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    Poetica Petit #36 – Aug 7 – feat. Lou Steer + Danielle Lamb + Aug 1 – Poems as Prompts

    ‘Fierce’ is the name of Lou Steer’s debut book of poetry and she will be featuring on August 7 at Poetica Petit with her book in hand… Read more “Poetica Petit #36 – Aug 7 – feat. Lou Steer + Danielle Lamb + Aug 1 – Poems as Prompts”

    July 24, 2025 by movingtrains

    Coming up at Poetica + 163 Clovelly …

    Lots happening at Poetica! Starting with tomorrow night – July 10 – Thursday at Poetica Petit with a brilliant line up including poet Willo Drummond and singer… Read more “Coming up at Poetica + 163 Clovelly …”

    July 9, 2025 by movingtrains

    Poetica Petit #35 on July 10 + Poems as Prompts #7 on July 4

    Are you feeling my wintry vibes? Today is the shortest day of the year. It feels like endings and beginnings. And there’s an edge to it –… Read more “Poetica Petit #35 on July 10 + Poems as Prompts #7 on July 4”

    June 21, 2025 by movingtrains

    Poetica Petit #34 – Feat. Magan Magan + Sam Joole – June 12 + Poems as Prompts workshop on June 13

    One more week till the poets meet! Let’s warm up together next Thursday night for a book launch and some live music. And then let’s meet again… Read more “Poetica Petit #34 – Feat. Magan Magan + Sam Joole – June 12 + Poems as Prompts workshop on June 13”

    June 5, 2025 by movingtrains

    Chelsea Hotel – let’s remember her well

    What do Bob Dylan, Chet Baker, Arthur Miller, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, Jack Kerouac, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin and Bob Marley all have in common? They all… Read more “Chelsea Hotel – let’s remember her well”

    May 15, 2025 by movingtrains

    Pádraig Ó Tuama, MADRE + more …

    Oh May. What a big month you are. And actually it is always in May that Poetica seems to find its centre. A deep dive into poetry,… Read more “Pádraig Ó Tuama, MADRE + more …”

    April 24, 2025 by movingtrains

    Autumn at Poetica

    Are you feeling the chill in the air? A season change is most definitely upon us here in Sydney. This morning as I drove my oldest daughter… Read more “Autumn at Poetica”

    April 3, 2025 by movingtrains

    Poetica events and workshops coming up!

    Hello to you all. There’s a lot coming up at Poetica. Workshops, concerts, international poets and mystical anthologies. But first up, we are closing out March on… Read more “Poetica events and workshops coming up!”

    March 21, 2025 by movingtrains

    Pádraig Ó Tuama returns to Poetica – May 7

    It’s true. Pádraig Ó Tuama is returning to our fair shores with his recently published books: Kitchen Hymns, a volume of original poems (CHEERIO and Copper Canyon Press),… Read more “Pádraig Ó Tuama returns to Poetica – May 7”

    March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 by movingtrains

    Poetica events in March

    Hello everyone. March is here and that means we are well and truly into the year 2025. Poetica is hosting a few events this March and all… Read more “Poetica events in March”

    March 2, 2025 by movingtrains

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    We are diving in the deep end … Last week I used this poem as a prompt for our writing workshop. I described it as an ‘inside’ poem - a poem that you step into, embody. You become the poem. It takes you in. Nite Writes. I’ll bring the prompts. You bring your brilliant minds. We will explore different writing styles and get those words out. Join us for a cup of tea, some jazz and let’s write. Tomorrow night GHOSTEEN - the exquisite album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will be played in full and in order with no interruptions, no chatting, no feedback - just pure listening on the best sound system. Join Guy at @163clovelly at 7.30pm, Tuesday night. Bookings essential as limited seating. Join us for the next Poems as Prompts THIS FRIDAY on March 27 at @163clovelly . In the room and on zoom. The weather is changing. Cooler mornings, earlier sunsets. We all know what this means. And for many – it brings the opportunity for more writing, reading, strumming, pondering, and an invite to retreat to observing our inner workings. This is going to be good. On a balmy Sydney night, amongst the purple and greens of Blackburn Gardens, 11 poets from the @alphabetofwomen revisited their poems after six years. Back in 2020, after we had performed our first live reading of the @alphabetofwomen at @bondibowlo , we went in to lockdown. As did the whole world. So, like so many others, we made the most of our distances and time zones and loneliness and freak outs, and we performed 26 poems, by 26 poets live for anyone and everyone. It was magical.

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