WA Poets - Perth Poetry Festival

Peter Jeffery OAM Celebration of Life On behalf of Peter’s wife, Julie, and Peter’s family, we are sharing details of Peter Jeffery’s Celebration of Life. Thursday 2 July 2026, 1:30pm to 4:30pm Mount Lawley Bowling Club Cnr Storthes and Rookwood Street, Mount Lawley All are welcome: family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, past students, and all whose lives Peter touched. There will be a short reflection during the afternoon, with an opportunity to share memories. Please RSVP via the Humanitix link (in bio) so the family can plan for catering. Seen in the first pic is Peter at Perth Poetry Club, one of his favourite gigs, in The Moon Café during a special edition for Perth Poetry Festival 2022 listening, as so many of us remember him, with quiet attentiveness, generosity, and care.

Hey hey hey! SAVE THE DATE! PERTH POETRY FESTIVAL is back this August. Big voices. Big moments. In the big state. From down under, the poetry is rising. We have our EAR TO THE GROUND! 📍 27–30 August 🔥 Program in the works! 🧐 Keep a tab on our socials and at perthpoetryfestival.com 🫶Help make it happen. Donate to your festival on ACF: <LINK IN BIO> #PerthPoetryFestival #PerthPoetryFestival2026 #PPF2026 #WAPoets #WAPoetry #PerthPoetry #PoetryFestival #PerthArts #PerthEvents #PerthCulture #AustralianPoetry #SpokenWord #PoetryCommunity #SupportTheArts #ArtsWA #CityOfPerth

🌿 ANZAC Day — 25 April 2026 🌿 Today we share a poem by our beloved Peter Jeffery, one of Western Australia's finest poets, who passed away recently. In his last book, A General Much Tired of War, Peter gave voice to quiet human truth inside the grand machinery of war: the aching longing to come home. On this ANZAC Day, we remember all who served and all who were lost. We grieve the wars that should have ended and the ones that never should have begun. —— "I ride no more in the chalk white dust, I ride in stars and meteors shower my way." — Peter Jeffery OAM, A General Much Tired of War

💘 Let love be your muse 💘 Submit your love-themed poems to Poetry d’Amour 2026 for a chance to win generous prizes and be published in the official anthology. All kinds of love are welcome! 🗓️ Deadline: Midnight, 31 May 2026 🏆 Prizes: First Prize $500, Runner-up $300 🆚 Places: 1 winner, 1 runner-up, 2 highly commended, 2 commended 🔗 Submit: wapoets.submittable.com/submit #PoetryDAmour #PoetryCompetition #PoetryContest #LovePoetry #LovePoems #SubmitYourPoem #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfInstagram #WritersOfInstagram #AustralianPoetry #PerthPoetry #WAPoets

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Perth poetry stalwart Peter Jeffery last Tuesday. Peter was a much-loved and deeply respected presence in the Western Australian poetry community for many years. He was a dedicated WA Poets Inc committee member, a familiar and valued fixture at Perth Poetry Festival, and a generous mentor to so many poets. His contribution to poetry and the wider arts was immense, through his writing, editing, broadcasting, community work, and his unwavering support of others. Peter gave a great deal to this community, and his warmth, intelligence, encouragement and presence will be deeply missed. As will his unforgettable voice full of poetry, which seemed to arrive ahead of him, filled the room with poetry, and lingered in the air long after the poem was over. We hold Julie, Peter’s family, and all who loved him in our thoughts at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held in June, with details to be shared closer to the time. Vale Peter Jeffery. With affection, gratitude and respect. . . . . Image: Peter Jefferey at Perth Poetry Club, part of at Perth Poetry Festival 2022. We acknowledge Deanne Leber for sharing this news.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Woman Scream 2026!! ❤️‍🔥 What a powerful afternoon of poetry, performance, and community. Many thanks to our incredible host, Manveen Kaur Kohli @uncensored.poet for guiding us through an unforgettable event. Thank you @themooncafe for providing a space for this event, and to all the sponsors and donators 🫶 To our phenomenal poets—Miriam Wei Wei Lo @miriamweiweilo , Abigail Sherratt @absherratt_x , Sari Bennett @saribennett_poetry , Jane Hammond @janaslamwitch , Jo Giles @jogiles14 , Joni Boyd @checkout_chick463 , and Ana Brawls @ana_brawls —your words resonated deeply, and your courage moved us all. Most importantly, thank you for supporting the Starick Foundation and their vital work helping women and children escaping family and domestic violence. 💜 You can still donate to this incredible cause!🔗shorturl.at/ULDg0 (Link in bio) Let’s keep the momentum going—keep speaking, keep supporting, and keep making noise for change. 🗣️💥 #WomanScream2026 #SupportSurvivors #PoetryForACause #EndDomesticViolence #EmpowerWomen @womanscream

