Event photos


Pictures from music and spoken word events over the years

Radio Laria Poetry, November 2025Featuring Fiona Stuart and Ebem Toala
Radio Laria Poetry, October 2025Featuring Anke and Kathryn Ross
Radio Laria Poetry, August 2025Featuring Stephanie Powell and Leone Gabrielle
Radio Laria Poetry, April 2025Featuring Nandi Chinna and Hayley Ricketson
La Mama Poetica, December 2024With Manisha Anjali, Robbie Coburn, Izzy Roberts-Orr & Peter Bakowski
La Mama Poetica, September 2024Featuring Pio, Carl Walsh, Gillian Swain and the poetry of Alicia Sometimes
Jarabi Band at La Mama MusicaFeaturing Jarabi Band
Radio Laria, September 2024Featuring Anne Carson and Poetpre
p76 Poetry Journal Launch, 2024Poetries of Place / Displacement / Diaspora / Odyssey
Sonic Poetry Festival, 2024 Opening NightWith Andy Jackson, Charaf Tartoussi, Denise Chapman, Jeanine Leane and Josie/Jocelyn Suzanne
In Bed With Amy and Friends, August 2024With Amy Bodossian, Denise Chapman and Leisa Prowd
Surrealism Mayhem!
In Bed With Amy and Friends, July 2024With Amy Bodossian, Liz Skitch and Uma Dobia
La Mama Poetica, July 2024Featuring Tariro Mavondo, Rose Lucas, Brendan Ryan and Josie/Jocelyn Suzanne
In Bed With Amy and Friends, May 2024With Amy Bodossian, Two Little Dheads, Thabani Tshuma and Ira Luxuria
Radio Laria Poetry, May 2024Featuring Claire Gaskin and Kathleen Mary Fallon
Radio Laria Poetry April 2024Featuring Ela Fornalska and Simone Spittle
La Mama Poetica April 2024Featuring Caroline Williamson, Tim Loveday, Es Foong and Thabani Tshuma
Radio Laria Poetry, March 2024Featuring Libby Charlton and Annemarie Bowman
Radio Laria Poetry, February 2024Featuring Liz Skitch and Brownsugababe
Radio Laria Poetry, December 2023Featuring Tariro Mavondo and Bron Bateman
Radio Laria Poetry, November 2023Featuring Lish Škec and Lauren Williams
Fierce-Gentle, Fringe 2023Featuring Fleassy Malay
La Mama Poetica, October 2023Featuring Esther Ottaway, Jennifer Compton, Thuy On and Gayelene Carbis
Radio Laria, October 2023Featuring Sharon Lee and Laura Fisher
Sonic Poetry Festival Closing Night 2023
Jason Whatt's City (un)lights
Sonic Poetry Festival 2023 Rochford Review Reading
In Bed with Amy and Friends, Sonic FestivalFeaturing Amy Bodossian, Josh Cake, Andi Snelling and Telia Nevile
Radio Laria, Sonic Poetry FestivalFeaturing Jag and Nadia Rhook
Melbourne Morphemes, September 2023Featuring Ela Fornalska and Rowan White
Radio Unfriendly, SPF 2023Featuring Paul Mitchell, Simon Mason, Sean M Whelan and Justin Bernasconi
Sustain - What We Carry in Space and TimeFeaturing Laura Brinson, Mary Chydiriotis, Angela Costi and Vasilka Pateras
Clot and Marrow Book LaunchFeaturing Es Foong, Eleanor Jackson, Amanda Anastasi and Charaf Tartoussi
Sonic Poetry Festival 2023 Opening Night
Victorian Poetry Gala 2023Poetry Month by Red Room Poetry
Radio Laria Poetry, August 2023Featuring Amanda Anastasi
ActionAid Spoken Word, July 2023ActionAid hosting a poetry evening on the theme of activism
La Mama Poetica July 2023Featuring Dom Symes, Lesh Karan, Eva Collins, Juan Garrido Salgado
Radio Laria, July 2023Featuring Viki Mealings and Parminder Kaur Bhandal
Cherry Poets, June 2023Featuring John McKelvie
Radio Laria Poetry, June 2023Featuring Fleassy Malay and Pauline Sherlock
Poetic Express, May 2023Featuring Krish Prasad
La Mama Poetica, May 2023Featuring Tony Birch, Linda Adair, Sam Morley and Denise Chapman
Sunfruits Album Launch, May 2023
Radio Laria, May 2023Featuring Jennifer Compton and Lulu Lala
Radio Laria, April 2023Featuring Nikki Viveca and Aloma Davis
La Mama Poetica, March 2023
Radio Laria, March 2023Featuring Kendra Keller and Es Foong
P-word Sessions, February 2023Featuring Sean M Whelan and Jocelyn Suzanne
Radio Laria, February 2023Shoot the Breeze anthology launch
Slamalamadingdong! January 2023Featuring Ebony MonCrief
Radio Laria, December 2022Featuring Gabrielle Everall and Margarita Vlacci
P-word Sessions, December 2022
Cherry Poets, November 2022Featuring Jemma White
P-word Sessions, November 2022Featuring Joel Deane and Amy Bodossian
Radio Laria Poetry, November 2022Featuring Misbah Wolf and Ria Kealey
