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*IN-PERSON* Poetry Alive to Its Time

In partnership with Queenscliffe Literary Festival

When nothing else makes sense, listen to the poets. Maria Takolander (Trigger Warning) and Lisa Gorton (Empirical) in conversation with Sarah L'Estrange

Lisa Gorton lives in Melbourne and writes poetry, essays and fiction. She was awarded the John Donne Society Award for Distinguished Publication in Donne Studies. Her awards include the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal, the Victorian Premier’s Prize for Poetry, the Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize, the NSW Premier’s People’s Choice Award for Fiction, and the Prime Minister’s Prize for Fiction. Her two most recent publications are the novel The Life of Houses and a poetry collection, Empirical.

Maria Takolander is a prize-winning fiction writer and poet. Her most recent book of poems, Trigger Warning, won the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. Her short-story collection, The Double, was a finalist in the Melbourne Prize for Literature in 2015. Her words can also be found in bronze plaques in the Geelong CBD and at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

Sarah L’Estrange has over a decade of experience in arts and literature broadcasting at RN. She was a producer on RN's Books and Arts and most recently on The Book Show. She has made features for The History Listen and Hindsight and produced and presented the series, Animal People on Radio National.

Please Note: The event will be held at Point Lonsdale Primary School Hall, which is located directly across the road from Point Lonsdale Primary School.

Tickets $25/ Concession $18 and bookings are essential.