# Event Details - **Event Name**: SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.8 22.10.26 | echo&bounce - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 09:30 pm (+10:00) - **Event Description**: SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic Vol. 8 When: 22nd October ; 6pm for 6:30 start Where: Season Three, the upstairs music venue at echo&bounce. Use the outdoor staircase in the carpark to find us. Check in with the bar staff at echo&bounce for directions. Feature Poet: Liam Boue of Alternator Poetry Slam & MintArt Poetry (@leeeeeeham @altenatorpoetry) Hosts: Nikita Kostaschuk @nikita.kostaschuk ; Rae Elliot White @rae.elliot.white & Dani Ringrose @dani_ringrose ; Amber Clare @ambacious Theme : "misdirection", "temper", "twinkle" ~~~~~~ SpeakEasy Poetry returns with their soft & powerful monthly poetry open mic in the secret second story loft studio of echo & bounce, in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. SpeakEasy Poetry's Open Mic is an intimate imagining of a stage to bare your heart, and a return home to our shared humanity. ~~~~~~ Details: Volume 8 of SpeakEasy Poetry will likely take place in the Season Three Space at echo&bounce. This is most easily accessed by the external stairwell leading from the carpark. Bathrooms are available at bar level as well as a single bathroom upstairs in Season Three. Please reach out for detailed accessibility information. 6pm Arrival - come along early to get comfortable, snag some delicious food from the venue & register for the open mic 6:30 Event Begins - a warm welcome from hosts Nikita, Rae, Amber & Dani, then 1st Half of the Open Mic 7:10 - Feature Poet Set - Liam Boue or @leeeeeeham & @altenatorpoetry 7:30 Intermission - you can arrange to have a warm meal from the kitchen ready at the break, avail yourself to refreshments at the bar, have a smoke or make a new friend! 8:00 Event Resumes - settle in for the 2nd Half of the Open Mic 9:00/9:30 Event Closes - depending on signups & venue closing times ~~~~~~~~~~~ Where: echo&bounce 596 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4101 Public Transport : Mater Hospital Busway Stop Ubers : use Jacob Lane for easiest drop offs Parking : The venue unfortunately has no reliable free parking. There are two paid parking complexes next to the venue. They are accessible via Allen Street & Water Street respectively. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Ticketing: Sliding Scale : Complimentary, $10 +bf, $15 +bf or $20+bf Please secure your ticket in advance (even comp.) as there is limited capacity. Companion cards recognised without ticket. Honour/ Pay-What-You-Can system - all money raised by SpeakEasy goes into paying the venue, hosts, technicians & feature poets, so we can all carve out a little living in this difficult time for the arts. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Accessibility: The Venue is multi-level & unfortunately challenging for accessibility. Entry to the venue is at street level - Stanley St entry has a small rise, Jacob Lane entry has 4 - 6 stairs. Bathrooms are located down those small stairs. The Season Three Loft Space is 12 -platform - 16 stairs steep up to the Loft Space =, or a 13 step staircase from the Toilets ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Land: this event takes place in Meanjin/Magandjin, in a venue co-created on the lands of the Yagera and Turrbal people. sovereignty over this land was never ceded. it always was & always will be Aboriginal land. we pay respects to elders past, present and emerging. we vow to work with and listen to First Nations people in efforts towards reconciliation & reparations. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/woolloongabba/speakeasy-poetry-open-mic-vol8-221026-echoandbounce/200030815484207 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Woolloongabba - **state**: QL - **country**: Australia - **location**: echo&bounce - **lat**: -27.485363806461 - **long**: 153.02935153207 - **full address**: echo&bounce, 600 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia, Woolloongabba ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.8 22.10.26 | echo&bounce - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/1823f9e06132d876e80180087957b123b74759ea92fd06090f1e018c14bbc6bd-rimg-w1200-h444-dc080808-gmir?v=1791616566 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.8 22.10.26 | echo&bounce being held? - **A:** SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.8 22.10.26 | echo&bounce takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 09:30 pm at echo&bounce, 600 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia, Woolloongabba. - **Q**: Who is organizing SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.8 22.10.26 | echo&bounce? - **A:** SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.8 22.10.26 | echo&bounce is organized by SpeakEasy Poetry. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic | Vol.8 22.10.26 | echo&bounce", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/1823f9e06132d876e80180087957b123b74759ea92fd06090f1e018c14bbc6bd-rimg-w1200-h444-dc080808-gmir?v=1791616566", "startDate": "2026-10-22T18:00:00+10:00", "endDate": "2026-10-22T21:30:00+10:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/woolloongabba/speakeasy-poetry-open-mic-vol8-221026-echoandbounce/200030815484207", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "echo&bounce", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "600 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia", "addressLocality": "Woolloongabba", "addressRegion": "QL", "addressCountry": "AU" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-27.485363806461", "longitude": "153.02935153207" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic Vol. 8 \n\nWhen: 22nd October ; 6pm for 6:30 start\n\nWhere: Season Three, the upstairs music venue at echo&bounce. 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