ACT Poetry Month Showcase

Onsite tickets: Pay what you wish
Online: Free

Join some of the Australian Capital Territory’s finest poets and spoken word artists including Barrina South, Judith Nangala Crispin, Elfie Shiosaki, Andrew Moss, Shane Strange and Yleia Mariano to celebrate Poetry Month 2023.

Hosted by Andrew Cox, the showcase will include a performance by singer songwriter Alinta Barlow. Writer, critic and ACT Writers Festival Director, Beejay Silcox will also read her favourite Australian poem.

In partnership with Red Room Poetry, the National Gallery has commissioned poets Barrina South and Andrew Moss to write ekphrastic poems in response to a work in the National Gallery collection. Barrina has selected Eugene von Guérard’s North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko and Andrew has chosen to respond to Fiona Foley’s HHH. Barrina and Andrew will debut these new works at the poetry showcase.

The ACT Poetry Month Showcase is presented in partnership with Red Room Poetry as part of Poetry Month 2023.

Online audiences:

Please note ticket bookings close at 12 pm on day of event.

Online ticket holders will receive a link to this page to access this online event by 1pm on the day of the event. Please contact the Gallery on +61 2 6240 6411 or information@nga.gov.au if you do not receive your viewing link.