Thu 26 Nov · 6pm
The Dax Centre · Parkville
poetry readings from Lisa Gorton and Peter Rose
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We are delighted to invite you to our second and final poetry evening of 2026, featuring readings by Lisa Gorton and Peter Rose.
Event: Poetry @ DAX, featuring Lisa Gorton and Peter Rose
Date: Thursday 26 November 2026
Time: 6-8pm
Location: The Dax Centre, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville
Seating will be available. This is a free event. RSVP is preferred.
The Dax Centre are the custodians of the Cunningham Dax Poetry Collection, managed by Dr Jennifer Harrison, which encompasses an extensive selection of poetry by people with a lived experience of mental health conditions. The Dax Centre is excited to host this poetry reading to further our commitment to preserving the legacy of poets with lived mental health experience.
The evening will feature readings by:
Lisa Gorton
Peter Rose
About the poets
Lisa Gorton
Lisa writes poetry, fiction and essays. She wrote her doctorate at Oxford University on the poetry and prose of John Donne. Her awards include the Prime Minister's Prize for Fiction, the Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry, the Philip Hodgins Medal and the Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize. Lisa's fifth poetry collection Mirror Landscape: New and Selected Poems was published by Giramondo in May this year.
Peter Rose
Peter Rose is a poet, novelist, memoirist, playwright and critic. Since 1990 he has published seven poetry collections, most recently Attention, Please! (Pitt Street Poetry, 2025). His family memoir, Rose Boys (2001), won the National Biography Award. Rose also writes and performs…
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Thu 26 Nov 2026, 6pm.
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The Dax Centre, Parkville, VIC.
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