1. Photos link.
2. Melbourne Poetry Posters
3. Poetry Events List
4. Book launches
5. Regular Poetry Venues List.
ONE.
PHOTOS (from the venues)
http://localpoetryhistoryphotos.blogspot.com/
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TWO.
MELBOURNE POETRY POSTERS 1980s - 2000s
PART ONE:
http://melbournepoetryposters.blogspot.com/
PART TWO:
http://melbpoetryposterstwo.blogspot.com/
PART THREE
http://poetrypostersthree.blogspot.com/
PART FOUR
http://poetrypostersfour.blogspot.com/
PART FIVE
(Montsalvat Poetry & Song Festival)
http://poetrypostersfive.blogspot.com/
PART SIX
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THREE.
POETRY EVENTS LIST (from 1983)
My personal list of Melbourne poetry events
from 1983 - in no particular order - where I read
by invitation or part of the open section.
(~ dates indicate when I sang or read)
an ongoing work
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invitations, commemorations, work-shops, vigils etc
'MONTSALVAT POETRY & MUSIC FESTIVAL' (formerly yearly)
Hillcrest Ave Eltham Melbourne
Geoffrey Eggleston organised the first festival approx 1973.
Subsequent organisers: Mal Morgan, Myron Lysenko, Adrian Rawlins
Catherine Bateson & others.
*
'UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNION' 1992
& The Empress Hotel North Fitzroy
~ Feature: poet June 1992
*
'ONE-C-ONE CLUB' 1989
The Troubadour 388 Brunswick St Fitzroy
~ Feature: song/guitar July & September 1989
*
'WOMEN 150' 1985
Tankerville Arms Fitzroy
~ Featured (poetry) August 1985
*
1994 ANITA SINCLAIR & PRODOS present:
"Pamela Sidney Flying Fund Raisers' Festival"
Saturday February 5th at Richmond house:
a 12 hour auction, raffle, sausage sizzle, poetry readings,
fortune tellers, dancers, musicians, singers, entertainers,
story-tellers - dress up or come as you are.
Raising money to send Pamela to the 1994 International
Poetry Festival Austin Texas.
(About $900 was raised - thank you Anita & Prodos)
*
'WOMEN WRITERS READING' 1985
~ Feature: poet September 1985
*
Melbourne Street Poets "POETS FOR PEACE"
* Carringbush Library Theatre Richmond 1985/6
* St Paul's Cathedral December 6th 1986
* Northcote Town Hall Northcote
* Trades Hall Carlton
* 'Voices of Dissent' Festival Bakers Cafe Brunswick
~ Feature: poet & song/guitar at all of the above.
*
'THE GOOCH'
Thornbury
(host to many poetry festivals & events)
Organised by Ian McBryde
~ Feature: poet
*
'OFF CHAPEL FESTIVAL OF POETRY' 2001/2002
Chapel St South Yarra
(host to many poetry festivals & events)
Organised by Ian McBryde
~ Feature: poet August 24th 2002
*
'LUNA LYNX FESTIVAL of WOMEN'S WRITING'
Footscray (Stephanie MacKay)
~ Feature: poet ..........
*
'MEGA SCRIBES'
Royal Artillery Hotel 616 Elizabeth St City
~ One a a large line-up of poets. September 4th
*
'THE MELBOURNE POETRY CUP 1989'
Rochester Castle Hotel Fitzroy
Organiser of inaugural cup: (Alan 'All Ego Word-Warrior' Gregory)
~ Pamela Sidney contestant ......
*
'COLLECTED WORKS BOOKSHOP'
Nicholson Arcade City (Kris Hemensley)
~ Featured poet among many.........
*
'SPEAKERS CORNER' Lower Terrace City
*
'WRITERS FOR PEACE' (Leftwrites) - readings from the floor
New International Bookshop Meeting Room
Cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts Trades Hall Carlton
~ Feature poet: 'Politico-Poetico' November 1999 & February 21st 2003
*
'FACELESS WOMAN'
Organiser: Carmel Bird
~ Featured (song/guitar & poetry) ...........
*
'BAKERS CAFE'
Brunswick St Fitzroy
~ Featured various readings
*
PENTRIDGE PRISON READING -H Division
~ One of several poets - reading poetry.........
