# Event Details

- **Event Name**: That Poetry Thing: Irfan Master (ACT) & Ed Southorn (NSW) plus small Open Mic
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 29 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 29 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Two terrific readers, plus a small Open Mic
entry: $10 / $5

Irfan Master is an author of novels, short stories, poetry and plays. His debut novel for young adults, A Beautiful Lie (Bloomsbury, 2011), was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Branford Boase Award for debut authors and translated into ten languages. His second novel, Out of Heart (Hot Key, 2017), was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. A selection of short fiction and poetry has appeared in literary journals and anthologies.  He has worked with English PEN, the British Council and the Arvon Foundation, and has taught creative writing and English literature at universities in the UK and Australia. He is currently a PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer at the University of Canberra.

Ed Southorn, recently shortlisted for this year’s Newcastle Poetry Prize and widely published in journals and anthologies, is based in Bermagui. After a career as a newspaper reporter in Australia and in England, he taught journalism in Queensland universities for a decade. He has also hitchhiked across America, and is an expert in the history of surfing. His most recent poetry collection, Sea Lake Mountain, explored storied spaces, and looks at memory, landscape, history and myth, particularly in the Bega Valley.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/that-poetry-thing-irfan-master-act-and-ed-southorn-nsw-plus-small-open-mic/200030234833546
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## 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 That Poetry Thing: Irfan Master (ACT) & Ed Southorn (NSW) plus small Open Mic being held?
  - **A:** That Poetry Thing: Irfan Master (ACT) & Ed Southorn (NSW) plus small Open Mic takes place on Mon, 29 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 29 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Smith's Alternative, 78 Alinga St, City ACT 2601, Australia, Canberra.
- **Q**: Who is organizing That Poetry Thing: Irfan Master (ACT) & Ed Southorn (NSW) plus small Open Mic?
  - **A:** That Poetry Thing: Irfan Master (ACT) & Ed Southorn (NSW) plus small Open Mic is organized by That Poetry Thing That Is On At Smith's Every Monday.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** That Poetry Thing: Irfan Master (ACT) & Ed Southorn (NSW) plus small Open Mic 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 That Poetry Thing: Irfan Master (ACT) & Ed Southorn (NSW) plus small Open Mic sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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