DETAILS:Venue: Hive Tasmania50 Main St, Ulverstone TAS 7315Time: Arrive at 10.15 for a 10.30 start.Cost: Free of charge, RSVP if possible, walk-ins allowed.Room size limitation in place, please arrive at early to…
Author: Lisa Wright
FREE EVENT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CARERS
WELCOME TO THE NANAVERSE π° ππππππ’ πππππ πππ π²πππππππ πππππππππ ππ’ πππ πΏπππππ’ π΅πππ Dear youngsters, parents, grandparents, teachers & significant others. You are invited to take part in a special FREE…
6 More Poets Announced for Tas Poetry Fest 2026
NEWS: First 6 Guest Poets Announced for Tas Poetry Fest 2026
π Weβre thrilled to officially unveil six of our 2026 Featured Poets for the Tasmanian Poetry Festival!
Leave ’em Laughing
OUR FEATURED POETS DISCUSS HUMOUR IN POETRY, IF THEY USE IT HOW AND WHY – SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT TPF 25 Ever wonder where poems come from? Poe-trees. What did one poem say…
Hobart Lead-In Reading Event @ Fullers Bookshop
2.30 β 3.45pm, Sunday 5 OctoberThis lead-in event is ticketed seperately to the Tasmanian Poetry festival, and is not included in the Festival Pass. The Tasmanian Poetry Festival presents a special Hobart…
FAMOUS Launceston Poetry Cup
SPIT OUT A POEM IN UNDER 1 MIN ON SAT NIGHT OCT 11, 6.30PM AT ST JOHNS CRAFT BEER BAR. The Launceston Poetry Cup isΒ a poetry performance event, held as part of…
OPEN MIC at TPF 2025
GRAB THE MIC at TPF 2025 Unless you are a regular attendee of any of the poetry open mics around Tasmania you probably aren’t aware of all the everyday people who share…
Hop on the SLAM TRAM at TPF 2025.
THE SLAM TRAM at TPF 2025 You’ll be blown away by some of the local slam (spoken word) poets we have organised to entertain you on our FREE hop on-hop off slam…
Andrew Hardy Poetry Prize – Hear the winning poems and presentation
ANDREW HARDY POETRY PRIZE at TPF 2025 Weβre excited to be presenting the Andrew Hardy Poetry Prize at the Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2025. The Andrew Hardy Poetry Prize is an annual youth…
Astropoetrica Live
List of Poems and Creative Commons Music In Relative Order Please note that as this he first iteration of our creative project that the order of the poetry below may have changed,…
A Romp through the works of Shakespeare in Poetry and Song
TASMANIAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY at TPF 2025 Weβre delighted to be joined by the Tasmanian Shakespeare company at the poetry festival in 2025. On Saturday morning at 11.25am Company director, Angela Witcher and…
Friday Night *41st* Festival! Launch, Tim Thorne Poetry Prize Feature , readings and poet Q&A
π Join Us for the Opening of the Tasmanian Poetry Festival! πNow entering its fifth decade! Come and celebrate with hosts Young Dawkins and festival patron Cameron Hindrum as we kick off…
Poetry Writing Workshops
Writing an Interior Monologue.Kim Nielsen-Creeley In this workshop Kim Nielsen-Creeley will lead a group of up to 14 participants in sharing and reading examples of poetry developed through an interior monologue, a…
Phone-a-Poem
π Phone-a-Poem at TPF 2025 Weβre thrilled to announce that Phone-a-Poem will be featured as part of the Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2025, and will be on display at QVMAG Museum in the lead-up to the festival. Phone-a-Poem is…
Astropoetrica!
Astropoetica β Poetry Under the Stars Featuring Cameron Hindrum. Experience a night where poetry, music, and the cosmos collide at Launceston Planetarium. Astropoetica, another lead-in event to the Tasmanian Poetry Festival, blends centuries…