Welcome to MPU online - We're 41 years old!

It's been a heck of year and we have lots more to come over the next five months. The MPU International Poetry Competition is opening soon (stay tuned), we're heading to Castlemaine for a gig in a couple of weeks, we have wonderful features and exciting adventures in publishing and entertainment. We're still here! There are many updates coming on the website and we'll try to get the website in crack shape and keep it that way.
(Aug 11, 2018)

2018 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Comp
NOW OPEN

The MPU IPC is coming back with cash prizes and a great new judge, Joel Deane. Keep your eyes on the comp page HERE for all the details of dates, prizes, sponsors. Find out how to enter and you're one step closer to winning!

Melbourne Poets Union Annual Multilingual Poetry Reading
@ Saint Charlie, October 25th

Click HERE for all details of our annual multilingual reading at Saint Charlie in Fitzroy, featuring Ashima Shukla, Ela Fornalska and more... Plus limited open mic.

We have Youtube!

MPU Outside Melbourne -
Castlemaine, August 25th


​This being the time of year that you're getting your MPU annual comp submissions together, we think it's also a nice time to showcase our 2018 judge Joel Deane, and also our dear friend and fellow committee member Dorothy Poulopoulos. Come along to the Wesley Anne on September 25th and click HERE for more details.

Kevin Brophy Workshop
Saturday, November 3rd

Poets, we like to learn, and keep learning. And one of our finest teachers is Kevin Brophy. Kevin has a long history as a poet and educator, and is widely respected in both fields.
Click HERE to find all the details on our next workshop at the Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre.

A small part of a bigger story

Melbourne Poets Union has been operating since 1977. In those 41 years we have seen many changes to the Australian arts landscape. We keep striving to put poets in clear view of modern Australia with events, competitions, print and online publications and all manner of opportunities.

Click HERE for more MPU history.

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