Indrani Perera

poet, publisher & mentor

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  • Slamtidote

    Slamtidote is a newish poetry gig bringing poetry and spoken word to Naarm. It's a collective that puts on a monthly gig, held in secret locations. Once you've booked your ticket (and there are free options) you have a pass to a fabulous night of poetry, art, food and music. I read my poem, Notes…

  • Phone-A-Poem

    I caught the train into town this morning for a flying visit to the Melbourne Writers Festival and to track down the phones scattered throughout the venues for the event. These are no ordinary phones. Not only are they totally retro with that rotary dial that would make you start the painstaking process of phoning…

  • Phone-A-Poem

    I'm beyond thrilled to have my poem, Far Flung Seeds, commissioned as part of the Red Room Poetry Phone-a-Poem project! And super excited to have it published, today, on World Poetry Day! The phones will be appearing at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival from 8-11 May 2025. If you can't make it to the festival you…