Melbourne Poets Union

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

**NEWS**

Our thanks to 2018 International Poetry Competition judge Joel Deane for his superb work and congratulations to our winners and commended poets.

First: Brett Dionysius (Qld) “My Father on a Horse, Date Unknown”
Second: Ross Gillett (VIC) “Paling Fence”
Third: Philip Neilson (Qld) “Genetics"

Martin Downey, Urban Realist Award
Rob Wallis, (VIC) "The Hours Alone "

For the full list of winning and commended poems click HERE

(as typed: Dec. 3rd, 2018)

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MPU Christmas + End of Year Party
@The Night Heron, Footscray
Sunday December 9th

Yes it's that time of the year again where we gather our friends, loved ones and colleagues together to celebrate another fine year of poetry. Click HERE for all the details.

RECENT EVENTS

2018 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Comp
AWARDS NIGHT
November 30th, 6pm

Now that you know who's on the shortlist (see above), come and find out who will win when our fantastic 2018 IPC judge Joel Deane makes the announcements at Collected Works Bookshop on November 30th, from 6pm. Click HERE for all the details.

MPU Chapbooks - currently updating pages

We are currently getting our chapbook author pages up to date, so keep checking back to make sure you have all the MPU titles in your collection. It'll take a little while but we'll get there (there are quite a lot of books y'know). Elizabeth Beaton's book can be found right HERE.

Next Chapbook launch
Lyn Chatham's Artisan December 1st, 3pm
@ Eastern Hub, Geelong

Lyn's book will be launched by John Bartlett with an introduction by editor Julie McLean.

Eastern Hub is located at 285a McKillop St, East Geelong.

Click HERE for launch details and relevant bios

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.