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'WOMEN'S PRISON FAIRLEA'
~ One of several poets reading poetry .........
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'LINDEN GALLERY'
Acland St St Kilda
(venue for many poetry events)
~ Featured song/guitar & poetry ..........
*
'NORTHCOTE TOWN HALL'
High St Northcote
(host to many poetry readings & events)
~ Featured poetry .............
*
'DOWN TO EARTH FESTIVAL CAMPS'
Poetry organiser: Tom the Street Poet
~ Song/guitar & poetry ...........
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'FESTIVAL OF ALL NATIONS'
*
'SARAH SANDS HOTEL' Brunswick '
'Crying Room' rock band -
~ Invited guest poet
*
Melbourne Fringe & Writers Festivals
*
'MELBOURNE PEACE VIGIL READINGS FOR PEACE' 1986
St Paul's Cathedral Melbourne 5th & 6th 1986
~ Read poetry
*
'VOICES OF DISSENT FESTIVAL'
Bakers Cafe Brunswick St Fitzroy
~ Read poetry
*
"THE COLLINS ST GRAND MUSIC PROMENADE"
Melbourne Town Hall City (Council Chambers)
'Poems & Song of Love'
~ Adrian Rawlins & Pamela Sidney
*
EDINBURGH GARDENS
*
'MELBOURNE STATE COLLEGE PEACE FESTIVAL'
*
'POETRY WITH THE PEACE TRAIN' 1986
'Street Poets' at Burnley Oval Richmond
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'P.N.D. PEACE FIESTA' 1986
La Trove University Agora Theatre
*
EAST SWANSON DOCK
Footscray
Poets picket with the wharfies.
*
'DANTES' Restaurant
Gertrude St Fitzroy
(regular holder of poetry events & book launches)
*
'MIND, BODY & SOUL FESTIVAL' 1984
Melbourne
~Feature: poet & singer/guitarist
*
'PEACE FESTIVAL'
Melbourne State College
*
F.E.I.P. Poets Lane 1985
Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne
*
'POETS IN THE PARK' 1985
~ participated: song & guitar 1985
*
'EMPRESS OF INDIA HOTEL'
North Fitzroy
~ Invited poetry appearance with rock band 'Crying Room')
*
DOWN TO EARTH CONFEST 1989
Walwa
*
P.A.M. Fest
*
'ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL'
*
'ACTORS FORUM'
Annabels Melbourne (Actors Equity)
*
'BUDINSKI'S THEATRE OF EXILE' 1992
388 Brunswick St Fitzroy
'VOICES OF DISSENT FESTIVAL'
~ Feature: poet April 1992
FOUR.
POETRY BOOK LAUNCHES
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'KOMNINOS MANIFESTO' book launch Komninos Zervos
~ Performances by: Pamela Sidney, Ian Gottstein,
Karen Corbett, Lauren Williams, Liz Hall, 'Mouths'.. September 1985
*
'MELBOURNE POETS LIVE' book launch Raffaella Torresan
@ Dantes Gertrude St Fitzroy
~ Pamela Sidney: published one poem -
'Deja vu a' Montmartre' & photo
*
"THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS" book launch
Patrick Alexander @ Smith St Bar & Bistro
~ Invited readers:
Fred Tiernan, Tom Joyce & Pamela Sidney
Wednesday April 28th 1999
*
MPU ANTHOLOGY launch November 2000
~ Pamela Sidney's published poem: "Mother"
~ Invited reader April 1999
*
'WAKE IN POETRY & MUSIC' @ Smith St Bar & Bistro
for Adrian Rawlins R.I.P. 12.9.01
~ Invited readers: Judith Durham, Barry Dickens,
Lauren Williams, Matt Taylor, Shelton Lea, Mike Rudd
BillPutt, Pamela Sidney, Kieran Carroll, alicia sometimes
Terry Jaensch, Fiona Stuart, Ken Smeaton, Kerry Scuffins
& Ian McBryde.......October 2nd 2001
*
'ANIMAL KISSES' book launch Martin Downey
'Passionate Tongues' Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney Rd Brunswick
~ one of 21 invited readers
FIVE.
REGULAR POETRY VENUES LIST (from 1983)
(weekly, fortnightly, bi-monthly & monthly)
My personal list of Melbourne's regular poetry venues
from 1983 where I've read regularly, or occasionally.