Hungry Poets in Elwood, October 2022
La Mama Poetica, October 2022With Anita Patel, Barry Dickins, Dr Katrin Gerber, Marylla Powell, Dennis Coard and Sarah Curro
Radio Laria, October 2022Featuring Simone King
P-word Sessions, October 2022Featuring Anne Carson and Daymon Greulich
Radio Laria, September 2022Featuring Eleanor Jackson and Carolyn Masel
Cherry Poets, August 2022Featuring Amit Dahiyabadshah
P-word Sessions, August 2022Featuring Alex Skovron and Ren Alessandra
Red Room Poetry Month Victorian Gala 2022Featuring Archie Roach, Laniyuk, Bebe Backhouse, Joelistics, Maria Takolander, Mia Nie, Jonathan Dunk
Radio Laria, August 2022Featuring Telia Nevile and Rhonda Crisp
PoetrySpective 100th Birthday
Radio Laria, July 2022Featuring Angela Costi and Alana Kesall
P-word Sessions, July 2022Featuring Laura Brinson and Josh Cake
La Mama Poetica, June 2022Featuring Michael Farrell, Hasib Hourani, Melinda Bufton & Jacqui Malins
Cherry Tree Poets, June 2022Featuring Anthony WP O'Sullivan
Radio Laria, June 2022Featuring Carmen Main and Jane Cameron
Paper Waves, Cafe Gummo May 2022Featuring Abdulrahman Hammoud
Cherry Tree Poets, May 2022Featuring Di Cousens
Passionate Tongues, May 2022Featuring Donna Fitzgerald
Cherry Tree Poets, May 2022Featuring Jennifer Compton
Radio Laria Poetry, May 2022Featuring Denise Chapman and Katie Lohner
Passionate Tongues, April 2022Featuring Talya Rubin
Radio Laria, April 2022The inaugural Radio Laria, featuring Laura Brinson, Mary Chydiriotis and Vasilka Pateras
Passionate Tongues, March 2022Featuring Helen Child and Phu-Linh Tran
In Bed with Amy, March 2022One-woman show by Amy Bodossian
La Mama Poetica, March 2022Featuring Jennifer Harrison, Tim Evans, Lucy Van and Paul Mitchell
Reconstruction, Irish StorytellingFeaturing Sean O'Callaghan
Passionate Tongues Poetry, March 2022Featuring Waffle IronGirl
Girls on Key, March 2022Featuring Loran Steinberg and Frog.Sand.Glass.
PoetrySpective, February 2022Featuring Paul Skec and Michael Reynolds
Passionate Tongues, February 2022Featuring Amy Bodossian
The P-Word Sessions, February 2022Inaugural P-Word Sessions at the new Motley Bauhaus in Carlton
Girls on Key, February 2022First Girls on Key for 2022, outside due to the pandemic
Passionate Tongues, December 2021Featuring Amanda Anastasi
La Mama Poetica - The Inheritors book launch 2021Featuring Amanda Anastasi, Eleanor Jackson, Nathan Curnow and Alicia Sometimes.
Slamalamadingdong Jam Slam, December 2021Featuring Lay the Mystic
Girls on Key, December 2021 Featuring Grace de las Nieves and Noëlka Fialová
Passionate Tongues, November 2021Featuring Tim Loveday
Girls on Key, November 2021Featuring Thuy On and Celine Yap
Girls on Key, August 2021
Girls on Key, July 2021Featuring Indrani Perera and Helen Bradwell
La Mama Poetica, June 2021Hosted by Amanda Anastasi at La Mama Courthouse Theatre, and featuring Emilie Collyer, Thabani Tshuma and Angela Costi.
Girls on Key, May 2021
P-Word Sessions, May 2021
Girls on Key, April 2021
Girls on Key, March 2021
La Mama Poetica, February 2021Hosted by Amanda Anastasi at La Mama Courthouse Theatre, and featuring Ouyang Yu, Alice Allan and Brian Walters.
Girls on Key, February 2021
P-Word Sessions, December 2020Live Spoken Word gig in Fitzroy
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, 9 March 2020Bar Oussou hosts poetry and story telling in Sydney Road, Brunswick
Sounds of Change International Women's DayInternational Women's Day fundraiser Spoken Word gig for the Foundation of Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR). Featuring Tariro Mavondo, Amanda Anastasi and Fleassy Malay.
Cate Taylor Red Dirt CD Launch, March 2020The launch of Cate Taylor's new album, Red Dirt
P-word Sessions, March 2020Featuring Waffle Irongirl and Peter Bakowski
Slamalamadingdong! February 2020
Writers Block 56Featuring Sarah Taylor, Frank Jones, Cate Taylor, Jack Kong, Jenny Taylor, Greg Steps, Christy Wositzky-Jones
Passionate Tongues featuring Amy Bodossian
Heartwood Bushfire BenefitEvent in solidarity with the communities impacted by the recent Australian bushfires. Proceeds donated to bushfire relief.
