Radio Laria Poetry Celebrates Ten Years of Girls on Key Poetry with Anne Carson and Poetpre

This September, we will celebrate Girls on Key poetry with fantastic features from Anne Carson and Poetpre, as well as open mic (all genders welcome). In 2014 Anna Forsyth launched the first ever Girls on Key, which included a feature from the internationally acclaimed Anne Carson. Radio Laria Poetry was born from Girls on Key and ten years later, we are still running strong at the same venue: the much-loved Open Studio (Northcote). Girls on Key gathers women and gender diverse poets from all over the world for online gigs and publishes unique poetry books.

It will be very special to hear from Anne Carson who in the last ten years has published Massaging Himler and The Detective’s Chair. We are also honoured to be featuring the candid, inspiring Poetpre. Poetpre works hard in the poetry community both on the Mother Tongue committee, and for the Sonic Poetry Festival; which this event is proud to be a part of! This will be a night with a lot of wonderful poetry and a lot to celebrate.

Doors open 7pm and the live poetry kicks off at 7:30.
Our venue Open Studio (204 High St, 3070) is a Northcote institution for culturally amazing gigs.
For the open mic it’s sign up on the night, and a 5-minute limit (arriving early is recommended for sign up). The audience is very supportive and we welcome new readers. Men are welcome to share on the open mic, but please be mindful that this is a night to promote women’s poetry and we ask that you behave respectfully. Come along and join this warm, vibrant poetry community and don’t forget about Open Studio’s yummy crepes!