In no particular order. An ongoing work.
(~ dates indicate when I sang or read)
an ongoing work
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'ARTHOUSE' 1993
Royal Artillery Hotel Melbourne (various)
(extremely long running open stage poetry venue)
~ Feature: poet 1993 &
'Sweet Hemlock' : (Pamela & Angus McCready -
~ poetry & music).....
*
'THE ALBION HOTEL' 1986
(various organisers)
*
'TWILIGHT READINGS' 1986
Organ Factory Page St Clifton Hill
Organiser: Tom the Street Poet
~ Featured poet 1986
*
'CAFE YARTZ' 198..? / 1992
224 High St Northcote
Resident singer & poetry readings weekly
~ Featured May 1992 & Yartz Benefit Concert August 1992
*
'OFF CHAPEL' 2001
Chapel St South Yarra
*
'ALPHABET CITY CAFE' 1997
High St Westgarth
Organiser: Shelton Lea
~ Featured April 1997
*
'THE OLD HOMESTEAD INN' 1998
North Fitzroy
Organiser: Dennis Morison
~ Featured June 1998 & April....
*
'BRUNSWICK HOTEL POETRY READINGS'
Organiser: John di Mase)
~ Read poetry ........
*
BAKERS Cafe
Fitzroy (various organisers)
*
'LENTIL BASH' 2004
Lentil As Anything Blessington St St Kilda.
Steve Smart
~ Read poetry 2004.
*
'CHATS 'N' POEMS' 1998 / 1999
Smith St Bar & Bistro Smith St
Organiser: Patrick Alexander
(later Anne Bowman)
~ Featured poet October & November 1998 / July 1999
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'CAFE JAMMIN'' Began 1980 / 81 - closed xmas 1986
Cnr Richardson & ....... Sts Middle Park
Organiser: Tom the Street Poet
~Regular reader & singer from 1983 to 1986
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'WRITERS AT THE WATER RAT' Hotel 2000/2001
Cnr Park & Moray Sts. South Melbourne
Organiser: Jennifer Harrison. FAW Readings
*
'BARBUKA' Smith St Fitzroy
Organiser: Anne Bowman, later joined by Patrick Boyle.
*
'GREEN MAN' (Music Club)
High St Malvern
(ended: Sunday July 16th 1989)
~ Sang & read poetry 1987 to 1988.
*
'CABARET STRONG' 1992
Royal Derby Hotel Fitzroy
~ Featured poetry with rock band 'Crying Room'
*
'THE BIG READ' 2001
The Celtic Club City
Organiser: Patrick McCauley
~ Featured
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R.J. HAWKE HOTEL
Organiser: Tom the Street Poet
MIMI (the group) featured ......
~ Feature: poet & songer/guitarist .....
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PROVINCIAL HOTEL
Brunswick St Fitzroy 1986/7
Organiser: Rex Buckingham
*
Organiser: John Beaton
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'UNLEASHED' - Began October 8th 2000
Brandon Bar 237 Station St North Carlton
Organisers: Anne Bowman & Fiona Stuart
~ Feature: poet August 26th ......
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'WORKHOUSE RHYTHM & RHYME' 1999
Victoria Parade Richmond
Organiser: Anita Sinclair
*
EAZE @ REVOLVER 2000
Upstairs Prahran
~Feature: poet
*
'LIZZARD LOUNGE' 1986
Lygon St Brunswick (photos from Lizzard Lounge below)
weekly poetry readings
~ Resident singer & weekly poetry reader.
*
ROCHESTER CASTLE HOTEL 1987 to 1989 approx
Johnston St Fitzroy
Organiser: Rex Buckingham
~ Feature: poet 1989 & '90
*
'ASCOT VALE HOTEL'
*
'ST ANDREWS MARKET' Busking poetry
*
'OPEN POETRY READING' CYSS
Bridge Rd Richmond
*
'ALBION INN HOTEL'
Smith St Collingwood
Organiser: Rex Buckingham
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'PERSEVERANCE POETS' 1990 - 1993
Perseverance Hotel
Brunswick St Fitzroy
Organisers:
Ken Smeaton, Whitefeather, Pamela Sidney & Louise Craig
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'THE GREEN LANTERN CAFE'
Ashburton
*
'LITTLE REATAS' Nightclub Poetry City (Ken Smeaton)
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'PEOPLE IN PERFORMANCE' 3CR 1986
Community radio station
~ Guest poet & singer/guitarist.
