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Dual Book Launch: Giles Watson & Karen Lowry
Perth Poetry Festival 2026 · Ear to the Ground
Two distinctive new books by WA poets come together at Mattie Furphy House for an afternoon of readings, conversation and launch.
Both works are grounded in close attention: to place and the living world, to memory and the body, and to what poetry can make visible when we are willing to look closely.
Giles Watson · Eungedup: A Wetland Summer Diary
Published by Fremantle Press, Watson’s book is immersed in Eungedup between Albany and Denmark. Its diary-like poems attend to wetland biodiversity, seasonal change, environmental threat and the healing possibilities of sustained attention to place.
Karen Lowry · This Fragile Thing
Lowry’s experimental, collage-driven poetry moves through memoir, body, trauma, memory and survival, using fragmentation and juxtaposition to approach difficult experience.
Content note: This Fragile Thing includes material relating to childhood sexual abuse and trauma.
Hosted by Elio Novello.
Tickets
- General Admission: Free
- WA Poets Members: Free
Books
Books will be available for purchase at the launch.
Accessibility
Mattie Furphy House is wheelchair accessible. Contact the organiser in advance if you have specific access requirements.
Refunds
Refunds are available up to 7 days before the event.
Acknowledgement of Country
WA Poets Inc acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which these Festival events take place, and pays respect to Elders past and present and to continuing culture, community and connection to Country.