Poetryspective #49 - Testimonial
Girls on Key / Poetry Film Portal, February 2020
Passionate Tongues featuring Kelly Soderstrom
PoetrySpective, Tshuma and Danks-BrownFeaturing Thabani Tshuma and Hamish Danks-Brown
Passionate Tongues featuring Peter Bakowski
GriffinSpeak featuring Thabani Tshuma
Felix Nobis at The Dan
Oasis/Blur 25 Year Anniversary 2019Pictures from 20 Definitely Parklife - Oasis/Blur 25 Year Anniversary
Bar Oussou - End of Year Feast, 2019
The Dan Poets featuring Alan Pentland, 2019
MPU End of Year Party, 2019
Melbourne Spoken Word Prize, 2019
Girls on Key, December 2019Featuring Suri Chan and Sigrun Mikula
P-Word Sessions, December 2019Featuring Steve Smart
Slamalamadingdong! November 2019Featuring Tim Evans
Gershon Maller and Antony Riddelll at The DanFeaturing Gershon Maller and Antony Riddelll
PoetrySpective RetroSlam! 2019
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, November 2019
Writers Block 55Featuring Yolanda Ingley II, Frank Jones, Mandy Connell, Robbie Greig, Christina Green, Enda Kenny, Jeff Burstin and Steve Dagg
Passionate Tongues featuring Nour Abouzeid
Girls on Key, November 2019Featuring ReVerse Butcher and Jacqui Malins
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, November 2019
Amy's Afternoon DelightAmy Bodossian at The Darebin Music Feast
Girls on Key, Darebin Music Feast 2019Featuring Fiona Martin
Slamalamadingdong! October 2019Featuring Andi Stewart
La Mama Poetica, October 2019Featuring Ali Whitelock, Ania Walwicz, Henry Briffa and Wani
Writers Block 54Featuring Frank Jones, Rob Grenville, Marni Sheehan, Gallie, Kimberley Wheeler, Fran Leigh and Jeff Burstin
Passionate Tongues featuring John Englezos, 2019
Mother Tongue, October 2019Featuring Desireé Dallagiacomo and Tariro Mavondo
MSW Presents Desireé Dallagiacomo
P-Word Sessions, October 2019Featuring Jennifer Compton and Andrew Galan
Slamalamadingdong! September 2019Featuring Waffle Irongirl
Girls On Key, October 2019Featuring Rose Lucas and Marian Webb
Passionate Tongues Featuring Jen Jewel Brown
Writers Block 53Feathering Nina Rose, Shayne Cook, Pascal Latra, James Griffin, Cathy Dobson, George Butrumlis and Frank Jones
MSW Fresh Voices, September 2019Featuring Stephanie Gotze, Achala Green, Hal Simons and Linh Tran
Passionate Tongues Poetry featuring Trix William
Girls on Key, September 2019Featuring the launch of Anne Casey's book, "Out of Emptied Cups", and Anne Elvey
Passionate Tongues featuring Jade Brown
P-word Sessions, September 2019Featuring Emilie Collyer and Tenda McFly
The Dan Poets Anthology LaunchThe Dan Poets and Firestation Print Studio celebrating the creation The Dan Poetry Anthology (2019)
The Good Girl: A Song Project
Slamalamadingdong! August 2019Featuring Remi Kanazi
Citizens Circus: The Art of Optimism
Be Mused, August 2019Be Mused - Poetry & Humanity, featuring Tim Train, Linh Tran and Stephanie Gotze
Sporting Poets, August 2019
Blue Shivoo Music Video LaunchWith Hoi Palloi and Super Jupiter
Girls on Key, August 2019Featuring Claire Albrecht and Zaynab Farah
The P-word Sessions, August 2019Featuring Gayelene Carbis and Bill Moran
MSWPF Closing Night, 2019
Be Mused, July 2019The MSWPF edition of Be Mused - Poetry & Humanity
Girls on Key - MSWPF Girls to the FrontA special MSWPF edition of Girls on Key, featuring a selection of films and live performances from Emma Burrows and Daiane Moret
National Poetry Slam Australia at MSWPFThe first National Poetry Slam Australia, part of the Melbourne SPoken Word & Poetry Festival 2019
Rabbit Reading at MSWP Festival 2019Rabbit Poetry Journal Reading at The Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival
Inside Voices - MSWPF 2019
The P-Word Sessions, July 2019Featuring Paul Mitchell
MSWPF Book Fair 2019
Poetry at The Night Heron - MSWPF 2019
Mother Tongue - Women of Fire - MSWPF 2019The Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival edition of Women of Fire
MSWPF Fresh Voices 2019
Writers Block 51Featuring Khristian Mizzi, Frank Jones and Victoria Vigenser
Aspiring to Birdsong - MSWPF 2019Part of the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival 2019
Piano and the Poet - MSWPF 2019Meena Shamaly plays piano alongside poets and spoken word artists
Write Here, Write Now - MSWPF 2019
Dan Poets featuring Sasha Cuha, 2019
MSWPF Opening Night 2019The Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival Opening Night
Australia Does Not Exist single launchThe instore performance and 7-inch single Launch of Australia Does Not Exist, by DRMNGNOW
Girls on Key, July 2019
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, July 2019
MPU 5th Annual Trust Fund Fundraising Dinner and Show
Slamalamadingdong! New Shit Slam, 2019Featuring Jasmine Waiters
Last ever Eltham Courthouse Readings 2019
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, June 2019
Passionate Tongues featuring Rowan White
Girls on Key, June 2019Featuring Geraldine Burrowes and Wahibe Moussa
La Mama Poetica, June 2019Featuring TT.O., Michelle Cahill, Matt Hetherington and Anna Forsyth
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, June 2019
P-word Sessions, June 2019featuring Jennifer Harrison and Tim Train
Dan Poetry - Alana Kelsall
Slamalamadingdong! Cover Slam 2019
Passionate Tongues featuring Viki Mealings
Amy Bodossian - Don't Worry, I've got it Covered
Amanda Anastasi at The Dan 2019
3CR On-air Spoken Word, May 2019Community radio fundraiser gig, with feature poets Michael Reynolds, Alan Pentland, Claire Gaskin and Sigrun Mikula.
Jeltje and Friends at The Dan 2019
Grace Robinson at The Edinburgh Castle Hotel
Writers Block 49Featuring Bec Goreng, Fenn Wilson, Jack Kong, Rat Child, George Wilson, Hannah McKittrick and Christy Wositzky-Jones
P-word sessions, featuring Andy Jackson and Sigrun Mikula
Girls on Key, May 2019Featuring Fiona Hile and Kathy Parker
Grace Robinson at The Gaso
Aspiring to Birdsong, April 2019
Slamalamadingdong! 2019 Grand Slam
Writers Block 48Featuring Dayle Alison Walker, Bob Hutchison, Alison Ferrier, Tom Bolton, Michelle Chandler, Ciaran Boyle and Jeff Burstin
Poetryspective - Amy Bodossian and Santo Cazzati
Slamalamadingdong! Last Chance Slam 2019
Youth Week Spoken Word 2019Featuring Sahida Apsara, Zaynab Farah, Laniyuk and Rhiann Isaacs
The P-word Sessions, April 2019Featuring Brendan Bonsack and Eleanor Jackson
MSW Fresh Voices - Fitzroy Writers' Festival 2019
Girls on Key, April 2019Featuring Gabriela Georges & Claire Gaskin
Slamalamadingdong! March 2019Featuring Manisha Anjali
Poetic Mamas: Spoken Word Performance 2019Spoken word event in honour of International Women's Day, featuring Maxime Banks, Lish Škec, Brownsugababe, Koraly Dimitriadis, and Yvette Stubbs. Hosted by Viki Mealings.