*
LORD NEWRY Hotel
North Carlton
~ feature poet:
Organiser: Ken Smeaton & more..
Currently 2008 Matt Hetherington)
~ Feature poet April 9th 1999
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THE SCUTZ CLUB
Melbourne
*
'KAFE KAOS' 1987
Organiser: Tom the Street Poet
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'CAFE ACE'
Clifton Hill
Organiser: Tom the Street Poet)
*
LORD JIMS' Hotel
North Fitzroy
*
'THE OLD VIC' Restaurant
Caulfield
*
'BANFF CAFE'
Fitzroy St St Kilda
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'OLD COLONIAL HOTEL'
Brunswick St Fitzroy
*
'CAFE GALLEON' 1986
Acland St St Kilda
Organiser: Tom the Street Poet)
* Regular reader & singer
*
'THE NAKED WORD' 1997
The Luna Bar Lygon St Carlton
~ Feature: poet August 1997
*
THE EVELYN HOTEL
Brunswick St Fitzroy
Organisers: Monica & Margo
*
'THE HAPPY FROG CAFE'
Hampton
Resident features: Whitefeather & Pamela mimi Sidney
*
'UNIVERSITY HOTEL'
Lygon St Carlton
*
'RUCKERS BAR'
Northcote
*
'THE LIVING ROOM' (ended June 16th 1984)
62 Bridge Rd Richmond
Organiser: Anita Sinclair - readings & events
*
'UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNION SQUAT'
Old fire station Georges Rd Fitzroy (various)
* Read poetry
*
'POETRY LOUNGE'
Prince of Wales Hotel
~ St Kilda (various readings)
*
'FAT BOB'S CAFE'
Caulfield
*
'LEINSTER ARMS Hotel
Gold St Collingwood
*
'BUTTERFLY & TIGER READINGS'
Carringbush Library Richmond
Organisers: Carmel Bird & Tom the Street Poet
*
TARA GALLERY
*
'THE LOUNGE'
Swanston St City (various organisers)
~ Read 1992
*
'PSYCHIC VAMPIRES' 1992
Windsor Castle Hotel Windsor
Organisers: Margaret Askew & Denis Morrison.
~ Feature: poet & singer/guitarist ...
*
'ROSTRUM POETS'
Highbridge Hotel High St Windsor
Organiser: Allan 'Word Warrior' Gregory
~ Feature poet: 1989 & 1991
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LYNALL HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Brunswick
Organiser: Tom the Street Poet
~ Feature poet & singer: ................
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TANKERVILLE ARMS
Johnson St Fitzroy
(occasional poetry readings)
*
'GERTRUDE ST READINGS' 1999
(ended September 17th 2000)
Builders Arms Hotel Fitzroy
Organiser: Patrick McCauley
Subsequently: John di Mase & Matt Hetherington.
~ Feature poet: November 1999
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'ROYAL OAK' North Fitzroy
*
'SEAMAN'S MISSION'
Beach Rd South Melbourne 1986, 1987
~ Open Poetry & Music Performances
*
'SPINNING ROOM SOUTH' 1998 - 2004
Duke of Windsor Hotel High St Prahran
Jon Garrett
~ Feature: poet October 2000 & February 2004
*
'SPINNING ROOM'
ETs Hotel Prahran 2008
Jon Garrett & Anthony O'Sullivan
~ Feature: poet 2007
*
'COREY'S'
Corey's Cafe' Albert Park
Peter Elliott
~ Feature: poet
*
'RADICAL POETS' 1989 / 1990
Punters Club Hotel Brunswick St Fitzroy
Organiser: Shelton Lea
Feature poet...
*
'BABBLE' 2000
Planet Cafe (upstairs)
Brunswick St Fitzroy
*
'BABBLE' 2001
Bar Open Brunswick St Fitzroy
*
'ACCIDENTAL POETS'
Good Morning Cafe Abbottsford
Organisers: Lish & Paul Skec, Pamela Sidney
& Patrick Alexander.
