# Event Details

- **Event Name**: August Sappho Poetry Night - David Brooks & Paris Rosemont w/ OPEN MIC
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Welcome back to the August edition of the Sappho Poetry Night, part of the new series that includes featured poets! As well as our amazing open mic section, the event will also included readings from poets David Brooks and Paris Rosemont.
Poetry nights are held on the first Wednesday of every month (except January) and have become renowned for their welcoming atmosphere and line-up of well-known poets. Supported by University of Technology Sydney Creative Writing, this event series is hosted by poets and UTS creative writing teachers, Dave Drayton, Sarah Attfield and Anne Casey. Poets at all stages – from absolute beginners to established – are invited (and warmly encouraged!) to sign up for the open mic roster at the venue from 6.30 pm on the night. There will be a limited number of two-minute reading slots available. The event kicks off at 7 pm. All welcome!
We cannot guarantee tickets available on the door, please book ahead!

David Brooks
David Brooks’s The Other Side of Daylight: New and Selected Poems received the 2025 Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry. In the same year he received the Patrick White Award for his contributions to Australian literary culture. From 1991 until 2013 he taught Australian Literature at the University of Sydney, and from 1999 until 2018 was co-editor of Southerly. A novelist, short-fiction writer and essayist as well as poet, he lives in the Blue Mountains with rescued sheep.

Paris Rosemont
Paris Rosemont is a multi-disciplinary Thai Australian writer and author of poetry collections Banana Girl, Barefoot Poetess, and chapbook >>glitch
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pyrmont/august-sappho-poetry-night-david-brooks-and-paris-rosemont-w-open-mic/200030367208443
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Pyrmont
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 51 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2037
- **lat**: -33.88309
- **long**: 151.19157
- **full address**: 51 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2037, 51 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037, Australia, Pyrmont

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is August Sappho Poetry Night - David Brooks & Paris Rosemont w/ OPEN MIC being held?
  - **A:** August Sappho Poetry Night - David Brooks & Paris Rosemont w/ OPEN MIC takes place on Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 51 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2037, 51 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037, Australia, Pyrmont.
- **Q**: Who is organizing August Sappho Poetry Night - David Brooks & Paris Rosemont w/ OPEN MIC?
  - **A:** August Sappho Poetry Night - David Brooks & Paris Rosemont w/ OPEN MIC is organized by Sappho Books Cafe & Wine Bar.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** August Sappho Poetry Night - David Brooks & Paris Rosemont w/ 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 Pyrmont, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If August Sappho Poetry Night - David Brooks & Paris Rosemont w/ OPEN MIC sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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