CON-VERSE: HOW IS POETRY?
WHERE: Word Travels – City Space
Level 2 / 101-111 William St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
COST: $10–$15
Start: 5:30 pm
Quick, get the blood pressure pump! It’s time to give poetry a check up. Is poetry alive and evolving? We see it pulsing through ceremony, protest, and community. Oral, visual, digital. Embodied, thriving in slam circles and whispered truths. Listen as these poets see the future of poetry as decolonial, inclusive, and deeply local. Hear voices reclaiming rhythm, language, and story. Poets shift from archive to action, canon to kinship. Poetry’s vital signs are strong. It’s pulsing everywhere.
HOST: Monica McKenzie
FEATURING: Dakota Feirer, Luke Patterson, Rataj Abdullah and Rob Waters
Content Warning: Most poetry events are all ages and some content may not be suitable for children. Performances may include strong language and / or adult themes.
Event times local time.
Story Week 2025 artwork features Dakota Feirer (photo credit: Anna Holman), Luke Patterson (photo credit: @sarahtakesphotos), Rataj Abdullah (photo credit: Witnessing Her Photography) and Monica McKenzie (photo credit: Tessdoes). Story Week 2025 artwork design: Rachel Stone Art & Design. Concepts: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team.
