Story Week 2026 AMPLIFIES
your WHAT'S ON FOR spoken word, poetry slams and storytelling across Australia this October
FINAL Be Fearless Poetry ft Tineke Van Der Eecken (WA) and Nigel Ford (SA))
WHERE: Red Betty, 859a Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056
Start: 7:30 pm (local time)
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Be Fearless Poetry has its last hurrah on Monday 19th of October. Red Betty will close and they deserve a huge sendoff.
There are TWO features! and both are coming over from interstate to help celebrate! Tineke Van Der Eecken from WA and Nigel Ford from SA!
Tineke Van der Eecken has Flemish-Australian multilingual heritage and is based in Walyalup (Fremantle, WA). Her work explores local ecologies and fragilities through poetry and visual art. Her third book, a first full-length poetry collection, is A Place To Land (Mulla Mulla Press, 2022). Tineke Van der Eecken is in Naarm to present her solo exhibition ‘Precarities’ at Brunswick Street Art Gallery from 22 October to 8 November, as part of Radiant Pavillion 2026.
Nigel Ford is one of those poets who makes you feel you are not at a poetry gig if he's not here. The words pillar, mainstay, legend or any such words could be used but instead we’ll use the words Rattlin' Good Bloke.
There will be an open section of course, plus one last opportunity to experience the famous hospitality of Red Betty. See you there.
Content Warning: Most Poetry Slams and literary 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.
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Story Week is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Event image: event organiser’s own imagery.
