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Last minute gig: Reading at Christmas Hills, 26 Jun 2025

Posted on June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 by belindarule

Delighted to once again be a ring-in feature for Poetry at Chrissy Hills on Thursday night in the beautiful Christmas Hills, following the last minute scratching of Gayelene Carbis.

I will read from my first book, Hyperbole, and work from a new project, Minor Responses to Major British Poets.

It’s a super friendly, inclusive and well-attended gig that is a real community event, full of local characters. Tea, coffee and supper snacks served. It will be too dark to see kangaroos at this time of year but there should be beautiful country stars.

Would love to see people.

Full deets:

Christmas Hills Mechanics’ Institute Hall. 787 Ridge Road, Christmas Hills, VIC, Melway 265 H12

7.30pm Thursday June 26th

$5 Entry (cash)

With Open Mic

New poem in Literary Matters 17.2

Posted on February 9, 2025June 25, 2025 by belindarule

Pleased to have a new poem ‘Regarding your workplace matter‘, out in Literary Matters 17.2, Winter/Spring 2025.

One of a number of recent poems about office work. Also about geese.

New poem in The Marrow 3, Feb 2025

Posted on February 1, 2025June 25, 2025 by belindarule

Lovely to have a poem in newish Irish/Australian journal, The Marrow, from known and less known faces from the scene.

Read it at: Ways to fail to escape.

Have been fighting with this poem for maybe ten years, never give up, never delete anything kidzzzz <3

Reading at Cherry Poets, Saturday 30 April 2022

Posted on April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by belindarule

At last I am living the live life!

Delighted to be reading at Cherry Poets, live at the Cherry Tree Hotel, at 53 Balmain St, Cremorne VIC on Saturday 30 April 2022, 2-5pm. More deets.

There will be: cash books sales, lots of open mic slots, beers! Come along!

Performing at Queensland Poetry Festival, 5 June 2022

Posted on April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 by belindarule

Super excited to be performing at Queensland Poetry Festival in Meanjin (Brisbane) on 5 June 2022. Check out the whole program for 3-5 June, or my events are:

Coming Through – a panel on mental illness and poetry with Thabani Thsuma, Emma Simington, Rebecca Cheers and me – and Es Foong as host. Sunday 5 June, 11.30am-1pm. Tix from $10.
Evening reading – with Sarah Holland-Batt, Thabani Tshuma, Es Foong and me. Sunday 5 June, 6.30 to 8pm. Tix from $10.

New work in Overland 224, Spring 2021

Posted on April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 by belindarule

Poetry | In the only flats in a posh suburb

Delighted to have two poems in the latest issue of Overland.

‘Pointless, in space’, a bushfire poem, is only in print at this stage.

‘In the only flats in a posh suburb’, a bitchy poem about having to listen to rich people enjoy their money, is available on the Overland website.

Canberra launch at Recent Work Readings (online): Belinda Rule and Ross Donlon (with open mic), 15 Nov 2021, 7pm-9pm AEDT

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by belindarule

As part of the That Poetry Thing readings, please come along for the Canberra launch of two new Recent Work titles: Hyperbole by Belinda Rule and For the record by Ross Donlon, on Monday 15 Nov 2021, 7pm – 9pm AEDT, on Zoom.

Open Mic: Limited to 10 poets reading for 3 mins each. Spaces can be reserved on the night, or pre-book by following the instructions at the link below.

This event is free and open to the public. Zoom link will be provided one hour before the event begins. Full details on the public facebook listing (facebook login not required).

[updated] Book mini-launch: Hyperbole by Belinda Rule, at Cherry Poets (online)

Posted on October 1, 2021October 8, 2021 by belindarule

You are invited to the online launch of Belinda Rule’s debut full-length poetry collection, Hyperbole, from Recent Work Press. The launch will be part of Cherry Poets‘ regular Saturday afternoon gig, on Saturday 9 October 2021, 2pm to 5pm AEDT.

Event is free. Zoom link will be posted here at 12 noon on the day.