CLOSING SOON! EOIs for Perth Poetry Festival 2026 are open till Tuesday 31 March 2026 (11:59pm AWST). This year’s theme is Ear to the Ground. We’re calling in poetry-led performances and workshops that can hold a room, move a crowd, and bring people in close. Page, stage, hybrid, cross-arts, participatory. If you can make it sing to life, send it through. Apply now: perthpoetryfestival.com

This is The Ros: WA's biggest preeminent Poetry Prize. Unlock your poetic palette and paint the canvas of words. The 2026 Ros Spencer Poetry Prize awaits your brushstrokes. Submit original, unpublished poems of up to 60 lines. This is your chance to be published in the Brushstrokes VII Anthology. Thanks to our patron, this contest also has the highest pool of cash prizes to be won in WA: First:$1,001; Second:$499 A tribute to the beautiful Ros Spencer's passion for poetry, made possible by her loving husband Geoff. Reveal your verse. Lend your voice. Poeticise these brushstrokes. Close midnight Sunday 7th June. Visit wapoets.submittable.com

We hear you! DEADLINE EXTENDED! EOIs for Perth Poetry Festival 2026 are open till Tuesday 31 March 2026 (11:59pm AWST). This year’s theme is Ear to the Ground. We’re calling in poetry-led performances and workshops that can hold a room, move a crowd, and bring people in close. Page, stage, hybrid, cross-arts, participatory. If you can make it sing to life, send it through. Apply now: perthpoetryfestival.com

💘 Let love be your muse 💘 Submit your love-themed poems to Poetry d’Amour 2026 for a chance to win generous prizes and be published in the official anthology. All kinds of love are welcome! 🗓️ Deadline: Midnight, 31 May 2026 🏆 Prizes: First Prize $500, Runner-up $300 🆚 Places: 1 winner, 1 runner-up, 2 highly commended, 2 commended 🔗 Submit: wapoets.submittable.com/submit #PoetrydAmour #LovePoetry #PoetrySubmission #WAPoets

Your turn to be on stage next week @theblueroomtheatre Unfiltered: Words from the Heart to The Stage! 💖✍️📚🎤 Join our intimate poetry circle & writing workshop led by Wellness Poet @melissa.domiati.poetry & Eco Poet Lakshmi Kanchi aka @soulreserve exploring motherhood, life's twists, and mental health journeys – a safe place where vulnerability meets voice supported by @wapoets Sunday, 22 March 4-6pm. - 1-hour writing workshop - Open mic sharing on stage (optional) - Connect with fellow poets Entry ~ $25 Part of Red Ticket event (7-18 April) @allbitenobarkcuration Performances & support provided by local @WApoetsinc to help you connect, create and gain the confidence to perform your poem on stage at The Blue Room theatre. Limited spaces to keep this as an intimate workshop - all very welcome! Booking via humantix - link in comments ✨️💖✍️📚🎤💖#poetryworkshop #wellnesspoetry #mentalhealth

CLOSING SOON! Have you submitted your Expression of Interest to be a part of the 2026 Perth Poetry Festival? This year’s theme is Ear to the Ground. We’re calling in poets, performances and workshops that can hold a room, move a crowd, and bring people in close. Page, stage, hybrid, cross-arts, participatory. If it’s poetry-led and you can make it sing to life, send it through. Apply now: perthpoetryfestival.com EOIs close Sunday 15 March 2026, 11:59pm AWST.