Silver Words

07/09/2026

A night filled with a lot of energy, joy and 20 FANTASTIC POETS.

The first place winner moving on to the Tasmanian State Final on 19th September - Joe Williams!

Photos by Alice Checkers at the APS Hobart Heat this past Thursday.

Hope & Anchor Hobart
Tasmanian Poetry Festival

31/08/2026

Here's Arantza Garcia, winning the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam National Final at Sydney Opera House. Coud be your turn this year!

DETAILS:
This Thurs, Sep 3
Upstairs at the Hope & Anchor Hobart.
Sign up at 6:30
Slam at 7

Remember, your poem MUST be less than 2 minutes. See you there!

Arantza Garcia won the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam National Final a...

24/08/2026

I hope you're practicing in the mirror!!

24/08/2026

Compete at the Heat!!!

18/08/2026

We're loving these FREE monthly poetry workshops, facilitated by Silver Words co-host Daniel J Townsend. The next one will be Mon August 31, 7-8:30pm, upstairs at our beloved Hope & Anchor Hobart. They'll be exploring how to memorise and perform your poems. (Just in time for your 2 minutes of glory at the Australian Poetry Slam Hobart heat in September!)

A series of monthly creative writing workshops running from May to November 2026. Facilitated by poet and award-winning educator Daniel J Townsend,...

09/08/2026

This Wednesday, August 12! We are so excited to feature Scott Spilias, marine scientist with CSIRO. Doors at 6:30 for a 7pm start, upstairs at the Hope & Anchor Hobart

24/07/2026

We're looking forward to the next Ecopoetic Workshop, this Mon July 27, upstairs at our beloved Hope & Anchor Hobart. Our co-host Daniel J Townsend is facilitating with our August feature poet, Scott Spillias (see pic). Entry is free! Event starts at 7pm. Come one, come all!

12/05/2026

Good news story: One of our regular poets Eamonn has been running Broke A$$ Brunch - an initiative to provide free brunches at Criterion Street (Mathers House) with chef Jai Chang.

Free chef-cooked brunches, live music and a pop-up winter clothing market rolled into Criterion House this weekend as a group of Hobart mates launched a grassroots response to the cost-of-living crunch.

'Broke A$$ Brunch' served hot breakfasts on Mathers Lane from 11am to 2pm on Saturday.

"People just can't afford a nice breakfast these days," organiser Eamonn Miller said. He described the project as a collective - not a charity - aiming to remove stigma around free food.

Miller said the brunch also tackles winter isolation and he hopes to make it a regular event.