Uplift Poetry

04/04/2024

Ruckus Fam! Our friends at Uplift Poetry are bringing some international writers for you to enjoy.

‘a panic room / a piercing: an evening with Singaporean authors.’
Monday 27 May, 5-6pm AEST.
Presented by Sing Lit Station and Uplift.
In-Person: Community Meeting Room, Brisbane Square Library, 266 George Street,
Brisbane, QLD, 4000
Grab your free ticket: https://events.humanitix.com/a-panic-room-a-piercing-an-evening-
with-singaporean-authors
RSVP via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2068316193549531/
Online: No ticket required! This event will also be live-streamed via the Uplift Poetry
Instagram page.
Featuring Amanda Chong, Balli Kaur Jaswal, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, Daryl QIlin Yam, Joshua Ip and
Shivram Gopinath.
Who can say what the Singaporean state of mind is? May it be found on a visit to the columbarium, or on the slide of a PowerPoint presentation? Or perhaps via a glimpse out of ones bedroom window during lockdown – or in the miraculous brush of snow on the top of ones lips?
For one night only, join us for a special gathering of Singapores leading writers at the Brisbane Square Library, where an evening of intimate readings might provide answers to
this particular conundrum.
Audience Q&As and book signings will follow.

04/04/2024

Less than one week to go to submit to APA11! Get your poems in: https://www.australianpoetry.org/australian-poetry-publications/australian-poetry-anthology-vol-11-2024-open-for-submissions/

03/04/2024

Hey folks, tickets just dropped for Super Slam!! You can book now to witness our biggest slam of the year, or register to compete.

SUPER SLAM is an epic battle of the spoken-word! Come see the region’s sharpest wordsmiths battle it out live. Each poet is given just 2 minutes and a microphone to share their most powerful poetic creations with you.

The winning poet will take home $250 (thanks to Michael Spicer Real Estate) and runner up takes $100 (thanks to Pulp Fiction).

Poets Out Loud SUPER SLAM is on 4pm, Saturday May 11 as part of Murwillumbah Arts Trail. Join us at The Citadel.

Don't miss out! Book tickets or get more info, including how to enter, at
👉https://poetsoutloud.org/event/poets-out-loud-super-slam-2/ (link in bio)

03/04/2024

Baby Teeth Journal's latest Blackout Poetry Competition is open for entries!

The competition is open until May 6th, with the winner receiving $100AUD cash and publication in Baby Teeth Journal. The runners up will be shared on their social media platforms!

What is a Blackout Poetry Competition? In short it is a competition to see who can make the best and most interesting blackout poem from a standard source article. Yes, everyone who enters is making a poem from the same set text.

More info can be found here: www.babyteethjournal.com/submit/blackout-poetry-competition

02/04/2024

https://www.swf.org.au/program/season-2024/nam-le-36-ways-of-writing-a-vietnamese-poem

Fifteen years after his award-winning collection of stories, The Boat, Nam Le returns to his great themes of identity and representation in a breakthrough book of poetry.

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem, says Nam, a Vietnamese refugee to Australia, is “the book I’ve been writing my whole life”. This epic collection is an urgent, unsettling reckoning with identity and the violence of identity that honours the conventions of diasporic literature before shattering the form itself.

Join Nam in conversation with poet Felicity Plunkett to discuss his virtuosic poetry debut.

In partnership with Australian Poetry via the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund.

WHEN: Friday 24 May 2024 3-4pm
WHERE: Carriageworks, Bay 19
BOOKING LINK: https://www.swf.org.au/program/season-2024/nam-le-36-ways-of-writing-a-vietnamese-poem

02/04/2024

A brand new Blackout Poetry Competition is now open for entries!

First prize is publication in Baby Teeth Journal AND $100 cash!
Runners up will be shared on our socials :D

Our Patreon Patrons can enter for free btw, just a cute little perk to thank them for supporting the Journal

01/04/2024

Join our team of 200-strong volunteers at the 2024 Brisbane Writers Festival being held 30 May – 2 June. We’re seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to help us deliver a spectacular festival across four days. If you’ve volunteered with us before, we look forward to welcoming you back, and to those applying for the first time, welcome to the BWF family. The festival would be impossible without your support. Find out more and apply now at bwf.org.au/volunteer. Applications close end of day Friday 26 April.

