# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Recent Work Reading: Angela Gardner & Owen Bullock
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us at Smith's Alternative for readings from two RWP poets.

ANGELA GARDNER is a Welsh Australian writer and visual artist with eight published poetry books including Parts of Speech, UQP, 2007 Winner of Thomas Shapcott Prize and The Sorry Tale of the Mignonette, Shearsman, shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year, 2022. Her most recent collections are The Closed Spaces, Shearsman Books UK, 2026 and Slippage, Recent Work Press, 2026 which was shortlisted for the Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award 2023.

Angela will be reading for her new collection SLIPPAGE.

OWEN BULLOCK is originally from Cornwall and lived for many years in Aotearoa New Zealand before migrating further to Australia in 2014. He has been writing haiku since 1999 and longer forms of poetry since the early 80s. He teaches Creative Writing at the University of Canberra. His other interests include music, juggling, gardening and chess. 

Owen will be reading from her new haiku sequence THE SCUPPERED LILY

OPEN MIC: 3 mins per reader. Note that spaces are limited and sign ups will be on the night only.

FREE ENTRY
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/recent-work-reading-angela-gardner-and-owen-bullock/200030545469943
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Canberra
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Smith's Alternative
- **lat**: -35.278480335455
- **long**: 149.12861053318
- **full address**: Smith's Alternative, 78 Alinga St, City ACT 2601, Australia, Canberra

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Recent Work Reading: Angela Gardner & Owen Bullock being held?
  - **A:** Recent Work Reading: Angela Gardner & Owen Bullock takes place on Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Smith's Alternative, 78 Alinga St, City ACT 2601, Australia, Canberra.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Recent Work Reading: Angela Gardner & Owen Bullock?
  - **A:** Recent Work Reading: Angela Gardner & Owen Bullock is organized by Recent Work Press.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Recent Work Reading: Angela Gardner & Owen Bullock is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Canberra, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Recent Work Reading: Angela Gardner & Owen Bullock sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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