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POEMENTAL

A night of poetry, science and performance.

Black Box Theatre, Science Gallery Melbourne, 700 Swanston St , (Grattan St Entrance), Carlton

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Thursday March 17 at 6pm


POEMENTAL will see poets, performers and scientists come together to celebrate and investigate these themes and provide an entertaining evening of words, images and movement.

The night will also feature an Open Mic section. Spontaneous or prepared poems are welcome. So come read us your best 2-minute poems. Spaces are limited and there are prizes to be won! Accepting video submissions for the open mic – watch this space for details.

Performers: Slam champion Ren Alessandra, Melbourne Spoken Word Prize winner Thabani Tshuma, drag king extraordinaire, Randy Roy and dancer, author and poet Sharon Zhang, performer Kristen Adriaan and Scientist, PhD student at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Kate Huckstep.

The gallery will also be open from 5-6 pm for visitors.