Keep Left

22/03/2014

The Bad Poetry Comp is only one week away!

06/01/2014

Confirmed that Ezekiel Ox will feature at Keep Left on Wed, Feb 19. The frontman for a number of radical left-wing hard rock bands will be performing lyrics in spoken word style.

02/01/2014

You can now purchase 2014 season tickets to Keep Left Poetry. A season ticket gets you into all events bar the fundraiser in March and even if you can't make all events this year, it's a great way to support the event and ensure all performers can be paid throughout the year. Keep Left gives 80% of income straight to the performers.

Dates and features are coming soon. We hope to have list of all features until June by the end of Jan.

Keep Left is a left-wing poetry night that happens monthly at Under the Hammer, Activist Arts Hub in Coburg. It happens monthly and each month features a left-wing poet plus an open mic section. A 2014 season ticket entitles you to entry to all 2014 Keep Left Poetry events bar the March fundraiser.

02/01/2014

Look out for Keep Left returning in 2014. We're moving to a Friday night most probably, and trying out some other nights of the week. Features and dates will be announced soon, but put in 2014 Percy Shelley Poetry Slam in your diary for Friday, March 28.

18/08/2013

Our new logo

04/07/2013

We can confirm that our August StripFest special Keep Left will feature Brigitte Lewis and Cece Ojany.

01/07/2013

Keep Left is moving for one month only in August, to StripFest, the arts festival on the St. Kilda Strip. We will be announcing our double feature August show soon.

02/06/2013

We will buy a drink for the best poem or piece of spoken word on the open mic that's inspired or about the uprising in Turkey.

28/05/2013

Congratulations to our first feature in June, Maxine Beneba Clarke for winning the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. You'll all get to see Maxine on June 22 when we return at Under the Hammer Arts Hub.

29/04/2013

Just so people know, we have confirmed Ali Alizadeh as our next feature for July and we're in the process of booking August. We're hoping to be well ahead with announcing and confirming feature performers as well as dates to give people advanced noticed so everyone has time to make plans and set aside those dates to come to Keep Left.

Also, if you think you're an ideal feature for future Keep Left events, the best way to get our attention is during the open stage section.

04/04/2013

We'll be back on Saturday, June 22 and Under the Hammer featuring Maxine Clarke!