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Dominic Symes - The Poetics of Pop - Writers Workshop

As part of Victorian Youth Fest

Presented in partnership with the Emerging Writers' Festival, one of Australia's most respected literary festivals, dedicated to developing, nurturing and promoting new writing talent.

Could doom scrolling really help you to write your next poem?

Is your next literary masterpiece hiding behind a pop divas' lyric?

How many labubus does it take to heal a heartbreak?

Join award-winning poet Dom Symes as he shows you how to turn pop culture trash into poetry in this workshop for the chronically online.

About the presenter:

Dominic Symes lives quietly in naarm/Melbourne. He writes poems, some of which have, over the last few years, been published in Australian journals and anthologies—including Overland, Cordite and Best of Australian Poems. His debut collection ‘I saw the best memes of my generation’ (Recent Work Press) was highly commended in the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards—Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. In 2025 he was shortlisted for the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize and in 2026 longlisted for the Peter Porter Poetry Prize. His second book 'Songs of Love & Hate Speech' is out now through the Rabbit Poets Series.

Tickets:

Pay What You Wish (free), however bookings are required.

This event is part of the Victorian Youth Fest.  Presented in partnership with the Emerging Writers Festival.

If you need any assistance in order to participate in this event, please contact events@grlc.vic.gov.au at least two weeks prior to the event date.

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