Adelaide City Library poet-in-residence

Micropoetry Workshops with Adelaide City Library Poet-In-Residence, Kathryn Reece

Sunday, 29 June 2025
1:00pm – 3:00pm

Thursday, 3 July 2025
1:00pm – 3:00pm

Saturday, 12 July 2025
10:30am – 12:30pm

Adelaide City Library
3 Rundle Place, 77-91 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000

Sessions are FREE but BOOKINGS REQUIRED.
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You don’t want to miss out on this chance to explore short form poetry at these FREE workshops, delivered as part of Kathryn Reese’s poetry residency at Adelaide City Libraries!

Your world in one breath. Join local poet Kathryn Reese for these generative poetry workshops. Kathryn will introduce short forms such as haiku, … ... Read more ...

Soulful Home with City Library Poet in Residence Tikari Rigney

We are excited to announce the first Adelaide City Library Poet In Residence for 2024. Tikari Rigney is a non-binary Kaurna, Narungga and Ngarrindjeri visual artist, curator and poet. Working in a range of mediums from performance, illustration sculpture to writing. Their practice references their queer bodily experience, Aboriginality and the complexities of human connection.

“This residency is in response to environment, displacement, the feeling of home or lack thereof in your own body, with people around you, places and spaces. In response to what is going on in the world and in my own little world. The exhale of … ... Read more ...

Poet in Residence – Unexpected Poetry Application

Presented by Poet in Residence – Carissa Fischer (they/them) 

City Library
Level 3 Rundle Place, 77-91 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000

This is a free event but you need to book your place:

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Are you tired of what poetry “should” look like? Bored of reading works from another T.S Elliot wannabe? Does the slam scene from 21 Jump Street hit a little too close to home? Look, poetry is a subject that we all study and then forget in school, but that’s because we’re only taught one version. Poetry goes beyond this … ... Read more ...

Feast Festival – City Library Poet-In-Residence applications now closed

Spoken Word SA, Adelaide City Library & Feast Festival‘s Poet-In-Residence program encourages poets to step out of comfort zones, engage the public, and create collaborative new work. Through free bespoke workshops curated by the Poet-In-Residence, the poet will connect with the community, enriching both residents and the city’s cultural life; leaving a lasting impact on Adelaide’s literary landscape.

A 16 hour Residency will take place during November at the City Library, Rundle Place, Adelaide (Level 3, entry off Francis St). Before applying, we encourage you to explore the space and facilities and see what our other … ... Read more ...

Adelaide City Library Poet in Residence – Pam Makin presents “Shakespeare’s Monkeys”

Adelaide City Library
Level 3 Rundle Place, Adelaide, SA 5000

The Adelaide City Libraries long running Poet in Residence program is something we are proud to facilitate. Our first Poet in Residence for 2023 is Pam Makin, presenting Shakespeare’s Monkeys.

It is said that, given an infinite amount of time, a monkey with a typewriter would eventually write Shakespeare’s complete works. One poet with the resources of the Adelaide City Library should be able to produce a few original sonnets! What might the Bard have thought of a sonnet in a pocket-sized zine? I think he would have approved.… ... Read more ...

Poet-in-Residence

The SWSA Poet-in-Residence program has been running since 2014, offering poets a chance to explore their work in the settings of the Adelaide City Library, using their facilities including digital archives, media lab, audio and visual facilities and more. From exploring the history of Polish immigrants in the city to lost-and-found objects and Ekphrasis (look it up, we did!), this residency gives poets a chance to step out of their comfort zone, engage the public and, most importantly, create new work.

The Poet-in-Residence works from a studio space provided within the library, and additionally create at least one opportunity … ... Read more ...

Adelaide City Library Poet in Residence – Jeremy Pogonay

A small word means a million things. Spend time in this month long workshop with Poet-in-Residence Jeremy Pogany to explore poetry through different mediums and learn how to create an ongoing, sustainable artistic practice that you can keep for many years to come.  

The program comprises four sessions through June and July, all the at
City Library
Level 3, Rundle Place, Rundle Mall
Adelaide SA 5000

Jeremy Pogany is a multimedia artist that combines poetry and video and is currently based in Adelaide, South Australia. In the short time, he has been a poet he has fostered a small online … ... Read more ...

Application deadline extended for City Library Poet in Residence

If you haven’t applied yet, you have until 6:00pm Sunday 13th February 2022 to get your proposal in for this fabulous program at the City Library, Rundle Place, Adelaide. The residency will now be in April / May.

The Poet in Residence will be given 16 hours over their allocated month to work from a studio space provided within the library, and will additionally create at least one opportunity to present or perform their work. Chosen participants will be paid for their involvement. 

All ideas and applications are welcome. Poetry might be written, spoken, and/or expressed in another form. … ... Read more ...