Writers Block 47Featuring Celine Yap, Frank Jones, George Butrumlis and Bill Jackson
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, March 2019
Girls on Key, March 2019Featuring Gayelene Carbis and Emina Ashman
Passionate Tongues featuring Robbie Coburn 2019
P-word sessions, March 2019Featuring Michelle Dabrowski and Peter Bakowski
Dan Poets featuring Michael Pardy 2019
Slamalamadingdongdong! featuring Magan Magan 2019
La Mama Poetica - Summer 2019Featuring Barry Dickins (not pictured), Elena Gomez, Jeltje Fanoy and Andy Jackson
Anactoria, Lady Longdrop and Amy Powell at Open Studio
MPU Saturday Night, February 2019Featuring Natalie Jeffreys & Tariro Mavondo.
Writers Block 46Featuring Jan Wositzky, Cate Taylor, Frank Jones, Sarah Carroll, Pascal Latra, Clint Wilson, Jeff Burstin and Sarah Carroll
Passionate Tongues turns 20!
MSW Creative Accounting 2019
Girls on Key, February 2019Featuring Fenella Edwards and Rhiann Isaacs
Passionate Tongues featuring Fenella Edwards 2019
Open Mic Extravaganza at Motley Bauhaus 2019The inaugural P-Word Sessions
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, January 2019
Gender Outlaw Slam, 2019Slamalamadingdong! Gender Outlaw Slam, featuring Amy Bodossian
Passionate Tongues featuring Laura Fisher 2019
Great Depression at The Old Bar
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, January 2019
Alice Night - MOLTEN book launch
DoloRRes at The Workers ClubFeaturing DoloRRes
Glas at The Workers Club
Eric Beach at The Dan 2019
Ciaran Boyle and band at The Evelyn HotelFeaturing Ciaran Boyle
Melbourne Spoken Word Prize, 2018
MPU International Poetry Competition Awards Night 2018
Slamalamadingdong! November 2018Featuring Buki Hannaway
KITOKO 2018K I T O K O, an evening of spoken word, music and fashion
On The Rod - Melbourne Book Launch
Dan Poets - Ela Fornalska 2018
Writers Block 44Featuring Kavisha Mazzella, Robbie Greig, Barb Waters, Ciaran Boyle, Suzette Herft, Anthony Rea and Jeff Burstin
Passionate Tongues featuring IQ, 2018
Girls on Key, November 2018Featuring Ali Whitelock and Di Cousens
La Mama Poetica, November 2018Featuring Kevin Brophy, Manisha Anjali, Andrew Galan and Jenny Blackford
Matt Hetherington at Collected Works, November 2018A special reading to celebrate Matt Hetherington's birthday, and the gradual winding down of Collected Works Bookshop.
The Love of the Sun book launch, 2018The Melbourne Launch of Matt Hetherington's "The Love of the Sun"
Marty Monstar's Book Launch, 2018Marty MonStar Chapbook Launch, "Love Peace Harmony"
Painted Angels and The Great Depression
Poetry Feast and Beats 2018
Writers Block 43Featuring Khristian Mizzi, Christina Green, Frank Jones, Dave Walker, Melissa Main, Kira Janowsky and Matthew Arnold
MSW Fresh Voices, October 2018Melbourne Spoken Word presents "Fresh Voices October"
Winter Sun at Swamplands
Brittle Sun EP launch at SwamplandsFeaturing Brittle Sun
St Kilda Writers Week 2018 - Melbourne Spoken Word Goes South
Girls on Key, October 2018Featuring Jeanine Leane and Jessica Yu
Poetry Video Launch - Taming Hyenas
Ben Oost and Mary Stone Chapbooks Launch 2018
Writers Block 42Featuring Sarah Taylor, Enda Kenny, Bob Hutchison, Helen Begley, Sunset Blush and Jeff Burstin
Citizens Circus has a heart
The Dan Poets featuring Amy Bodossian 2018
Girls on Key, September 2018Featuring Brigid Morgan and Izzy Roberts-Orr
Ms.45 at the Tote
Bill Moran at 303Melbourne Spoken Word presents Bill Moran (USA)
Slamalamadingdong! August 2018Featuring Anisa Nandaula
Poetryspective No. 11
Blue Shivoo single launch
MSW Fresh Voices August 2018Melbourne Spoken Word presents Fresh Voices
Death Cab for Cutie PartySo This Is A Death Cab for Cutie Party (Transatlanticism 15 years)
Girls on Key, August 2018Featuring Dominique Hecq and Kate Ellis
Slamalamadingdong New Shit Slam 2018Featuring Team Slama
Mystery Guest at NSC
The Underground Lovers Staring at You Staring at Me launch 2018
Brandon Wint at Howler, 2018Melbourne Spoken Word presents Brandon Wint, with Magan Magan, Jeltje Fanoy, Hawiine Kadir and Nour Abouzeid
Writers Block 40Featuring Kavisha Mazzella, Bill Jackson, Suzette Herft, Dave Wayman, Freya Hanly, Frank Jones and Jeff Burstin
Bob Hutchison at The Lomond, July 2018Bob Hutchison at Lomond Acoustica, with Mandy Connell
Katie Bates' New Gold EP launchKatie Bates New Gold EP Launch, with Jess Parker and Connor B-H
Passionate Tongues featuring Team Slama 2018
Sean M Whelan and Emah Fox at 303
Grace Robinson - Coward Single LaunchCoward Single Launch at the Gaso, with Grace Robinson and band
Girls on Key, July 2018Featuring Maddie Godfrey and Anneke Gouws
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, July 2018
Ciaran Boyle and band at The Brothers 2018
Poetic Express - MSWPF 2018Featuring Tim Evans
Slamalamadingdong Team Slams 2018Featuring Manal Younus
Blame Smarty! with Mary Chydiriotis
The Dan Poets featuring Anna Fern 2018
Writers Block 39Featuring Philip Beggs, Allison Forbes, Jan Wositzky, Marni Sheehan, Alison Ferrier, Sarah Busuttil and Frank Jones
Citizens Circus Goes Troppo!
