Poetry Month Calendar
Run a regular poetry reading or slam? Hosting a poetry panel, workshop or talk? Planning a pop-up of poets, ekphrastic exploration of verse, peripatetic poetics, zine launch or poetry picnic?
Our Poetry Month Calendar offers a snapshot of all the remarkable poetry happenings taking place across the continent this August. Submit your event here to be considered for inclusion in this nationwide celebration of poetry.
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Online Regional Showcase
26 Aug 2025 / 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Online via Zoom
We're joining up with The Suburban Review in Poetry Month to hear from some regional legends! -
Writers at Work: Q&A with Sarah Holland-Batt
27 Aug 2025 / 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
John Woolley Common Room, John Woolley Building A20
In this wide-ranging conversation for students and the public, Professor Sarah Holland-Batt will discuss with Dr Toby F… -
Youth Workshop: Poetic Intention with Sara Mansour
27 Aug 2025 / 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Designed especially for poets under 25 who are looking to deepen their practice and sustain their creative spark over t… -
OUT of Line | Perth Poetry Festival 2025
27 Aug 2025 at 06:30 pm
Lawson Flats
Showcasing bold and boundary-breaking voices from our diverse LGBTQIA+ community, OUT of Line is the rebellious pulse o… -
Top Poems of the 21st Century: ABC Radio National
28 Aug 2025 / 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm
State Library of New South Wales - The Library Auditorium, Lower Ground 1, Macquarie Building
What are your favourite poems of the last 25 years? Join Kate Evans, host of ABC’s The Bookshelf, with Maxine Beneba Cl… -
National Poetry Month Gala
28 Aug 2025 / 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
State Library of New South Wales, The Library Auditorium (entry via the Mitchell Building)
The National Poetry Month Gala returns to the State Library of New South Wales featuring some of our finest contemporar… -
Winter Warmers 4
29 Aug 2025 at 08:00 pm
Readings Carlton
Join us for a tall glass of red and escape the cold with a showcase of Melbourne poets reading their most recent works. -
Winter words workshop: poetry to warm the soul
30 Aug 2025 at 01:00 pm
ACT Heritage Library
Create 3 poems, followed by afternoon tea with readings. -
Imagick Official Book Launch
30 Aug 2025 at 02:00 pm
Moon Café
Pocketry is proud to present the official launch of Imagick, a stunning mini-book poetry collection by Lakshmi R Kanchi… -
Red Room Poetry Fellows Showcase
30 Aug 2025 / 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm
Varuna, the National Writers' House
A presentation of poetry in the heart of the Blue Mountains, featuring readings by 2025 Red Room Fellows -
How to Read a City, Your Place of Last Resort
30 Aug 2025 at 02:00 pm
Four Winds, Bermagui
Join the premiere 'live performance' of Elizabeth Walton's poetry cycle and Richard Lawson's song cycle for string quar… -
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Poetry is Fun(ny)
31 Aug 2025 at 11:00 am
Maylands, WA and Virtual
Do you know poetry? Are you scared of poetry? Are you even scared of poets? Don’t worry! We are, too. That’s why we are…
