Perc.U.lations - 11th October - PLEASE NOTE NEW STARTING TIME 1 PM - featuring Grace Inthewoods

Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are held on the second Saturday of the month *AT A NEW TIME* 1 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

***Please also take note of the new venue: Vespertine Gardens, 6 Cadle Street, Dandenong 3175 Vic.

Please be in touch with Anke (@Katharina Gentie on FB) should the weather report indicate rain, etc. If the weather turns sour, we will move to the nearby Walker Street Gallery.

'Vespertine Gardens' are a short walk from Dandenong Station. The best parking spots are on the Robinson Street side, which is the car park right next to the Walker Street Art Gallery. There are also car spaces on George Street and Hutton Street. There are limited car spaces on Cadle.

Our feature this September is Grace Inthewoods.

Grace Inthewoods is a curious person who likes to try things. She has, in no particular order, been a pianist, waitress, married, humanitarian aid worker, straight, depressed, and a swim teacher. She has lived and worked on five continents, half-picked up some languages, and learnt that there is more that unites us than divides us. Right now, she is a Naarm-based queer single mum poet, part time yoga teacher, working in peacebuilding and learning the clarinet.

An 'open mic' is available for as many poets as possible before and after our feature (or as much poetry as we are happy to share before our time is up).

Further information on the venue:

Introducing Vespertine Gardens

Located in Dandenong’s inner west, Vespertine Gardens is a new community garden, designed as a space for creativity, connection and care for nature. Vespertine Gardens invites locals to come together to share in gardening and the celebration of the natural world within city life.
This project was brought to life by West Alchemy Collective, who are a passionate group of Dandenong West residents, traders, and creatives. As a collective, the potential was recognised to reclaim vacant land and were inspired to transform it into a green urban sanctuary, as a place to belong.

Save the Date: Official Opening – November 2025. More details on the celebration to come!
Link to our socials for more deets:
https://www.facebook.com/.../Vespertine.../61560854369376/
https://www.instagram.com/vespertine.gardens/

This event is ticketed using ‘Pay as you Feel’ via Stickytickets, as the Gardens (or other venue) will continue to be open to the general public. Therefore, open-mic and feature presenters are asked to keep their works in the 'PG' range for this event.
Perc.U.lations is affiliated with Radio Laria and is committed to highlighting the voices of women and gender-diverse poets. At least 50% of all features throughout the year will be women; however, men are also encouraged to apply to this event, and the open mic is open to anyone.

Perc.U.lations, is taking place on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded, and we extend our respect to Indigenous elders past, present, and emerging.