Radio Laria Poetry with Panda Wong and Lisa McLean
Schedule
Thu Jun 18 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC+10:00Location
Library Portal, (opposite no. 11) Hawthorn Rd, Northcote VIC 3070, Australia | Northcote, VI
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Radio Laria is returning to challenge, energise and inspire you with features Panda Wong and Lisa McLean. Panda is poet and editor whose works explores solastalgia, ecological decline and entanglements (both human and non-human). Lisa is a resilient thinker whose metamorphosing writing confronts our contemporary reality. We also have a friendly open mic with ten, five-minute spots. Tickets are $10 (full), $5 (concession) or you can pay extra to help support the poets and our venue Library Portal.Doors open 7pm and the live poetry kicks off at 07:30.
Everyone is welcome to share on the open mic, sign up on the night and arriving early is recommended for sign up. The audience is very supportive, and we welcome new readers. Men are welcome to share on the open mic, but please be mindful that this is a night to promote women and women-identifying poets, and we ask that you behave respectfully. If you have another form of art, writing or storytelling that could be shared in five minutes, then we’d love to hear it!
Library Portal is a grassroots community centre run by volunteers for passionate readers and art groups. You can help yourselves to free tea and coffee, but there is no licensed bar. We are allowed to BYO drink/food as long as we are mindful that it is not a party space. This space is also right next to an apartment block, so we need to please leave quietly at the end of the night.
Location: Library Portal is opposite no. 11 Hawthorn Road at the back of a large, brick orthodox church. It is easiest to find from Hawthorn Road rather than approaching the church from the front. If you approach from opposite no. 11, there is a gateway in the fence (which is a little hard to see in the dark until you are right opposite no. 11). Once you have entered this fence gap, you will walk up a driveway with apartments on your left and then cross a green lawn. You will then see some hills host washing lines to your right and the doorway to Library Portal is to the left of those up a ramp.
Accessibility: Front entrance and performance space are wheelchair accessible.
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