Open Mic for Disabled Creatives
Following the success of the Poetry Month Open Mic for Disabled Creatives, we're teaming up with Bramble and Red Room Poetry in celebration of International Day of People with Disability. Join us for an open mic night for disabled creatives on Zoom. Come along and read a poem, or turn up and show support.
Naomi Shihab Nye - Poet in Residence reading
Watch a captivating poetry reading by Naomi Shihab Nye, our Arts Queensland Poet in Digital Residence.
Premiering on Facebook Live and YouTube on Monday 4 September 2023 at 6pm AEST.
Palestinian-American writer, editor and educator Naomi Shihab Nye grew up in St. Louis, Jerusalem, and San Antonio, Texas, where she continues to live. She has been Young People’s Poet Laureate for the U.S. (Poetry Foundation), poetry editor for the New York Times magazine, and The Texas Observer, and a visiting writer in hundreds of schools and communities all over the world.
Watch on Facebook.
Watch on YouTube.
(NO TICKET NEEDED. Just tune in on 4 September 6pm AEST!)
Open Mic for Disabled Creatives
We're joining up with Bramble and Red Room Poetry to host an open mic night for disabled creatives on Zoom as part of Poetry Month 2023. Come along and read a poem, or turn up and show support.
Co-hosted by Bramble editor Spencer Barberis and QLD Poetry's Rae White with a special feature set by Robin M Eames, this free online event will be a fun relaxed night, and also an opportunity to socialise with other writers in the disability community.
BOOK YOUR TICKET ON THE RED ROOM WEBSITE.
Note: sign-up for the open mic is during the Zoom only; the event hosts will try and accomodate as many poets as is possible until all slots are filled (maximum 3 mins per poet). Auto-live captioning can be enabled in Zoom and text-based poems via chat are welcomed on the night too. Please feel free to contact us if you have any accessibility queries for this event via access@redroompoetry.org
QLD Poetry Month Showcase - with Red Room Poetry
‘Poetry is what I’d do always if I was free for the length of my days.' Shastra Deo
Join award-winning author Laura Jean McKay, acclaimed poet Shastra Deo, experimental poet and sonic artist Pascalle Burton (pictured), multi-prize winning poet Nathan Shepherdson, Arrernte and Jamaican multidisciplinary artist Aurora Liddle, the 2022 Thomas Shapcott winner Jarad Bruinstroop, and former Greens Councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan for this annual showcase of some of Queensland's finest contemporary poetry and spoken word. Hosted by Rae White with a special guest musical set by McKisko.
BOOK YOUR TICKET ON THE RED ROOM WEBSITE.
(Do not book a ticket via the Qld Poetry website.)
Note: This event will be live and live streamed (with live captioning via the SLQ website, details in booking link.) For info on venue accessibility please head here
Presented in partnership with the State Library of Queensland and Red Room Poetry as part of Poetry Month 2023.
2022 Queensland Poetry Awards
Join us for the announcement of the 2022 Queensland Poetry Awards, livestreaming via our Facebook and YouTube pages on Wednesday 31 August from 7pm AEST.
Celebrating 20 Years of the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize
2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize! We’re celebrating this milestone with a 30-minute livestream of readings from past winners.