01/04/2024

Uplift is proudly run by two trans people - Creative Director and Founder, Rae White, and Strategy Scientist, Charity Shadforth.

At Uplift, we are honoured support the trans and gender diverse community. It is a privilege to uplift their poetry and creativity!

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🩵🤍🩷🏳️‍⚧️

29/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who chatted with me about Uplift yesterday at The QUT Literary Salon and took one of our flyers!

If you’re interested in what we do and how we can support you, check out our website: https://www.upliftpoetry.com/

We’re also offering a 50% off discounted subscription for all students, for a limited time! More info at: https://linktr.ee/upliftpoetry

27/03/2024

Community is key! ❤️❤️❤️

Uplifting poetry, uplifting community, uplifting you. Click to read Uplift Poetry, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

25/03/2024

6 poetry audiobooks you can listen to right now. All while supporting local, independent bookshops.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr46jmm7

22/03/2024

WestWords and the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre are honoured to present the shortlisted poets for the 68th Blake Poetry Prize.

One of Australia's most prestigious poetry prizes, The Blake Poetry Prize challenges contemporary poets of disparate styles to explore the spiritual and religious.

The winner, to receive $5000, will be announced on May 18.

To read the judges' comments, to view the poems, and watch the shortlisted poets read their work, please visit: https://www.westwords.com.au/the-68th-blake-poetry-prize-shortlist/

22/03/2024

Svetlana Sterlin, a Brisbane poet, has won the 2023 Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award for her book-length unpublished manuscript called If Movement were a Language. The prize is presented by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at the University of Sydney and includes $40,000 and publication of...

22/03/2024

Cath Drake's Poetry from the Verandah

Wonderful international poetry workshops coming up!

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The Climate of Change Poetry Workshops

Book them together or individually! Thursdays, 5-7.30pm

18th April, Creaturely Connection: Other animals are more than ‘useful metaphors’, anthropomorphic characters, romantic or cute images. They are more than how they can be used or dominated by humans. How do we creatively express our connection to the other creatures that we share the web of life with?

16th May, Nurturing Cities and Towns: Wherever you live, cities and towns are core to our culture, lifestyles and carbon footprints. What kinds of spaces and places for nature could there be? How might we live a more connected, more human, more climate-friendly and nature-led life in cities and towns?

13th June: The Nature of Change: In a time of great change, how we process change as individuals and collectively, how we become more resilient to change, is crucial. Can a poem change you? There’s been many positive changes thorough history to inspire us, and many poems written about personal, political and environmental change. Find unique ways to write about the change we need, the change that’s difficult, wise, hopeful and can be very positive.

https://www.cathdrake.com/events/climatechangepoetryworkshopsmorn/

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Magnificent teenagers – 19/5/24 (Sunday)

Magical, awkward, rebellious, self-conscious, outspoken, disjunctive, freeing and everything in-between... write about the teenage years, a pivotal time of forming and understanding the self. Reclaim, reflect, indulge, rebel, befriend and conjure the magnificence of teenagers.

Join a small group reading poems together, then we’ll use the poems we've discussed as inspiration to write our own poems surely one of the most enjoyable things to do.

Perth time 5.30pm to 8pm
https://www.cathdrake.com/events/dive-into-poetry-themes/

An ongoing series of rewarding online workshops reading, discussing and writing poetry in a small group. You'll receive a themed inspiring batch of poems in advance. Expect in-depth discussion and lots of creative ideas for your writing.

22/03/2024

Happy World Poetry Day! 📚

We are so grateful for this opportunity to connect with fellow poetry lovers across the world today to celebrate the power of poetry to inspire and build community.

Featured quote: An Ode to My Teachers by K.J. Hayward, 2023 APS Champion

21/03/2024

Today is World Poetry Day. Today and every day we honour those Palestinian poets killed in Gaza. May their words live on.

Refaat Alareer
Hiba Abu Nada
Shahdah Al-Buhbahan
Omar Fares Abu Shawish
Nour al-Din Hajjaj
Saleem Al-Naffar

🇵🇸 End the occupation. End the genocide. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸

(Did we miss the name of a poet? Please let us know in the comments.)

20/03/2024

Fluid Vessels - Poetry Readings
Montreal International Poetry Prize

Session 9

Date & Time:
30 March 2024, 11 AM AEST /�29 March 2024, 9 PM EDT

Readers:
Damen O’Brien
Jessica Wilkinson
Jo Gardiner

20/03/2024

Named in honour of Ros Spencer (pictured), who was a passionate supporter of poetry, WA Poets are proud to announce that the The 2024 Ros Spencer Poetry Prize is officially open today.

