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From Memory to Voice: Transforming Lived Experience into Spoken Word | Oormila V. Prahlad
Perth Poetry Festival 2026 · Ear to the Ground
How do memories become poems, and how do poems become voice?
Oormila V. Prahlad invites poets and writers of all ages to transform lived experience into spoken-word material through guided prompts, close listening and discussion. Memory, identity, culture, place, family and language become starting points for vivid imagery, rhythm and voice.
The workshop introduces approaches to structure, pacing, repetition and oral delivery, with participants encouraged to experiment in a supportive environment and develop a draft they can continue refining afterwards.
Facilitator
Oormila V. Prahlad is an Indian-Australian artist and poet whose work has appeared widely in Australian and international poetry publications. She has won major slam competitions and is the inaugural Writer in Residence at Woollahra Libraries.
Tickets
- Standard: $30 + $1.25 Humanitix fee
- WA Poets Inc. Member: $25 + $1.13 Humanitix fee
Accessibility
Vincent Library is wheelchair accessible. Contact the organiser if you have specific access requirements.
Refunds
Refunds are available up to 7 days before the workshop.
Places are limited. Bring your preferred writing tools. Workshops are suitable for all levels unless the individual description says otherwise.
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.