Poetry: love it or loathe it, six daring voices debate its worth in a fierce, funny and unmissable night of literary sparring – during Poetry Month no less.
What does it really mean to hate poetry? Why do so many of us feel alienated by it – even as we reach for it in moments of joy, grief, crisis and change? Might poetry and the hatred of poetry in some ways be intertwined?
On the side arguing that the hatred of poetry is justified: Evelyn Araluen, Sez, Suren Jayemanne. On the side arguing that the hatred of poetry isn’t justified: Eloise Grills, PiO, Vidya Rajan. These six electrifying and impassioned debaters will spar over poetry’s place in contemporary life – and answer once and for all the age-old question most of us ask when faced with stanzas - what does all this even mean?
Hosted by David Quirk, with an opening reading by Isabella Eichler-Onus and a closing musical performance by Leah Senior.
Hours 
Date | Times |
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Thu 14 Aug |
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Location 
The Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St
Melbourne 3000
Price and bookings
From $19.50 to $29.50
Adult / general $29.50 |
Senior $19.50 |
Student / concession $19.50 |
Free for children under 2
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