Thanks to the generosity of the prize’s patron, Ros’ husband Geoff Spencer, the prize money is now:

First Prize $1,001

Second Prize $499

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY 21st JUNE 2024 AWST

For full details please visit:

https://wapoets.com/ros-spencer-poetry-prize/contest-entry/

As always our deepest gratitude to Geoff Spencer for making this prize possible.

19/03/2024

Poetry workshop with Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon at WestWords.

Whether you are a seasoned poet, or just finding your voice, please join us at WestWords on April 3rd for this special one-off workshop with visiting guest poet, Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon.

Natalie is an American/Australian poet, and winner of the 2018 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize. She's won the 2019 Katharine Susannah Prichard Poetry Award, while her work was recently featured in the US on NPR's "The Great American Folk Show". She has presented at numerous literary festivals and events in both Australia and the United States, ranging from the Perth Poetry Festival to the Tucson Festival of Books.

When: 3rd April, 10am-12pm
Where: WestWords Centre for Writing, 41 Hunter Street, Parramatta

Price: $20

Booking link:

Get tickets on Humanitix - Poetry workshop with Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon hosted by WestWords. WestWords Centre for Writing, 41 Hunter St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia. Wednesday 3rd April 2024. Find event information.

19/03/2024

GIVEAWAY

This month we have a double pass to give away to Ekphrastic Writing Club on 6 April, 3pm held in-person at Museum of Brisbane.

Subscribe to Uplift and read our latest poetry events newsletter for more info: https://tinyurl.com/4bye3mts

Entries close Friday 22 March at 9am AEST.

19/03/2024

Upcoming Clunes Booktown Festival events!

THE POINT OF POETRY

Sat 23 Mar 3:30 PM

Andy Jackson heads up a conversation with Will Cox, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Natalie D-Napoleon about how poetry, with its distillation of language, can illuminate our lives, reveal truths and help us be together.

TICKETS: https://tickets.clunesbooktown.com.au/Events/The-Point-of-Poetry?fbclid=IwAR00V6CkrozISUAUp_DCMWBn_sN-VGAlzfbbtQnifk93RE5Q7FNB_Q85k_U

POETRY SLAM

Sat 23 Mar 6:30 PM

Flex your poetic chops or simply watch the chaotic fun at our open-mic poetry slam on the theme of 'Presence'. Hosted by Andy Jackson.

TICKETS: https://tickets.clunesbooktown.com.au/Events/Poetry-SLAM?fbclid=IwAR20mPqQ4J0tJ1Q4MhjTS4ZOQxE4xFvQkiwCGVeasDwxFs7GR9S5dSvgP-Q

Flex your poetic chops or simply watch the chaotic fun at our open-mic poetry slam on the theme of 'Presence'. Hosted by Andy Jackson, this perennial event always brings surprises. Want to vocalise...

18/03/2024

Upcoming poetry events!

Read Uplift’s latest poetry events newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/5n6krpfa

Plus, enter our Ekphrastic Writing Group giveaway with Museum of Brisbane!

18/03/2024

Queensland Poetry Writers Group - this Thursday 21 March, 4.30pm via Zoom. Want to join? Contact Mike Gilmour, Coordinator - - [email protected].

17/03/2024

Submissions to the Anthology open from Sunday 17 March and close 11.59 pm Monday 8 April 2024.

We invite all Australian Poetry subscribers to submit to the Australian Poetry Anthology, Volume 11 2024.

As in previous years, the Anthology is national in reach but with a focus on a particular state/territory or region. For 2024, this focus is on regional Victoria.

The guest editors for APA vol.11 are Andy Jackson and Marcella Polain.

Please see our website for full submission guidelines: https://www.australianpoetry.org/australian-poetry-publications/australian-poetry-anthology-vol-11-2024-open-for-submissions/

15/03/2024

WE'RE BACK Y'ALL!! Poets Out Loud returns to the place it all began: the M|Arts Precinct in Murwillumbah. Join us for a full-out night of creativity at the new M|Arts bar, hosted by prize-winning poet Sarah Temporal. We have a fabulous feature THOMAS KEILY .. Plus the poetry SLAM with sweet sweet pr...