How much do you remember about the Canberra of yesterday? Seven poets and one musical duo have been invited to write about a real or imagined history of city west.

Come and explore the city with them, to hear their poems in-situ. Expect a multitude of windows into the past, fables about what was and what might have been. You can also buy a copy of the zine where this poetic history is collected. This will be City West as you’ve never seen or heard it before.

Free event, registration required. The meeting point will be provided after registration.

Zines are the ultimate in DIY publication for poets and artists. Come to the Poetic City Zine Fair to browse, buy or make your own!

CanberraZine Emporium will host a maker space where you can make your own zine, and will have zines for sale from local makers and across Australia. Local zine makers are also invited to book a table to sell and trade their work.

Free event - drop in, or register by email to have a table.

#litchalk poetry will appear on the footpaths outside Smith’s Alternative today, as people converge for Poetic City - Winter Edition.

Sarah St Vincent Welch chalks poetry in response to the city while chatting to passers by. These ephemeral poems create mysterious moments of connection in the city. If you want to visit Sarah while she chalks, be there between 11am and 2pm.

Free - drop in.

Come and browse a stall of beautiful paperback editions published by Recent Work Press, Canberra’s very own poetry publisher. The book stall will be open in the Street Theatre foyer from 1.30pm until 7pm.

And between 3.30- 4.30pm there will be a reading by Recent Work poets.

Recent Work Press was founded in 2015 and based in the ACT, this small press imprint has published a diverse range of authors from Australia and internationally, mainly poetry and other short-form textual work.

Free event - drop in.

#litchalk poetry will appear on the footpaths outside the Street Theatre today, as people converge for Poetic City - Winter Edition.

Sarah St Vincent Welch chalks poetry in response to the city while chatting to passers by. These ephemeral poems create mysterious moments of connection in the city. If you want to visit Sarah while she chalks, be there between 11am and 2pm.

Free - drop in.

Come and create a text-based black-and-white graphic poster, using a line or words from your poetry. You can use an existing poem, or write some new text on the day.

On Saturday afternoon artist and poet Caren will give us a tour of exciting examples of concrete poetry and text-based art, and guide your digital typography, design and layout to create your own black-and-white graphic poster. On Sunday morning, we will paste up our posters in high-visibility sites in City West.

TICKETS: SOLD OUT

Six trees stand bare limbed in the inner courtyard of the iconic Melbourne Building, inviting our wonder and creativity. The London plane trees are hardy city dwellers, reaching up magnificently, elegant with their patterned bark.

Sarah St Vincent Welch, poet, teacher and creator of the Kindred Trees Project, will guide you to write short poems in various forms in response to the London planes, their histories, and the ambience and ecosystem of Odgers Lane.

TICKETS: $20 full/$10 concession/$0 access