Poetry Salon

Poetry Salon 09 Oct REGISTER ABOUT THE SHOW Maria van Neerven, Mindy Gill, Jane Frank, Liam Ferney, Phil Brown, Eve Phillips, Cheryl Leavy. Ella Jeffery (MC) This show-stopping literary salon features poetry readings and performances from a dynamic line-up of local and national voices. Enjoy pure poetry in motion in the fine company of these award-winning wordsmiths. PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL ABOUT THE AUTHORS Maria van Neerven is a Mununjali poet from the Yugambeh nation living in Meanjin. Maria was the winner of the David Unaipon Award in 2023 and was a Next Chapter Fellow in 2024. Two Tongues is her first poetry collection. Mindy Gill is an award-winning poet and critic. She is Australian Book Review’s fifth Rising Star, and also writes essays and criticism for the Sydney Review of Books, Kill Your Darlings, Meanjin, and Griffith Review. Her poetry has most recently appeared in The Penguin Book of Indian Poets and the Saturday Paper. Mindy is a recipient of the Thomas Shapco