National Poetry Month Gala
Dates:
6-7:15pm, Thursday 29 August 2024
Address:
State Library of New South Wales, The Library Auditorium, Lower Ground 1, Macquarie Building, 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Event type(s):
Performance
Back for the fourth year, the National Poetry Month Gala celebrates the growing depth of Australian poetry today. Join many of Australia’s finest poets, singers and writers in a joyful celebration of the written and spoken word. Hosted by Chika Ikogwe featuring Julia Baird, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Lorna Munro, Felicity Plunkett, Hasib Hourani, Rob Waters, Dan Hogan and Pascalle Burton, with special UK guests Simon Armitage (Poet Laureate) and Princess Arinola Adegbite. Live music from Paul Kelly.
