# Upcoming Poetry Events

### Open mics, poetry slams, book launches, workshops, festivals and more!

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### **Queensland**

**Event highlights:**

- 24 June, 4.30pm at QUT Gardens Point - [QUT Literary Salon](https://www.instagram.com/qutlitsalon/?hl=en)
- 25 June, 6pm at UQ St Lucia - [Jacaranda Journal: Breaching Boundaries Launch](https://www.jacarandajournal.com/event-details/13-1-breaching-boundaries-launch)
- 25 June, 6.30pm at Books@Stones - [Poets@Stones](https://events.humanitix.com/poets-stones-boutique-monthly-poetry-series-june-3evnyefq) feat. Kim Kenyon, D. Frederick Thomas & Svetlana Sterlin
- 7 July, 6pm at the Cave Inn - [Echoes from the Cave Inn](https://www.instagram.com/echoes_fromthecave/)
- 23 July, 6pm at echo & bounce - [SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.5](https://events.humanitix.com/speakeasy-poetry-open-mic-or-vol-5-23-07-or-echo-and-bounce)

**Even more poetry events:**

- [Alternator Poetry](https://www.facebook.com/alternatorpoetry/) - last Thursday of the month at Dust Temple, Gold Coast
- [Black Ink](https://www.instagram.com/homeofblackink?igsh=Zm50bTE4bjUxMnVw) - ‘Magandjin based open mic centering black artists and providing a safe space for BIPOC artists’
- [Calanthe Collective](https://www.calanthepress.com.au/upcoming-events) - monthly poetry events at Tamborine Mountain

### **Online & Australia-Wide**

**Event highlights:**

- 30 June, 10am BST on Zoom - [Writing & Editing Prize-winning Sonnets with Hannah Lowe](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cathdrakestheverandah/2126091?date=2026-06-30)
- 6 July, 10am BST on Zoom - [Activating the White Space, Absences & Silence, Poetry Masterclass with Philip Gross](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cathdrakestheverandah/2189090?date=2026-07-06)
- 12 July (+ more dates), 3pm AEST - [Online Poetry Feedback Workshops with Jake Dennis (Poetry Lovers Perth)](https://events.humanitix.com/online-poetry-feedback-workshops-with-jake-dennis-poetry-lovers-perth-2026)_

**Even more poetry events:**

- [Australian Poetry Slam](https://www.australianpoetryslam.com/all-events) - nation-wide slam poetry program running heats from June-Sept each year
- [Red Room Poetry](https://redroompoetry.org/) - online and in-person events throughout the year

### **Victoria**

**Event highlights:**

- 28 June, 1.30pm at Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub - [Rising Voices Workshop: Self Publishing for Poets + make a poetry zine](https://events.humanitix.com/rising-voices-workshop-self-publishing-for-poets-plus-make-a-poetry-zine)
- 16-19 July - [Q-Lit Festival: Queer Nostalgia](https://www.q-lit.com.au/queer-nostalgia)
- 24 Sept, 6.30pm at Preston Library - [Poetry Writing for Beginners](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/poetry-writing-for-beginners-tickets-1990746700972?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)

**Even more poetry events:**

- [Ballarat Spoken Word](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1395031154295726/) (Facebook group) - events on the second Sunday of the month at The Crypt, Ballarat

### **ACT**

**Event highlights:**

- 29 June, 6.30pm at Smith’s Alternative - [That Poetry Thing feat. Irfan Master and Ed Southorn](https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/that-poetry-thing-98869?d=29%2F06%2F2026+7%3A00%3A00+PM)

**Even more poetry events:**

- [Canberra Poetry Slam](https://linktr.ee/canberraslam) - monthly poetry slam events at Verity Lane Market

### **NSW**

**Event highlights:**

- 25 June, 6.30pm at Side Door Theatre, Wollongong - [Enough Said Poetry Slam ft. Dan Hogan & AJ](https://events.humanitix.com/enough-said-poetry-slam-ft-dan-hogan)

**Even more poetry events:**

- [Bankstown Poetry Slam](http://www.bankstownpoetryslam.com/home) - spoken word poetry on the last Tuesday of the month at Bankstown Arts Centre

### **Northern Territory**

**Event highlights:**

- 28 June, 1pm at Saltwater @ Bundilla - [Wild Words](https://www.facebook.com/events/2157463425186983/)
- 15 July - 14 Sept - [NT Poetry Slam Hits the Highway](https://www.reddirtpoetry.com.au/whats-on/)

### **South Australia**

**Event highlights:**

- 5 July, 13.30pm at Woodcroft Library, Morphett Vale - [Try Your First Poetry Slam Workshop (Firstival 2026)](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/try-your-first-poetry-slam-workshop-woodcroft-library-tickets-1989889730751?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)

### **Western Australia**

**Event highlights:**

- 25 June (+ more dates), 6pm at Victoria Park Library - [Victoria Park Poetry Circle](https://events.humanitix.com/poetry-club-2026)