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Shadow Walk | Perth Poetry Festival 2026
Perth Poetry Festival 2026 · Ear to the Ground
Shadow Walk takes poetry out of the room and into the streets, laneways and overlooked spaces of Northbridge.
This site-specific walking performance invites audiences to move through the city with six poets, encountering work shaped by place, memory, lived experience and the details we so often pass without noticing.
Featuring
- Nidal Saeed
- Bec Bowman
- Deanne Leber
- Maree Dawes
- Natascha Balak
- Mar Bucknell
Sessions
- Friday 18 September: 10:30 am–1:30 pm · Meet at the Blue Room Bar
- Saturday 19 September: 6:30–9:00 pm · Meet at the Kaos Room, The Blue Room Theatre
About the experience
Shadow Walk covers approximately 1.5 km on foot through Northbridge, with poetry performances unfolding across streets, laneways and public spaces along the route.
This is not a seated poetry reading. The audience moves with the performance.
The work explores themes including mental health, homelessness, chronic illness, trauma and domestic violence. Some material may be confronting for some audience members.
Tickets
- General Admission: $10
- Limited to 30 audience members per session
Practical information
- Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather
- Please arrive at The Blue Room Theatre at least 15 minutes before your session
- The walk will depart promptly and latecomers may not be able to join once the group has left
- The precise route is part of the experience and will be guided on the day
Accessibility
Shadow Walk is a moving performance through streets, laneways and public spaces in Northbridge. Contact the organiser if you have mobility or other access requirements so we can provide further information about the route and assist wherever possible.
Weather
The event includes outdoor performance spaces. Ticket holders will be contacted if weather conditions require changes to the route or event arrangements.
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.