⚡VOLTA is co-presented monthly by Queensland Poetry and Brisbane Square Library, bringing you electric poetry, spoken word, and the unexpected.
VOLTA will be held on Friday 6 October 2023 and features June Perkins, Lesley Synge and Sarah Temporal. Volta will be held in-person in the Tiered Theatrette at the Brisbane Square Library, and online via Instagram Live.
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IN-PERSON
Volta will be held in-person in the Tiered Theatrette at the Brisbane Square Library.
BOOK YOUR FREE TICKET BELOW.
Accessibility: This venue is wheelchair accessible.
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ONLINE
Can’t make it to Volta? No need to book a ticket - simply tune into our Instagram Live from 6pm AEST.
Didn’t catch the performance or want to revisit it? All our live videos will be archived on our Instagram Profile.
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PERFORMERS/POETS
Dr June Perkins aka gumbootspearlz was born to a Mekeo mother and Australian father. Her work has been featured at Baha’i International Community, Story Factory, Red Room Poetry & several Anthologies for adults and children. Her two books are Illuminations and Magic Fish Dreaming. She is currently chair of QLD Writers MC team.
Lesley Synge was born under the Tropic of Capricorn. Her poetry collections are Mountains Belong to the People Who Love Them; Organic Sister; Signora Bella’s Grand Tour. A new collection is pending. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from University of Queensland. Also an awarded novelist and non-fiction writer, she works on Turrbal and Jagera land.
Sarah Temporal lives and works on Bundjalung lands: a poet, educator, and producer. She explores embodiment and storytelling in her debut collection ‘Tight Bindings’, forthcoming from Puncher and Wattmann. Sarah is a three-times finalist of the XYZ Prize for Excellence in Spoken-Word, with works published in Best of Australian Poems, Cordite, APJ and more.