FESTIVAL

PROGRAM

AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS!
(06.08.2025)

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S.No.TypeDayDateTime of DayEvent TitleStart TimeEnd TimeVenueBooking LinkDescription
1ExhibitAll Days1 – 31 AugMorning-EveningPoetry On The Big Screens9:00 AM9:00 AMYagan Square
Northbridge Piazza		–Poetry on the big screen at Northbridge Piazza and Yagan Square
2Regional EventThursday14 AugEveningBetween River & Sea5:00 PM6:30 PMMargaret River LibraryRegistration LinkRegional Showcase. Five poets. One gathering. Countless currents of poetry.
3Regional WorkshopFriday15 AugMorningPoetry Workshop10:00 AM12:00 PMMargaret River LibraryRegistration LinkWorkshop: The Kinetic with Lakshmi Kanchi
4EventSaturday16 AugEveningPoetry Mosaic6:00 PM8:00 PMCentre for StoriesBook on HumanitixInk & Echo Showcase
5ResidencyMonday18 AugAll DayWA Poets Inc. Micro-Residencies10:00 AM4:00 PMThe Wetlands CentreA one-day residency exploring the festival theme through the lens of the residency place
6PanelTuesday19 AugEveningThe Dorothy Hewett Award:
From a Poet’s Perspective		6:00 PM7:30 PMSLWABook on HumanitixPoets from WA share their insight on UWA Publishing’s annual literary award
7ResidencyWednesday20 AugAll DayWA Poets Inc. Micro-Residencies10:00 AM4:00 PMFellowship of Australian Writers WAA one-day residency exploring the festival theme through the lens of the residency place
8ResidencyThursday21 AugAll DayWA Poets Inc. Micro-Residencies10:00 AM4:00 PMKSP Writers' CentreA one-day residency exploring the festival theme through the lens of the residency place
9SessionFriday22 AugMorningWellness Poetry11:00 AM12:30 PMLorikeet CentreInvite onlyWellness Poetry at the Lorikeet Centre
10TheatreFriday22 AugEveningBetween Breath and Bard6:30 PM7:15 PMThe Blue Room TheatreBooking LinkPerformance poetry. First show. 45 mins runtime
11TheatreFriday22 AugEveningBetween Breath and Bard7:45 PM8:30 PMThe Blue Room TheatreBooking LinkPerformance poetry. Second show. 45 mins runtime
12EventSaturday23 AugAfternoonWe Belong Here4:30 PM5:30 PMCentre for StoriesBook on HumanitixA PEN Perth Poetry Showcase. Defiant Declarations of Presence in Spaces that Exclude
13EventSaturday23 AugEveningRattle the Cage7:00 PM8:30 PMUniversal BarBook on HumanitixSlam Poetry Showcase
14Regional EventSunday24 AugMorningWitchy Words & Music10:00 AM12:00 PMThe Marri Tree WitchcliffeBook on HumanitixSpecial Edition with Melbourne/Naarm musician/poet Ruby Gill
15Public ExhibitMonday25 AugEveningThe Big Screen Poetry Showcase6:00 PM8:00 PMThe Shoe Bar / Yagan SquareOpen EventFlash Event: Special Screening of all Poetry on the Big Screens poem at Yagan Square Tower.
16AwardsTuesday26 AugEveningHaiku on Hay5:45 PM7:30 PMCity of Perth LibraryInvite onlyHaiku on Hay Awards Night
17EventWednesday27 AugEveningOUT of Line6:30 PM8:30 PMLawson FlatsBook on HumanitixQueer Poetry Showcase
18PanelThursday28 AugAfternoonPentameters in the Past3:00 PM5:00 PMVincent LibraryBook on HumanitixPerth Poetry from the 1960s-1980s. A Panel Discussion
19AwardsThursday28 AugEveningAwards Night6:00 PM8:00 PMCity of Perth LibraryBook on HumanitixWA Poets Inc Awards Night & Pathways Chapbook Full Circle Launch
20WorkshopFriday29 AugMorningPoetry Workshop - 19:00 AM11:00 AMVincent LibraryBook on HumanitixMelissa Domiati
21WorkshopFriday29 AugLate MorningPoetry Workshop - 211:30 AM1:30 PMVincent LibraryBook on HumanitixIndrani Perera
22EventFriday29 AugEveningGala 6:30 PM9:00 PMNorth Perth TownhallBook on HumanitixPerth Poetry Festival 2025 Gala Night
23WorkshopSaturday30 AugMorningPoetry Workshop - 39:00 AM11:00 AMVincent LibraryBook on HumanitixDavid Stavanger
24WorkshopSaturday30 AugLate MorningPoetry Workshop - 411:30 AM1:30 PMVincent LibraryBook on HumanitixMagdelena Ball
25EventSaturday30 AugAfternoonPerth Poetry Club2:00 PM4:00 PMPerth Poetry ClubNo registration necessaryPerth Poetry Club & Imagick Launch
26EventSaturday30 AugEveningGrains of Sand5:00 PM6:30 PMCity of Perth LibraryBook on HumanitixMulticultural Poetry Showcase
27EventSaturday30 AugEveningSaturday Night Poets7:00 PM9:00 PMCity of Perth LibraryBook on HumanitixSaturday Night Poetry Adventure in the City
28EventSaturday30 AugEveningYoung Poets Showcase7:00 PM9:00 PMCity of Perth LibraryBook on HumanitixYoung Poets Showcase
29WorkshopSunday31 AugMorningPoetry Workshop - 59:00 AM11:00 AMVincent LibraryBook on HumanitixParis Rosemont
30WorkshopSunday31 AugLate MorningPoetry Workshop - 611:30 AM1:30 PMVincent LibraryBook on HumanitixTim Loveday
31EventSunday31 AugAfternoonDual Book Launch3:30 PM4:30 PMFAWWABook on HumanitixBook launches by
Toby Davidson & Deanne Leber
32EventSunday31 AugAfternoonBlak Ink4:30 PM6:30 PMFAWWABook on HumanitixFirst Nations Showcase
33EventSunday31 AugEveningFinale7:30 PM9:30 PMJonesway TheatreBooking LinkFinale and Micro-Recidency Showcase
34EventFriday5 SepAfternoonPoemambulism:
Has Anyone Seen A Newspaper Round Here?		1:00 PM3:00 PMNewspaper HouseNo booking requiredPoetry Walk with Perth Poemambulists
35EventFriday5 SepEveningChilli Jam6:30 PM8:30 PMFibonacci CentreBook on HumanitixAn eleclectic new open mic ensemble in Freo
36EventSaturday20 SepAfternoonSound BITES2:00 PM4:00 PMPerth Poetry ClubNo registration necessarySound Poetry Showcase
37TheatreSunday21 SepEveningMother Tongue6:00 PM8:00 PMMidland Junction Arts CentreComing SoonA Poetry Show by The Motherhood Collective with Selina & SoulReserve
38EventSunday28 SepAfternoonNuclear Landscapes1:00 PM3:00 PMMoores Building Art SpaceEvent Details & CalloutPhotography Exhibition & Ekphrastic Poetry based on the exhibition by Brett Leigh Dicks
39EventComing SoonComing SoonAll dayWILDform words10:00 AM4:00 PMThe Wetlands CentreComing SoonVisual Poetry Seminar
40EventComing SoonComing SoonComing SoonIn this Body are Gardens: Women's PoetryComing SoonComing SoonComing SoonComing SoonWomen's Poetry Showcase

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