Come and celebrate the close of Poetic City - Winter Edition with That Poetry Thing that is on at Smith’s Every Monday Night, one of the vital organs of Canberra’s live poetry scene.

There will be a signature That Poetry Thing open mic, plus treasures, highlights and encore performances from across the festival.

Free event. Booking recommended to secure your seat.

Start with a recitation of Cavafy's 'Ithaca' at the stone etched with that poem, among olive trees, tucked away in a corner of New Acton.

Then, in the cosy interior of Parlour, we will voyage with poets whose writing documents journeys and adventures in queerness Sandra Renew, Zhi Yi Cham, Joo-Inn Chew and Tamati Kentwell.. There will also be a short open mic for queer poets and readers.

Tickets: $10 Full / $5 Concession / $0 Access.

When does a poem not look like a poem? When it is a prose poem. Is there a line between microlit and prose poetry? Is it hard, or blurry?

Come and hear some of Canberra’s creators of prose poetry and microlit talk about their approach and share their work. You might be inspired to try a new form! And if you already write prose poetry or flash fiction, there will be a short open mic where you can share a piece of your own work.

Free event, registration required.

Women and non-binary people are invited to come and share their poetry at this event hosted by Gabriela Falzon of Poetry Not Luxury.

Alongside the open mic, this event will feature readings by Steffi Linton, Merlinda Bobis, Melinda Smith, and GWEN, Canberra’s very own poetry band!

GWEN are a 5-piece band working with the poems of Gwen Harwood. Through their delicately arranged and emotionally-charged folk songs to Harwood's poetry, GWEN aims to bring Harwood's poetry to a wider and more diverse audience.

Tickets: $10 Full / $5 Concession/ $0 Access

Come and appreciate poetry in many languages! Share a poem in your mother tongue, heritage language or learned language and enjoy listening to the poetry of a variety of languages and cultures.

This event will feature multilingual poet and songstress Karina Palomita, readings by participants in the Multilingual Poetry Workshop and a multilingual poetry open mic.

Tickets: $10 Full price/ $5 Concession/ $0 Access. Entry is free for open mic readers

Bring a story or poem that celebrates your history, your ancestry, your culture. Share your own and taste the stories of others.

Potluck Story Share will be facilitated as a safe space by Canberra Slam, COAR (Collective on Anti- Racism) and Poetic City.

Bring your ears, your authentic voice and (if you wish) a poem or story that can be told in about 5 minutes or less.

Tickets: Free - registration required.