Hello dear friends, Hope you are well and enjoying your February. We have lots coming up at Poetica including A Whole Album tomorrow night featuring THE SMITHS’… Read more “Poetica’s Feb and March highlights – The Smiths, Nite Writes, Poems as Prompts and The Alphabet of Women”
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Artist’s Way, Alphabet of Women, A Whole Album + LOVE at Poetica
February – we are in 2026 for real now! And what better way to really dive in but with poetry, writing, album listening and gathering together. The… Read more “Artist’s Way, Alphabet of Women, A Whole Album + LOVE at Poetica”
Join The Artist’s Way Online Course Today
The year ’26 is truly upon us and our offerings are aplenty! And the big news is that I (Miriam) am joining forces with the incomparable Vashti… Read more “Join The Artist’s Way Online Course Today”
2026 – POETICA! Love night, open mic, album listening, poetry workshops and more!
Welcome back to Poetica! I have had a wonderful summer break so far, especially bringing in the new year at Woodford Folk Festival where I ran workshops… Read more “2026 – POETICA! Love night, open mic, album listening, poetry workshops and more!”
Celebrate Poetica 2025: Events to Write, Perform and Connect
What a year! Do we all say that every year? To end 2025 we are going to do it all – write, sing, listen, perform, read, astonish,… Read more “Celebrate Poetica 2025: Events to Write, Perform and Connect”
Upcoming Poetry Events: Poetica Petit & Nite Writes
October features lively events at the Woollahra Gallery, starting with Poetica Petit on Oct 16, featuring musician jasper c-a and poet Devika Brendon. Nite Writes on Oct 20 offers quiet writing prompts, followed by Pink Floyd’s album experience on Oct 21. November highlights include Poems as Prompts and a special Poetica Petit event focusing on letters between poets.
Celebrate 8 Years of Poetica with these upcoming events
There’s a lot of good things happening in the next few weeks at Poetica. Starting tomorrow: jasper c-a – Musician / Composer / Improviser – Jasper Craig-Adams is… Read more “Celebrate 8 Years of Poetica with these upcoming events”
Poetica Petit #37 – feat. Rachael Williams + more!
What a glorious spring day. I’m growing daffodils in my petit garden and every day I check on them to see how they’re doing. I can see… Read more “Poetica Petit #37 – feat. Rachael Williams + more!”
Poetica nights and workshops coming up!
In August and September, various creative events are scheduled. Highlights include A Whole Album night featuring The Beatles’ Abbey Road vinyl on August 20, a Poems as Prompts workshop on September 5, and a 12-week session on The Artist’s Way led by Miriam Hechtman and Vashti Whitfield starting September 8. Youth Poetry Night is on September 11.
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”
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