Whats On

Saturday 30th June - Mega Open-mike!

This Saturday 30th June 2018 is our second Mega Open-Mike Event for the year where everyone is a feature at Perth Poetry Club.

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.

Saturday 23rd June, Afeif & Shadi Ismail with Vivienne Glance!

This Saturday, it’s Afeif I& Shadi Ismail with Vivienne Glance as our features, 23rd June 2018 at Perth Poetry Club.

Afeif Ismail is an award-winning playwright and Poet. He is internationally published, with his work has been translated into German and Swedish. Afeif has published many poetry works in English; Bet of the Argil, Mum! This World Lies to Us and Orphaned Birds. ‘The African Magician’, ‘Son of the Nile’ and 3Seeds as playscripts. Also seven books in his first language.

Saturday 16th June - Gabrielle Everall + Lynne DePeras!

This Saturday, it’s Gabrielle Everall and Lynne DePeras as our features, 16th June 2018 at Perth Poetry Club.

LATE CANCELLATION 9th June 2018

We had to cancel the gig today as there has been a death amongst the Moon Café family/staff.
Our sympathies goes out to the family/staff at the Moon.
Please think of them and hope for them with your heart and soul over the next few days.

Saturday 9th June - Gabrielle Everall + Lynne DePeras! - CANCELLED

This Saturday, it’s Gabrielle Everall and Lynne DePeras as our features, 9th June 2018 at Perth Poetry Club.

Saturday 2nd June - Andrew R Levett !

This Saturday, it’s Andrew R Levett as our feature, 2nd June 2018 at Perth Poetry Club.

A. R. Levett is an award-winning, emerging WA author and poet with a Bachelor of Writing and first-class Bachelor of Communications (Honours). Andrew’s work spans myriad forms and genres. He has appeared at Perth Poetry Club as an open-miker, now will be a feature.

Saturday 26th May - Robert Wood!

This Saturday, it’s Robert Wood as our feature, 26th May 2018 at Perth Poetry Club.

Robert Wood grew up in Western Australia and has been a kitchen hand, gardener, waiter, usher, trade unionist, cultural liaison officer and teacher.

His poetry focuses on the natural world and his experiences in the suburbs, city and country.

Find out more at: www.robertdwood.net but see him in the flesh at Perth Poetry Club.

Saturday 19th May - Angelina Bong!

This Saturday, it’s Angelina Bong (from Malaysia) as our feature, 19th May 2018 at Perth Poetry Club.

Saturday 12th May - RECOIL-9 Zine Launch!

This Saturday sees our RECOIL-9 zine launch.

Some of the favourite features from last year's Perth Poetry Club have contributed poems to this zine. Come on Saturday to see and hear poets and poems from

Ann Gilchrist, Cameron Knight, Derek Fenton, Don Smith, Jacob Kemp,

JP Lake, Maddie Godfrey, Maggie Van Putten, Maitland Schnaars,

Rose Lucas, Stephen Cole, Tineke Van der Eecken.

Saturday 5th May: Daphne Milne + Obscure Sparrow!

This Saturday, it’s Daphne Milne and Obscure Sparrow as our features, 5th May 2018 at Perth Poetry Club.

Daphne Milne has been coming to Australia for over ten years and now lives here permanently.

Her first poem was published in a school magazine at the age of ten. Since then she has had work in many grown up magazines and anthologies both in print and on line.

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