Upcoming Events
The Calanthe Poetry Spring Gala to celebrate the winners of the 2026 Calanthe Collective Prize for Unpublished Poetry is nearly here!
It will be held on Sunday 20 September, in a glorious Tamborine Mountain private garden setting, with a 2.00 PM start.
The day will include:
~ a celebration and reading of the winning entries in the 2026 competition
~ a tribute to the late David Malouf, who was a long-time supporter of this event
~ readings by the Calanthe Press poets
· Donation entry
· BYO chair or picnic rug and bring your favourite tipple
· Raffle
You must RSVP and book for this event to: calanthecollective@gmail.com
Address for the venue will be given on booking.
The next Calanthe Poetry POEMS ON THE PAGE poetry appreciation and discussion group will be on:
Saturday 12 September 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.