Perc.U.lations - Poetry and Spoken Word at Kafé on Hemmings

'Perc.U.lations' is a regular Poetry and Spoken Word event including an 'open mic' and a featured poet.

The event is held on the second Saturday of the month at 3pm. If you arrive early (from 2pm. onwards), you can join other poets to have a great conversation, enjoy the Kafé on Hemmings menu, and possibly write some words of your own, using prompts and ideas generated by Anke and our regular poets and spoken word artists, if you are so inspired.

The 'open mic' is available for as many poets as we can feasibly squeeze in before and after our feature (usually around 10 people), or as much poetry as we are happy to share, if our crowd is a little more intimate.

Perc.U.lations takes place about a 15-minute walk from either Dandenong or Yarraman train stations. There is also parking available behind the medical centre on the opposite corner to the cafe on the Wilma St and Hemmings intersection in Dandenong.

This event is ticketed using ‘Pay as you Feel’ via Eventbrite, as the Kafé will continue serving the general public as well as our audience. Open-mic and feature presenters are therefore asked to keep their works in the 'PG' range for this event for this reason.  The Eventbrite tickets are optional and can be accessed either by email, Facebook page or on the day via QR code.

Perc.U.lations is committed to highlighting the voices of women and gender-diverse poets. Our goal is a minimum of 50% or more of all features to be women throughout the year. 2024 is our second year.

Let us put the 'you' in the Kafé on Hemmings percolations sometime soon.