-mike at the Moon Café and on Zoom.

Gail Willems lives In Western Australia, a retired nurse, swims, plays with a body board, drinks good red wines and the occasional bubbles. Writes from her past nursing career and what is around her. She is currently trying to study and read Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

Saturday 6th August, Danny Gunzburg + open-mike! at the Moon, on Zoom

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday 6th August 2pm-4pm has wonderful poet and songster Danny Gunzburg + open-mike at the Moon Café and on Zoom.

Danny Gunzburg is an award winning poet and songwriter. He has published 3 books of his poetry and released 3 CDs of his music. Recently his album "Rescued From The Flames" has been widely released on the internet and is available on YouTube Music, Spotify and other sites.

Saturday 30th July, Skylar J Wynter + open-mike, at THE MOON, on Zoom

Perth Poetry Club this Saturday 30th July has wonderful poet Skylar J Wynter + open-mike, at THE MOON CAFÉ, on Zoom.

Skylar J Wynter is the best-selling Author of poetry and flash fiction collection, Pieces of Humanity released in 2020 and recently launched poetry and art collection entitled, Shine.  She shares her poetry in the hopes it will help others find peace within their own realities and encourage humanity to reach out to each other with decency.

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