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SPECIAL 'LA MAMA POETICA' (snap-shot) FEATURE
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La Mama Theatre Faraday St Carlton
Founding organisers 1985: Mal Morgan, John Irving, Rosemary Nissan.
Subsequent organisers:
Catherine Bateson, Lauren Williams & CURRENT: jeltje 2008.
*****
~ Featured: John Forbes, Joyce Lee, Barbara Giles,
Stephen Williams, Campbell Thomson, Peter Szikla,
Pamela 'mimi' Sidney.....May 29th - year ?
*****
~Featured: Andrew McDonald, Mal Morgan, Lisa Jacobsen,
Geoffrey Eggleston, Terry Harrington, Pamela Sidney,
Andrew Thiele, Tony Page......September 1st - year ?
****
~ featured: John Jenkins, Rosemary Nissen, Kristin Henry,
Myron Lysenko, Stephen Williams, Pamela Sidney,
Cliff Smyth, Kevin Brophy.........July 22nd - year ?
****
~ featured: IIO, Judith Rodriguez, jas H. Duke, Doris Brett,
Myron Lysenko, Lisa Jacobsen, Pamela Sidney .....June 10th - year ?
****
~ Featured: La Mama Showcase - "MPU Poets" -
Martin Downey, Marietta Elliott, Garth Madsen,
Pamela Sidney, John West, Komninos.......March 29th 1999.
****
~ 'IN CELEBRATION of MAL MORGAN' -
Jordie Albiston, Catherine Bateson, Lyn Boughton,
Doris Brett, Kevin Brophy, Barry Dickens, Geoffrey Eggleston,
Kristin Henry, Terry Jaensch, Shelton Lea, Emma Lew,
Myron Lysenko, Ian McBryde, Jenni Mitchell, KF Pearson,
Rob Riel, Bev Roberts, Gig Ryan, Philip Salom, Kerry Scuffins,
Pamela Sidney, Alex Skovron, Ken Smeaton,
Lauren Williams..........December 4th 1999
****
'JELTJE & FRIENDS'
~ Featured: IIO, Pamela Sidney, Matt Hetherington, Gayle &
Michael Reynolds, Harry Williamson guitar......May 6th 2004
****
~ Featured: "Reconciliation" with Den the Fish, Neil Murray,
Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Cornelis Vleeskins, Pamela Sidney,
Robyn Smith........ May 30th 2005
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'PASSIONATE TONGUES' 1999 / 2000
The Rainbow Hotel
163a Sydney Rd Brunswick
Organiser: Michael Reynolds
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'PASSIONATE TONGUES' 2000
*
Organiser: Michael Reynolds
~ Featured:
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'PASSIONATE TONGUES'
Railway Hotel/Noise Bar Brunswick
organiser: Michael Reynolds
~ Featured:
*
Organiser: Michael Reynolds
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'DAN READINGS' 1994 - 2008...
Dan O'Connell Hotel Carlton
Organisers: Founder: Grant McCracken
then Kevin Webb, who handed over to:
Ted Lord, who ran the Dan for more than 10 years
Current organizer / MC -
~ Feature poet every year from 1994 to 2007.
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POETRY@FEDSQUARE
Organiser: Lella Cariddi
~ Feature poet 'International Women's Day' March 2007
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'WESTWORD' @ Poetry
Dancing Dog Cafe`
Founder organisers: Lesley Gale & Kim De Koning)
~ Feature poet:
(Current organiser: Lynne Dale 2008)
*
"WORDPLAY COLLECTIVE" @ Blue Velvet Bar 2008
60 Smith St Collingwood
Organisers: Steve Smart & Geoff Lemon
*
'INK - celebrating writers' 2007 / 2008
Cnr Greville & Chapel St, Prahran
Organiser: Ashlley Morgan-Shae -
~ Feature poet: May 7th 2008
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Current organiser: Wendy Fleming 2008
Events @ MPU: HotXPoets 1995
Organiser: Nolan Tyrell
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'GLITCH BAR + CINEMA'
318 St Georges Rd North Fitzroy - festival
~ Featured
*
'UNLASHED'
Good Morning Cafe Abbottsford
Organiser: Fiona Stuart
Feature poet
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