Upcoming Events
David Terelinck’s second free verse collection, published by Calanthe Press, will be launched on Tamborine Mountain on 15 November 2026 at 2:30pm.
‘The Book of Souls’ will be launched by Brent Cantwell, a New Zealand-born poet who writes, teaches and lives with his family in the hinterland of Queensland’s Gold Coast. His work has been published in Australian Poetry Journal, Poetry NZ, Landfall, Jacaranda Journal, Westerly Magazine, and Takahe. His first poetry collection, ‘tether’, was published by Recent Work Press in October 2023.
‘The Book of Souls’ brings us poems that travel from the wreckage of a fractured world through the quieter terrains of grief and illness, and then into unguarded eros (Jane Frank).
Honest, compassionate and fair-minded, David Terelinck pens poetry with darkness and light with an even-hand (Kathy Kituai).
A profound humanist, David crafts stories that even in their darkest moments are tender and not without humour. A confessional poet in the best sense, the result is poetry honest, courageous, and open (Damen O’Brien).
RSVP to Janene Gardner at Under the Greenwood Tree: janenegardner@gmail.com
The next Calanthe Poetry POEMS ON THE PAGE poetry appreciation and discussion group will be on:
Saturday 10 October 2026 at 2pm
Creative Arts Centre, Wongawallan Rd, Tamborine Mountain.
This is a poetry appreciation and discussion group where we meet for around 2 hours to share and discuss as many published poems as time allows in a friendly and respectful manner.
Bring along a published poem or two (not your own, as this is not a writing or work-in-progress workshop) for general discussion, an enquiring mind, and a general love of poetry. Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information, or to RSVP, contact Poems on the Page convener Wendy Morgan via email: wendyrmorgan@outlook.com
Poets@Yuulong (Maddy Dale)
6:00pm arrival for 6:30pm start
Private home, outdoors, Tamborine Mountain
Address supplied upon booking
Wet weather alternative will be notified (if appropriate)
Entry by donation at gate
Bookings essential, book at calanthecollective@gmail.com (enquiries Geoff Cartwright, 0416 217 005)
BYO drinks, glasses and snacks (no catering available)
Ideally, bring a folding chair or a picnic rug
Maddy’s feeling for the natural world is palpable in every word she writes, which hit their target so well. Moving, surprising and very accessible, her poetry is both haunting and everyday in its themes and style. Now Brisbane-based, Maddy spent her formative years on Tamborine Mountain. She holds First Class Honors and a Masters of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, where she also tutors in creative writing. Her poetry manuscript Eleven Portraits of Drowning has been shortlisted from the Dorothy Hewett Award and the Thomas Shapcott Award.
Poets' Morning (Alice MacKinnon)
Where: Centre for Regenerative Arts, 6-8 Knoll Rd, Tamborine Mountain
Price: Entry by donation at door
Bookings essential, book at: https://events.humanitix.com/poets-morning (enquiries Geoff Cartwright, 0416 217 005)
BYO coffee and brunch (no catering facilities available)
Compere: Margy Rose
Music: Bella Acapella and others
A surfer, diver and bushwalker, Beechmont resident Alice Iona MacKinnon (aka Sally MacKinnon) has been crafting poetry that tells stories: of landscape, the body, tragedy, trauma, hope. As Guest Poet she’ll take us on a journey through her recent work. Blackboard poets are encouraged to choose poems loosely relating to Alice’s overall themes.
Part of a weekend-long event ‘In Consideration of Trees’, showcasing the visual artwork of Bronwyn Davies.