October Sappho Poetry Night - Audrey Molloy & Subhash Jaireth w/ OPEN MIC
Description
Welcome back to the October edition of the Sappho Poetry Night! As well as our amazing open mic section, the event will also included readings from poets Audrey Molloy and Subhash Jaireth.
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!
Please book your ticket ahead, we cannot guarantee entry on the door!
Lineup
Audrey Molloy
Audrey Molloy was born in Dublin and has lived in Sydney since 1998. She has an MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Manchester Metropolitan University. Her debut collection, The Important Things (2021), was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize and won the Anne Elder Award. Her most recent collection, Fallen (2025), was long-listed for the Forward Prize. She has been shortlisted for major awards including the Montreal, Peter Porter, Bridport and Moth poetry prizes. She is co-founder and editor of The Marrow International Poetry.
Subhash Jaireth
Subhash Jaireth is a poet, writer, and essayist. His published works include five books of poems and five works of prose fiction and non-fiction. His most recent book Lamentations (Gazebo Books), a collection of linked prose poems about rivers and lakes was published in 2026. His essays on poetry, prose, and translation can be read on his Substack Thinking Aloud, the subscription for which is free. Link: https://sjaireth.substack.com/about
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