La Mama Poetica is now curated by Amanda Anastasi, La Mama Poetica remains a night of some of the best spoken word and poetry that Melbourne has to offer, with a diverse selection of both emerging and established poets.

http://lamama.com.au/2015-summer-program/la-mama-poetica-night

http://lamama.com.au/la-mama-programs/la-mama-poetica

PETER BAKOWSKI has been writing poetry for thirty-two years. He has published seven poetry collections: Thunder Road, Thunder Heart, In The Human Night, The Neon Hunger, The Heart at 3am, Days That We Couldn’t Rehearse, Beneath Our Armour & his most recent collection Personal Weather. His poems have appeared in over one hundred literary magaz…ines worldwide,

http://bakowskipoetrynews.blogspot.com.au

GEMMA WHITE has just released her first book of poetry, ‘Furniture is Disappearing’ with Interactive Press. This book was also awarded ‘Best First Book’ in IP’s Rolling Picks Awards for 2014. Gemma has also been published in The Age, Award Winning Australian Writing 2011 and Best Australian Poems 2013, among other places.

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 http://www.theartofgemmawhite.com

http://www.3cr.org.au/spoken-word