Thomas Forest Bailey is a performance poet; he has twice won the Deloraine Poetry Slam and has been Tasmanian Poetry Slam Champion. Thomas placed third in the Australian Poetry Slam National final…
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Bruce Penn
I am a poet, an artist, a performer and an occasional percussionist. I write short-winded, sharp, accessible poems,and Long-winded, blunt, long-and-winding poems that create journeys that may lose the listener briefly, but…
Sarah Lock
Strong in the belief that language and communication are among humanity’s most valuable tools, Sarah endeavors to provoke thought and promote empowerment in all of her work. Her performances, written works and…
Marilyn Arnold
Marilyn Arnold … (coming) Marilyn will be hosting the Open Mic session “Landscapes of Lutruwita-Tasmania” on Saturday morning (12th). You can catch Marilyn performing herself, as a guest poet, on Sunday morning…
Leanne Boschman
Leanne Boschman is a Vancouver Island-based writer living and working on the traditional territories of the Cowichan Tribes and Malahat Nation. She began to love poetry during her first year on the…
Moran Wiesel
Moran Wiesel is a performance poet, storyteller, and eco-somatic therapist. Moran’s works explore our intimate entanglement with the earth’s soul, inviting audiences on a wonder-filled journey of profound connection. Their performances sparkle…
Pam Schindler
Pam Schindler is a poet, bushwalker and former university reference librarian, living by the sea at Blackmans Bay, lutruwita-Tasmania, after 20 years in southeast Queensland. Anne Kellas has written that her poems…
Robyn Rowland
Poetry can animate everything, so that life itself breathes through the line. It can make us alive to something new or remembered. Poetry must connect, communicate, enliven, disturb and stir. From my…
Ross Donlon
Ross Donlon is winner of two international poetry prizes and the Launceston Cup, of which he is very proud. Other awards include the Dorothy Hewett Flagship Fellowship. He has five books of…
Get your 2023 Festival Pass and save up to 20%!
Enjoy the complete festival experience with this year’s FESTIVAL PASS*. Passholders save up to 20% on the total ticket cost and have the opportunity to meet and greet our guest poets at…
Friday Night with Rebecca Rushbrook, Myron Lysenko and Tug Dumbly
From 7:15 pm Kicking off the Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2023 are three entertaining and powerful guests: Rebecca Rushbrook, Myron Lysenko, and Tug Dumbly, hosted by MC Thomas Bailey. Prepare for a refulgent…
Saturday Sessions: Deceptions and Perceptions
9:00 am | Open MicRegistrations open from 8:40 am 10:00 am | ‘Deceptions’A staged reading of Stella Kent’s play about Tasmanian poet Gwen Harwood, directed by Peter Hammond. 11:30 am | Guest…
Launceston Poetry Cup (Saturday Evening)
From 6:30 pm The highlight of the weekend is the iconic Launceston Poetry Cup. Open to all, our poets have just one minute to impress the audience with a piece of original…
Sunday Sessions
Jazz and Poetry 10:00 am | Ross Donlon and Steve BrianJazz backed poetry 10:40 am | Guest PoetsBrendan Ryan, Pamela Leach, David Hallet 12:00 pm | LunchA light lunch will served 1:00…
Andrew Hardy Youth Poetry Prize 2023
The Andrew Hardy Youth Poetry Prize is awarded in memory of Andrew Hardy, who died at the age of 22, in 1997. Andrew Hardy was not only a poet of great potential,…
Join a Masterclass
In 2023 Festival Masterclasses were carried out by Esther Ottaway, Kimberley K Williams and Myron Lysenko.