MSW Fresh Voices June 2018
Passionate Tongues featuring Amy Bodossian 2018
The Dan Poets featuring Libby Charlton
MSWPF Closing Night 2018Melbourne Spoken Word Closing Night featuring Samantha Slupski
The Dan Poets featuring Kylie Supski
Slamalamadingdong! Grand Slam 2018Featuring wāni
MSW Presents the Poets Behind the PoetsPart of the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival 2018
MPU Our Lives in Poetry Panel - MSWPF 2018Our Lives in Poetry Panel Discussion, with Jeltje Fanoy, Annie Solah, Soreti Kadir, Steve Smart, and hosted by Loran Steinberg
Passionate Tongues MSWPF Edition 2018Part of the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival 2018
The Art of Oversharing - Simone Spittle 2018
Blame Smarty! MSWPF 2018Featuring featuring Jane Cameron and Roshelle Fong. Part of the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival 2018
Mother Tongue - Women of Fire - MSWPF 2018
Big Rabbit Journal launch - MSWPF 2018Rabbit 24 (lgbtqia+) launch and The Big Rabbit Read launch at the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival 2018
La Mama Poetica - MSWPF edition 2018Featuring Dominique Hecq, Magan Magan, Ray Liversidge and Eleanor Jackson
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou - MSWPF 2018 Outspoken Burst!
Sporting Poets, May 2018Sporting Poets 33: Jennifer Compton, Phillip Hall, Sian Vate
The Night Heron Poetry Competition - MSWPF 2018Featuring Sean O'Callaghan
Moulin Beige, May 2018
Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival Opening Night 2018Featuring Maxine Beneba Clarke
Flying into the Hands of Strangers - MSWPF 2018Launch of Jeltje Fanoy's book, "Flying into the Hands of Strangers"
3CR On-air Spoken Word, May 2018A community radio fundraiser gig, featuring Jennifer Compton, Andy Jackson, Tariro Mavondo and Kylie Supski.
The Dan Poets featuring Andy Jackson 2018Andy Jackson at The Dan Poets
Bar Oussou Spoken Word, May 2018
Girls On Key, May 2018Featuring Trixi Rosa and Nour Alamar
Jeltje and Friends at The Dan 2018
Slamalamadingdong! April 2018April Slam featuring Soreti
Bar Oussou Spoken Word, April 2018
Writers Block 37Featuring Kavisha Mazzella, Dave Robertson, Rachel Armstrong, Robbie Greig, Dayle Alison Walker, Frank Jones and Sarah Busuttil
MSW Fresh Voices April 2018
Night Heron Poetry, April 2018Featuring Tim Train and Mary Stone
Girls on Key, April 2018Featuring Sharifa Tartoussi and Farah Beaini
Messy Mammals at Old Bar 2018
Rowan White at The Dan 2018
Slamalamadingdong! March 2018March Slam featuring Bigoa Chuol
Maurice McNamara at Passionate Tongues 2018
St Patrick's Day Pogues Party 2018Tribute gig to The Pogues - St Patrick's Day Party
Writers Block 36Featuring Janette Geri, Craig Horne, Tracey Roberts, Enda Kenny, Anna Smyrk, Frank Jones and Jeff Burstin
Waffle Irongirl at The Dan 2018Featuring Waffle Irongirl
Anna Fern at Passionate Tongues 2018
Christine Burrows at The Dan 2018
Girls on Key, March 2018Featuring Miriam Barr (NZ) and Michelle Helliwell
Gothum's EP Launch 2018The launch of The Promise of a New Land EP by Gothum, with Greg Steps
Slamalamadingdong! February 2018February Slam featuring Tariro Mavondo
Geoff Page at Passionate Tongues 2018
Matt Hetherington at The Dan 2018
ColourBlind / The Melanin Monologues Book launch
Girls on Key, February 2018Featuring Monica Karo and Jay Larkin
JWaters at Passionate Tongues 2018
Talking Heads Celbration at the Corner 2018Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues 35th Anniversary Celebration
Antony Riddelll at The Dan 2018
Yoram Symons' Book Launch at Passionate Tongues
Emilie Zoey Baker at The Dan 2018Emilie Zoey Baker at Dan Poets
Sharifa Tartoussi at Passionate Tongues 2018
Photo Day at The Dan 2018Featuring Talya Rubin
Writers Block 34Featuring Sarah Taylor, Frank Jones, Little Wise, Austin Brady, Freya Hanly, Sunset Blush and Jeff Burstin
Grace Robinson and band - Worker's Club 2017
Sarah Walker at Passionate Tongues 2017
Amy Bodossian - Don't Worry, I've Got it Covered, 2017
The Artshub at AMCF 2017Music and spoken word at Federation Square
Launch of Music Our Bodies Can't HoldLaunch of Music Our Bodies Can't Hold by Andy Jackson
