Poetry Open Mic – Shellharbour City Library

Event Details

What you’ll do:

Pick up the mic and share your words with us and/or just sit back and listen as performers tell their stories. Then prepare to be blown away by our feature poet, Dakota Feirer.

The Shellharbour City Libraries Poetry Open Mic is an ongoing event where beginners and seasoned performers can come together and share their poetry in a warm and welcoming environment. This event has been produced in partnership with Red Room Poetry.

Performers will have 3-minutes each to read an original poem. You can sign up to perform at the open mic at the door, or pre-sign up online through the following form.

About the feature poet:

Dakota is a Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr man, based on Dharawal and Yuin Country. He is an educator, researcher and interdisciplinary storyteller. Dakota’s work has been featured in publications including Art Monthly, Overland Literary Journal, Cordite Poetry Review, Australian Poetry and more. He has featured in the projects Poem Forest, Dreamy Sleep Stories, Oscillations, The Herbarium Tales, and more. Dakota is currently developing his debut collection of poetry, Arsenic Flower.

Knowledge required

None, perfect for beginners!

Who should attend?

This program is for ages 16+.

Free. Bookings required.