The Gala | Perth Poetry Festival 2026
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� **THE GALA | PERTH POETRY FESTIVAL 2026**
**Ear to the Ground**
The Gala is where it all happens: poets, performers, audiences and ideas.
Come keep your **Ear to the Ground** as voices from Perth, regional WA and across Australia take over Perth Town Hall for the beating heart of Perth Poetry Festival 2026.
� **Thursday 27 August 2026**
� **Doors open 6.00 pm**
� **6.30–9.00 pm**
� **Perth Town Hall, 601 Hay Street, Perth**
� **$30 General / $25 WA Poets Inc. Members**
� **KEYNOTE**
2026 Festival Patron **Cyndy Moody**
� **WELCOME TO COUNTRY**
Wadjak-Balardong Noongar Elder **Emeritus Professor Simon Forrest** and Wadjak-Balardong Noongar language teacher **Dylan Collard**
� **OPENING PERFORMANCE**
**Miranda Aitken**
� **NATIONAL GUESTS**
Emilie Collyer
Alex Creece
Oormila Prahlad
Ender Başkan
� **WESTERN AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL POETS**
Reneé Pettitt-Schipp
Giles Watson
� **PERTH POETS**
Jack Collard
Coral Carter
Luisa Mitchell
Patrick McCarthy
Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
� Plus a special featurette by the **Shadow Walk Poet Troupe**
� **Hosted by Lakshmi Kanchi & Manveen Kohli**
� **FOOD & DRINK**
The Gala is BYO-friendly, including alcohol. Please bring your own glasses if supplying your own drinks.
A grazing table and light nibbles are included with your ticket, with complimentary tea and coffee available. You are also welcome to bring light snacks, but please leave the full meals at home.
� **Dress code:** Come as you are, or come festival fabulous.
� Books by Festival poets will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of our official Festival bookseller, **Rabble Books & Games**.
� Perth Town Hall is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have specific access needs.
We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are operating on, the Whadjuk people, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders past and present.
**This is the beating heart of the Festival. Come listen, connect and celebrate with us.**
� **Book your place now. The poetry is waiting.**
#PerthPoetryFestival #PPF2026 #EarToTheGround #PerthPoetry #WAPoets #AustralianPoetry #SpokenWord #PerthEvents #PoetryEvent
**Ear to the Ground**
The Gala is where it all happens: poets, performers, audiences and ideas.
Come keep your **Ear to the Ground** as voices from Perth, regional WA and across Australia take over Perth Town Hall for the beating heart of Perth Poetry Festival 2026.
� **Thursday 27 August 2026**
� **Doors open 6.00 pm**
� **6.30–9.00 pm**
� **Perth Town Hall, 601 Hay Street, Perth**
� **$30 General / $25 WA Poets Inc. Members**
� **KEYNOTE**
2026 Festival Patron **Cyndy Moody**
� **WELCOME TO COUNTRY**
Wadjak-Balardong Noongar Elder **Emeritus Professor Simon Forrest** and Wadjak-Balardong Noongar language teacher **Dylan Collard**
� **OPENING PERFORMANCE**
**Miranda Aitken**
� **NATIONAL GUESTS**
Emilie Collyer
Alex Creece
Oormila Prahlad
Ender Başkan
� **WESTERN AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL POETS**
Reneé Pettitt-Schipp
Giles Watson
� **PERTH POETS**
Jack Collard
Coral Carter
Luisa Mitchell
Patrick McCarthy
Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
� Plus a special featurette by the **Shadow Walk Poet Troupe**
� **Hosted by Lakshmi Kanchi & Manveen Kohli**
� **FOOD & DRINK**
The Gala is BYO-friendly, including alcohol. Please bring your own glasses if supplying your own drinks.
A grazing table and light nibbles are included with your ticket, with complimentary tea and coffee available. You are also welcome to bring light snacks, but please leave the full meals at home.
� **Dress code:** Come as you are, or come festival fabulous.
� Books by Festival poets will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of our official Festival bookseller, **Rabble Books & Games**.
� Perth Town Hall is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have specific access needs.
We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are operating on, the Whadjuk people, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders past and present.
**This is the beating heart of the Festival. Come listen, connect and celebrate with us.**
� **Book your place now. The poetry is waiting.**
#PerthPoetryFestival #PPF2026 #EarToTheGround #PerthPoetry #WAPoets #AustralianPoetry #SpokenWord #PerthEvents #PoetryEvent
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601 Hay St, Perth WA 6000, Australia, 601 Hay St, Perth WA 6000, Australia, Perth
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