Melbourne Spoken Word Prize, 2017
Jennifer Compton at The Dan 2017
Slamalamadingdong! November 2017Featuring Arielle Cottingham
Carmen Main at Passionate Tongues 2017
Les Belles Lettres book launch 2017Literary Lesbians - A Celebration, a special Girls on Key book launch of Gabrielle Everall's
Writers Block 33Featuring Dean Lombard, Kavisha Mazzella, Suzette Herft, Moira Tyers, Michael Waugh and Sarah Busuttil
Sigrun Elise at Passionate Tongues 2017
Girls on Key, November 2017Featuring Melinda Smith and Judith Rodriguez
La Mama Poetica, October 2017Featuring Anthony Lawrence, Petra White, Tony Page, Talya Rubin and Lady Longdrop
Marty MonStar at Passionate Tongues 2017
Amy Bodossian at the Dan 2017
Spoken Word Feast and Beats 2017Spoken Word Feast and Beats (Darebin Music Feast), a combined Girls on Key and To the Ends of the 'Verse event
MSW Says Yes!Melbourne Spoken Word says Yes! to Marriage Equality
Blame Smarty - Darebin Music Feast 2017Blame Smarty meets the Darebin Music Feast, featuring Maggie May, Norman Jensen, Kylie Supski, Waffle Irongirl and Tracey Jane & the Power Dressers
Arielle Cottingham at Howler 2017Melbourne Spoken Word presents Arielle Cottingham, featuring Arielle Cottingham, and supported by Charlotte Raymond, Piriye Altraide, Quinn Eades and Waffle Irongirl
Waving goodbye to PaperWavesFeaturing Santo Cazzati. Theme: Suburbia.
Lomond Acoustica, October 2017Featuring Michael Waugh and Mandy Connell
Talya Rubin at Passionate Tongues 2017Passionate Tongues Poetry, featuring Talya Rubin
Owl and Cat Readings, October 2017Featuring Maxine Beneba Clarke and Barry Dickins
Slamalamadingdong! September 2017Featuring The Night Reverses, with Nathan Curnow and Geoffrey Williams
Writers Block 31Featuring Glenn Philp, Rat Child, Christina Green, Melanie Taylor, Zoe Fox, Frank Jones and Matthew Arnold
Rowan Blames Smarty
Owl and Cat Readings, August 2017Featuring Emilie Zoey Baker and Paul Mitchell
Girls on Key September 2017Featuring Helchild and Yvette Stubbs
Owl and Cat Readings, September 2017Featuring Bill Moran & Bella Li
pApErWaVeS Multilingual 2017Featuring Paul Škec. Theme: Multilingual
Bill Moran at the Provincial 2017Melbourne Spoken Word presents Bill Moran (USA), with Yoram Symons, Krishnamurthy Prasad, Jennifer Compton and Christopher James White
PaperWaves, August 2017Featuring Waffle Irongirl. Theme: Delicious AF
Girls on Key, August 2017Featuring Anne Walsh and Manisha Anjali
Slamalamadingdong! Double Trouble 2017Double Trouble Slam featuring Pan Afrikan Poets
Passionate Tongues, July 2017Featuring Nadia Rhook
Passionate Tongues featuring Annie Solah 2017Annie Solah does Passionate Tongues (NPS fundraiser)
John Englezos and Lady Longdrop at The Dan 2017Poetry at The Dan O'Connell, featuring John Englezos and guest feature Lady Longdrop
Girls on Key, July 2017Featuring Kim Jeffs and Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle
Owl and Cat Readings, July 2017featuring Maurice McNamara and Sigrun Mikula
PaperWaves, July 2017Featuring Danny Hutley. Theme: Addiction
Slamalamadingdong - Anything Goes! 2017Anything Goes Slam featuring Roshelle Fong
Pregnant Lentils at the Dan 2017
Ebony Stewart at The Toff 2017Melbourne Spoken Word presents WOWPS champ, Ebony Stewart (USA), at The Toff In Town, with Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, RikTheMost, Chalise van Wyngaardt, Wāni., and Ebony Stewart
Passionate Tongues featuring Ebony Stewart and Yvette Stubbs 2017Ebony Stewart and Yvette Stubbs at Passionate Tongues
Gemma White at West Word 2017 West Word Poetry, featuring Gemma White
Matt Hetherington at The Dan 2017Poetry at The Dan O'Connell, featuring Matt Hetherington
Girls on Key, June 2017Featuring Jeltje and Sigrun Mikula
Owl and Cat Readings, June 2017Featuring Tim Evans
Last Tango in Mango 2017Poetry and music show, featuring Liz Skitch
EP Launch - Simone Spittle
Slamalamadingdong! Grand Slam 2017Slamalamadingdong! Grand Slam featuring Joel McKerrow & Anna McGahan
Citizens Circus, May 2017Citizens Circus: Angels, Devils and other mythical creatures
