Suitable for anyone aged 16+ who is enthusiastic about storytelling, these workshops (held via Zoom) embrace a playful approach to writing poetry. Selected participant poems will be curated and displayed in the Beaufort Street Lightbox Gallery.

Pre-registrations are REQUIRED via: www.maddiegodfrey.com/poeticproximity

About Maddie:
Maddie Godfrey is a writer, educator, editor and the 2020 Kat Muscat Fellow. They live on Whadjuk Noongar land with a rescue cat named Sylvia.

At 25, they have performed poetry at The Sydney Opera House, The Royal Albert Hall, TedXWomen, St Paul’s Cathedral and Glastonbury Festival (2017). Their debut collection ‘How To Be Held’ (Burning Eye Books, 2018) is a manifesto to tenderness. In late 2020, Maddie was awarded a writer-in-residence position by The National Trust of Western Australia.

Currently Maddie is completing a PhD on girlhood, teaching creative writing and drinking soy cappuccinos.

Proudly supported by the City of Vincent’s Covid Arts Relief Grants. Graphic design by Luca Brignoli @quiet.lab