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Poetry Workshop: Melissa Domiati – Cultivating Calm
Perth Poetry Festival 2025
Festival Workshops
at Vincent Library
Six Workshops. One Weekend. Countless Lines.
Dates: Friday 29 August – Sunday 31 August 2025
Venue: Vincent Library, 99 Loftus Street, Leederville WA 6007
Spend your festival weekend immersed in poetic practice.
Across three days, WA Poets Inc presents six focused, generative workshops at Vincent Library. Led by a diverse lineup of award-winning poets and skilled facilitators, these sessions invite writers of all backgrounds to deepen their craft, play with form, and connect through language.
Workshop Schedule*
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Workshop 1: Friday 29 August | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Facilitator: Melissa Domiati
You may register for one or multiple workshops. Each session is ticketed separately with general and member pricing. Content and approach vary across facilitators, allowing you to tailor your weekend of writing to suit your interests and rhythm.
Workshop Details
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Facilitator |
Workshop Title |
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Date |
Time |
Melissa Domiati |
Cultivating Calm |
Friday |
29 August |
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
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Description |
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Engage in a meditative writing experience to cultivate calm through poetry with award-winning local poet, Melissa Domiati. Sharing from her poetry collection Flowers from the Farm, you will be immersed into the writing process to help you ‘let shadows fall behind you’ and ‘make room to bloom,’ learning ways to express your own unique voice through poetry. |
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Biography |
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Melissa Domiati is a prize winning poet & educator with a passion for empowering others to share their authentic voices. Her poetic reflections after a near death experience, culminated in her poetry collection ‘Flowers from the Farm’ about women’s empowerment, love, loss and the sacred space inside us. She regularly conducts workshops, writing circles and shares her poetry across the globe. Melissa is a proud member of WA Poets and City Farm Writer’s group and ‘writes to breathe’, keenly aware and appreciative of the cathartic benefits of writing within a supportive community. |
Registration Tips
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Register early to secure limited seats.
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Bring your favourite writing tools.
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Workshops are suitable for all levels unless otherwise stated.
Accessibility:
Vincent Library is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have specific access requirements.
Places are limited. Early booking is recommended to secure your spot.
Visit perthpoetryfestival.com for more program details.