Writers Block 27Featuring James Griffin, Frank Jones, Robbie Grieg, Helen Begley and Jeff Burstin
Jane Cameron and Girl Friday at Wesley AnneFeaturing Jane Cameron, supported by Girl Friday
MSW Fresh Voices, May 2017Featuring Sigrun Mikula, Danny Hutley and Nour Alamar
Owl and Cat Readings, May 2017Featuring Grant Caldwell and Waffle Irongirl
PaperWaves, May 2017Featuring Lish Škec. Theme: Eurovision
Owl and Cat Readings, March 2017Featuring Ian McBryde and Yvette Stubbs
Girls on Key, May 2017Featuring Emma Belle (support by Donna Fitz)
Hunch at Passionate Tongues 2017
Slamalamadingdong! April 2017Featuring Magic Steven
Writers Block 26Featuring David Wayman, Frank Jones, Little Wise, Snez Musica, Ciaran Boyle, Sarah Carroll and Jeff Burstin
Citizens Circus - Angels and Mythical Creatures 2017Citizens Circus Art Cabaret
Chalise van Wyngaardt at Passionate Tongues 2017
Owl and Cat Readings, April 2017Featuring Claire Gaskin and Sean M Whelan
PaperWaves, April 2017Featuring Alicia Sometimes - Theme: Footy
Slamalamadingdong! March 2107Featuring Bravo Child, plus Alan Pentland
Fleetwood Mac Tango In The Night 30 Year Tribute
MSW Presents Luka Lesson 2017Melbourne Spoken Word's presentation of Luka Lesson at Howler Melbourne. With Amy Bodossian, Hunch, Manal Younus and Omar Sakr. MC Joel McKerrow and special guest appearance by Soreti
Poetry at the Dan - Jeltje Fanoy and Friends 2017Featuring Jeltje Fanoy and Sjaak de Jong
Writers Block 25Featuring Enda Kenny, Greg Steps, Frank Jones, Jasmine Beth, Sarah Taylor and Jeff Burstin
PaperWaves, April 2017Featuring Nathan Curnow. Theme: Night
Girls on Key, March 2017Featuring Rania Ahmed and Waffle Irongirl
Joe Dolce at The Dan 2017Featuring Joe Dolce and Lin Van Hek
The Screaming Middle book launch 2017The Screaming Middle Book Launch, by Susan Bradley Smith
Meena Shamaly at Passionate Tongues 2017Featuring Meena Shamaly
Ashima Shukla at the Dan 2017Ashima Shukla's feature at Poetry @ The Dan O'Connell
Writers Block 24Featuring Frank Jones, Marni Sheehan, Paul de Boe, Marisa Yeaman, Bill Jackson, Meg Doherty and Matthew Arnold
La Mama Poetica, February 2017La Mama Poetica, featuring Gayelene Carbis, Kent MacCarter, Kylie Supski and Nathan Curnow
Unusual Work No. 21 magazine launch 2017Launch of Unusual Work No.21 by Collective Effort Press
PaperWaves, February 2017Featuring Carmen Main. Theme: Music
Citizens Circus, February 2017Citizens Circus - Colours of the Rainbow
Girls on Key, February 2017Featuring Rochelle D'silva and Piriye Altraide
AC/DSHE at Spotted MallardAC/DC tribute band, AC/DSHE, performing at The Spotted Mallard
Writers Block 23Featuring Jane Thompson and James Rigby, Craig Horne, Anna Smyrk, Frank Jones, Cathy Dobson, Eric McGrath and Jeff Burstin
OVEOUS at Howler 2017Melbourne Spoken Word presents Oveous, at Howler Melbourne. Featuring Hunch, Roshelle Fong, Tenda McFly and OVEOUS
Blame Smarty, January 2017Featuring Margaret Coulter, Loran Steinberg and Steve Smart
Elliot Smith Anniversary Show 2017Elliott Smith Tribute - Either/Or 20 Year Anniversary Show
Amy Bodossian at Passionate Tongues 2017Featuring Amy Bodossian and with guest appearance from OVEOUS
I Will Rise Book Launch 2017A special Girls on Key event, Hani Abdile's Book Launch, supported by Abe Nouk
PaperWaves, January 2017Featuring Sean M Whelan
Writers Block - Bah Humbug!Featuring Suzette Herft, Enda Kenny, Michael Waugh, Ian Bland, Yolanda Ingley II, Stephen Blackburn, Zoe Fox and Matthew Arnold
Common Ground Showcase 2016Common Ground Showcase, the culmination of a multilingual spoken word workshop series facilitated by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Ebony MonCrief, Abdulrahman Hammoud and Neil Morris
Owl and Cat Readings, December 2016Featuring Michael Reynolds
FORTHSPEAK at Sampari Exhibition 2016Forthspeak at Sampari, part of the Sampari Exhibition, which aims to raise awareness of the struggle for freedom of the West Papuan people
PaperWaves, December 2016Featuring Arielle Cottingham. Theme: Animal
Dance Me To The End Of Love - Leonard Cohen TributeWith Hannah Cameron, Charm of Finches, Amarina Waters, Michael Plater and more!
