Stories Behind the Stories
Join Slam Poet and Author, Manveen Kohli, on Saturday, the 17th of January for an evening of creative bliss with three incredible writers:
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Lisa Collyer
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Kaya Ortiz
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Tineke Van der Eecken.
This panel will explore a range of poetic themes, including, feminism, marginalisation, and migration. The evening will conclude with poetry performances from each poet, including Manveen Kohli.
Her Body is a Story: Poetic Conversation
Women's bodies have long been considered as public spaces where expressions of their femininity are often scrutinised and policed.
Join poets Bron Bateman and Lisa Collyer as they speak to the triumphs and tribulations of women's bodies in both private and public spaces.
Bron is a queer poet, editor, playwright and educator who has four published poetry collections including Blue Wren (2022) and Love Like This Isn't Harmless ( 2025)
Lisa is the author of two poetry collections, How to Order Eggs Sunny Side Up ( 2023), the latest is Gold Digger (2025)
Both have poems in the anthology Women of a Certain Courage recently published by Fremantle Press, edited by Bron.
Be prepared to e dazzled by their honest and authentic poetry.
When
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Tuesday 9 December 2025
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Ekphrastic Poetry Writing
Warm your hands with tea, then let your words flow. After a tea ceremony and live guzheng music, poet Lisa Collyer will guide you through a writing session inspired by Lanterns of the Terracotta Army, a glowing installation by artist Xia Nan.
Ages 18+ only.
Saturday, 6th of December 2pm
Climate Poetics at Bundanon Art Museum
Sunday 12 October 2025
10am-12pmJoin poet, horticulturalist and educator Lisa Collyer for an eco-poetry workshop that encourages healing in the face of climate grief.
Express your feelings about the loss of ecological habitat, eco-anxiety and climate change through poetry. Guided by author and Bundanon Artist in Residence Lisa Collyer, participants will engage with the Five Stages of Grief in a natural, outdoor setting. The workshop will be followed by a poetry reading.
Please bring your own notebook, paper, and pen. The Art Museum is closed 6 October – 21 November and will not be accessible on the day of this event.
Pink Collar Breadwinner - Poetry & Discussion around Women's Work
By City of Wanneroo Libraries
In conversation with Lisa Collyer reading from her second poetry collection, Gold Digger!
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre
3 Rocca Way Wanneroo, WA 6065
Gold Digger challenges the enduring myths of domesticity by portraying women as breadwinners, unearthing the realities of labour, aspiration, and social mobility. Collyer deftly reveals how women’s work—often overlooked or undervalued—has always been present, from the kitchen to the corridors of power. Motifs of unfair play and erasure echo
throughout, reaching even the highest tiers of government, including Parliament House.
The collection features ‘The Grape Picker[s]’, shortlisted for the Gwen
Harwood Poetry Prize (2025).
Lisa Collyer is an author in Boorloo (Perth). She is the author of two poetry collections, Gold Digger (2025) and How To Order Eggs Sunny Side Up (2023) (short-listed for The Dorothy Hewett Award): both published with Life Before Man Books. Her personal essay, Prolonged Exposure is published in the anthology, Women of a Certain Courage (2025) with Fremantle Press. Her poem, ‘The Grape Pickers’ was short-listed for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (2025). She was a recent artist in residence at Bundanon Art Museum (2025) where she created new work on climate grief.
Copies of Gold Digger will be sale on the night and light refreshments provided.
Target audience: Adults
FREE: bookings essential
Perth Book Launch
Tuesday, October 28 · 6 - 9pm AWST
Astral Weeks Bar
66 Roe Street #Shop 12/60 Northbridge, WA 6003 (Chinatown behind the food court and opposite Hawkers Hut)
Join Lisa Collyer to celebrate the release of Gold Digger; launched by Bron Bateman & Scott-Patrick Mitchell, plus Alan Fyfe & Kerry Greer.
Gold Digger challenges the enduring myths of domesticity by portraying women as breadwinners, unearthing the realities of labour, aspiration, and social mobility. Collyer deftly reveals how women’s work—often overlooked or undervalued—has always been present, from the kitchen to the corridors of power. Motifs of unfair play and erasure echo throughout, reaching even the highest tiers of government, including Parliament House.
The collection features ‘The Grape Picker[s]’, shortlisted for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (2025).
$29.99inc. GST
Join us in the groovy ambience of Astral Weeks Bar as Gold Digger is co-launched by Dr Bron Bateman and Scott-Patrick Mitchell. Alan Fyfe will be hosting the evening and there will be poetry readings from Kerry Greer.
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