Showtime: Readings at the Ekka

Friday 8 August – Saturday 16 August
3.00pm - 4.00pm daily
Venue: bandstand
Come and join us at the Ekka for daily readings from some of Brisbane’s finest poets including Graham Nunn (poet - 2007 RNA Residency managed by artisan), Sheish Money, Rowan Donovan, Holly Buschman and many more.

Showtime: Readings at the Ekka is proudly supported by Museum of Brisbane and appears in conjunction with their exhibition 10 Days in August: Memories of the Ekka. 25 July - 16 Nov, Brisbane City Hall.

Poetry in the Pub

Thursday 14 August
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Broadway Hotel, Level 1, 93 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
Free
Dig out those unpublished works! Give voice to those unsung lyrics. Share with us your favourite poem. The evening includes an open mic platform, along with feature readings from Ross Clark, Zenobia Frost and Alicia Bennett.

Drinks and refreshments available.

An initiative of the National Tertiary Education Union. Proudly supported by Queensland Poetry Festival.
To book contact Cheri Taylor by phoning 3138 5452
or emailing e.taylor@qld.nteu.org.au.

Australian National Poetry SLAM Queensland Heats

Presented by The State Library of Queensland
Brisbane Heat (1) in partnership with Queensland Poetry Festival & ouTsideRs
Brisbane Heat (1)
Wednesday 20 August
7.30pm start / 7.00pm slam sign up.
Tongue”N”Groove Cafe
63 Hardgrave Rd, West End.
Featuring: Tracie Morris (USA), Maiden Speech, Miss Tess and your MC Ghostboy
Entry $5. Heat 1st prize $100 + top 2 through to the State Final.
For full details and slam rules visit:
www.slq.qld.gov.au/poetryslam.

A Drink at the Exploding Monastery

Thursday 21 August, 8.00pm
Venue: Alibi Room, 720 Brunswick Street, New Farm
Join the 2008 Queensland Poetry Festival artists for a pre-festival drink.