LaMama Poetica, November 2016Featuring Lisa Brockwell, Stuart Barnes, Arielle Cottingham and Grant Caldwell
Writers Block 21Featuring Mandy Connell, Louisa Wise, Ian Bland, Enda Kenny and Matthew Arnold
One Thousand Promises, presented by MSWMelbourne Spoken Word presents One Thousand Promises, a poetry and dance collaboration between Francesca Willow and Madison Mae Parker
Simply Spoken, November 2016Featuring Rowena Molloy, Ian Cameron Wood and Maya Tal
Owl and Cat Readings, November 2016Featuring Nathan Curnow and Carmen Main
PaperWaves, November 2016Featuring Margaret Coulter
Spoken Word Feast and Beats, 2016
Charles Maimarosia at the Post Office Hotel
Carmen Main at The Dan 2016Featuring Carmen main, with special guest Arielle Cottingham
Writers Block 20Featuring Alison Ferrier, Gallie, Jodie Moran, David Wayman, Melissa Main, Frank Jones and Matthew Arnold
Spiral at The Old Bar 2016Performance and visual art event, Spiral
The Thin White Ukes, with Steve KilbeyFeaturing The Thin White Ukes, with special guest, Steve Kilbey
Lomond Acoustica - October 2016Featuring Heartwood, Kavisha Mazzella, Matthew Arnold and Robbie Greig
West Word Poetry, October 2016Featuring Claire Gaskin
Girls on Key, October 2016Featuring Katie Keys, Ebony MonCrief and Tariro Mavondo
Owl and Cat Readings 2016 - Launch of The SilencesThe launch of The Silences, a collection of poetry by Amanda Anastasi and Robbie Coburn
Farewell Sam and Will 2016Epic open mic to farewell Sam Ferrante and Will Beale from Melbourne
Passionate Tongues, September 2016
The Dan Poets, September 2016Featuring Stefano Conti and Ianthe Grace
Cuntalope Zine Launch 2016Cuntalope Zine is an emerging Melbourne-based zine bringing creative women together across a range of arts disciplines
Writers Block 19Featuring Enda Kenny, Brent Parlane, Kenny Joe Blake, Frank Jones, Moira Tyers, Lauren Lee Williams and Matthew Arnold
Maceo Black, Squid Nebula, Junki and MG at The BrunnyFeaturing Mutton Goat, Junki, Squid Nebula and Maceo Black
Bernie and the Thin Men at Open Studio 2016Featuring Bernie Griffen and The Thin Men band
La Mama Poetica, August 2016Featuring Alana Kelsall, Sam Ferrante, Komninos and Joel Deane
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou, August 2016
Cat Power Tribute - The GreatestCat Power Tribute - The Greatest 10 Year Anniversary Show
Ruckus Slam! July 2016Featuring Devil Goat Family String Band and Becky Lou
Amanda Anastasi at The Dan 2016Featuring Amanda Anastasi
Writers Block 17Featuring Cat Canteri, Austin Brady, Kavisha Mazzella, Jack Gramski, Michelle Chandler, Frank Jones and Matthew Arnold
Girls on Key, July 2016Featuring Ela Fornalska, Loran Steinberg and Carmen Main
Owl and Cat Readings, July 2016Featuring Sam Ferrante and Andy Jackson
Christine Burrows at The Dan 2016
Slamalamadingdong, June 2016Featuring Scotty Wings
Bohjass at Bar 303Featuring Tim Pledger's Bohjass
Dada Lives! 2016Dada and experimental poetry readings
Heir Loom, featuring Bill Moran 2016Melbourne Spoken Word event at Howler Melbourne, featuring international guest Bill Moran
Music and Spoken Word Gala Fundraiser 2016
La Mama Poetica May 2016Featuring Jeltje Fanoy and Claire Gaskin
The Whirling Furphies at The Spotted Mallard
The Smiths The Queen is Dead tribute
Writers Block 14Featuring Bronwyn Calcutt, Justin Bernasconi, Marni Sheehan, Ciaran Boyle, Anna Smyrk, Frank Jones and Matthew Arnold
Girls on Key, April 2016Featuring Fiona Stuart, Chloe Wilson and Soreti Kadir.
Owl and Cat Readings, April 2016Featuring Peter Bakowski and Kerry Loughrey
Poetry at the Dan, April 2016Featuring Yvette Stubbs and The Pregnant Lentils
Writers Block 13Featuring Beth King, Les Thomas, Frank Jones, Carolyn Oates, Bruce Watson and Sarah Taylor
Passionate Tongues, March 2016Featuring Fleassy Malay
Underground Lovers at The Gaso 2016
Melbourne Spoken Word at Sydney Road Street Party 2016Brunswick Music Festival's street party hosting a Melbourne Spoken Word stand
Dan O'Connell Poetry, March 2016Featuring Robert James Conlon
Girls on Key, March 2016Featuring Sam Ferrante, Arielle Cottingham, Sharifa A Tartoussi and Zoe Fox
Melbourne Spoken Word at White Night 2016An epic twelve hours of poetry in the centre of the city at Melbourne's White Night festival
Writers Block 12Featuring Cat Canteri, Suzie Dickinson, Enda Kenny, Jed Rowe, Cathy Dobson, Frank Jones and Matthew Arnold
Writers Block 11Featuring Frank Jones, Monica Weightman, Celine Yap, Craig Horne, Helen Begley, David Holmes and Matthew Arnold
Writers Block 10Featuring Andy White, Ian Bland, Brent Parlane, Yolanda Ingley II, Frank Jones, Lauren Lee Williams and Matthew Arnold
The Dan Poets Cup, 2015Annual Dan Poets Cup spoken word competition
James Teague launch of Beyond the Melting DawnFeaturing James Teague, Georgia Spain, Hannah Cameron and James Gilligan. With projections by Jesse Taylor Smith.
Lady Longdrop at The Dan 2015
Dan Poetry November Comp 2015
Writers Block 8Featuring Stephen Blackburn, Mandy Connell, Eric McGrath, Melissa Main, Michael Waugh, Bec Goring and Matthew Arnold
Writers Block 7Featuring Dave Wayman, Frank Jones, Sarah Taylor, Gabriel Piras, Anna Cordell, Austin Brady, Robbie Greig and George Butrumlis
Writers Block 6Featuring David Hyams, Louisa Wise, Lucy Wise, Jan Wositzky, Kate Crowley and Frank Jones
Girls on Key, August 2015
Writers Block 5Featuring Kavisha Mazzella, Frank Jones, Ian Bland, Monica Weightman, Barb Waters and George Butrumlis
Girls on Key, July 2015Featuring Amy Bodossian
Writers Block 4Featuring Liz Frencham , Bill Jackson, Suzette Herft, Frank Jones, Pete Fidler and Mandy Connell
Girls on Key, June 2015
Writers Block 3Featuring Helen Begley, Carl Pannuzzo, Jody Galvanator, Brendan Bonsack, Lauren Lee Williams and Frank Jones