Mudgee Poetry Circle

25/05/2026

🔥 BIG NEWS, MUDGEE POETS 🔥

We’re changing up the prize for the next Mudgee Poetry Slam…

🎤 Slam entry is now $5 cash
🏆 WINNER TAKES THE POT

That means:
More poets = bigger prize money 👀

So bring your friends, bring your rivals, bring the poet who’s been saying “I might do it someday.”

✨ Open mic is still completely FREE to enter
💵 Slam poets: please bring $5 CASH for sign up

📍 Mudgee Golf Club
📅 Wednesday 10th June
⏰ 7PM start
📝 Poet sign-up from 6:30PM

Whether you’re performing or just coming to cheer people on, we’d love to see you there ❤️

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25/05/2026

We have two exciting events coming to The Globe Hotel this June… ✍️🎤

First up —

RYLSTONE GLOBE POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP
Thursday 4th June

Ever thought about trying poetry but your brain immediately goes:

“Slam... poetry.Yelling! Angry!Waving my hands a LOT!Specific point of view on THINGS!”

LOUD NOISES.
(21 Jump Street energy)

Then this is for you.

Join local slam competitor and writing teacher Hanna May for a relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop helping you write something for our upcoming Poetry Slam & Open Mic Night.

You’ll learn:
• How to write poetry that sounds good out loud
• How to survive reading in front of actual humans
• How to make people laugh, gasp, or quietly rethink their existence

No experience needed.
No pressure.
No berets required.

From 6:30pm
$10 per person or donation

AND THEN…

RYLSTONE GLOBE POETRY SLAM & OPEN MIC NIGHT
Thursday 18th June

Ready to battle using only metaphors and dramatic pauses?

OPEN MIC
Read a favourite poem, test new writing or share your own work with a supportive crowd.

POETRY SLAM
• Original poems only
• 2 minute time limit
• Audience judged using Australian Poetry Slam rules
• Winner receives a $100 Globe voucher and temporary poetic immortality

No props.
No costumes.
No interpretive dance.
No harmonica solos.

Poet sign-ups from 6:00pm
Kicks off at 6.30pm

All ages welcome — however performances may contain adult themes, existential crises and emotionally devastating metaphors.

Whether you’re a seasoned poet or someone with suspiciously emotional Notes app entries… get involved.

16/05/2026

Come along on Monday from 12:30pm to Mid-Western Regional Council Library Mudgee, to workshop Myanmar's long culture of poetry and protest.
As Khet Thi wrote: ‘They shoot in the head, but they don't know the revolution dwells in the heart’.

21/04/2026

After his first visit to the Poetry Circle yesterday our newest (and youngest) member was feeling inspired. Humphrey, though a little shy on the day, was excited to attend his first poetry event. He wrote his first ever poem this morning.

14/04/2026

Join us this Monday 23rd April for the Poetry Circle workshop on Lyric Poetry. 12.30 at Mudgee Library

07/04/2026

17/03/2026

A short poem created during our last Poetry Circle.

14/03/2026

Come to a poetry workshop about Keats this Monday at 12:30pm at Mudgee Library. We'll learn about Keats short life and be inspired to write by his poems.

13/02/2026

Come along to our first workshop of 2026 this Monday, 16th February. We'll be working on irony in poetry. What is it, and how can it deepen meaning in our poems. This year we're running our workshops from 12:30pm to 2:00pm - so if you're at a loose end during your lunch break, pop in and do something creative. We'd love to see you. 🙂

03/02/2026

Hi All,

Welcome to another year of Mudgee Poetry Circle workshops. This year workshops will be held between 12:30pm and 2:00pm on the third Monday of each month at Mudgee https://www.facebook.com/MudgeeLibrary. Everyone is welcome. Check out our event page to see what we'll be workshopping each month, and don't forget to book your attendance via https://www.facebook.com/MudgeeLibrary.
Our first workshop is on 16 February. Look forward to seeing you all there.