Let Your Words Take Flight at Swan & Scribble

A monthly Saturday sanctuary for thoughtful writing and shared inspiration. Swan & Scribble is a two-hour gathering where poetry flows, stories take flight, and creativity finds its community.

Whether you are a lifelong writer or simply curious about the poetic craft, Swan & Scribble offers a warm, accessible space for all levels. Each month invites you into a new theme—sparking ideas, memories, and connections to the world around us.

What to Expect

First Hour: Guided writing prompts and creative exercises designed to awaken your voice. Facilitated by award-winning poet Lakshmi Kanchi (author of Lakesong), you’ll explore language, imagery, and the art of poetic storytelling.
Second Hour: Open sharing circle. Read your new work, revisit an old favourite, or simply listen and be inspired. Every voice matters and every word finds its place.

Our focus is on quiet encouragement, honest exploration, and the joy of writing without pressure or judgement. Whether you craft a full poem or discover a single resonant line, you are part of the circle.

May Event Details

Date: Saturday, 10 May 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm AWST
Venue: Ballajura Public Library, Kingfisher Avenue & Illawarra Crescent North, Ballajura WA 6066

Monthly Theme: May 2025

At the Root of Memory

This month we journey into the powerful terrain of memory—personal, historical, and mythical. Together, we will explore how memories reverberate across time, weaving stories from family histories, ancient myths, and the echoes of past events that still ripple through our lives today.

Note: If you already have poems connected to the theme, feel free to bring them along to share.

Tickets

Tickets are $10. Bookings and payment can be made directly through Humanitix.

Participants experiencing financial hardship are warmly encouraged to contact the facilitator if they wish to attend but are unable to pay the fee.

This event is possible thanks to the generous support of the City of Swan and Swan Libraries | Ballajura Library

Location and Transport

Ballajura Public Library is wheelchair accessible.
Free parking is available onsite.
Public transport connections are close by for ease of access.

Photography Consent

This event may be photographed. By registering, you confirm consent for any event images to be used for promotional purposes.

If you prefer not to be photographed, please let the facilitator know.

About the Facilitator

Lakshmi Kanchi (SoulReserve) is an emerging Indian–Australian poet on a mission—to make poetry accessible. She is the Chair of WA Poets Inc. and a Centre for Stories Fellow. Lakshmi's debut poetry collection, Lakesong, was published by Centre for Stories (WA) in collaboration with Red River Press (New Delhi).

Her poetry explores love and its tumultuousness, fantasy and zest in nature, and allegories that provoke thought and evoke tender feelings. Her writing anatomises the complex linkages between language, culture, history, and perception.

She has won the 2023 Ros Spencer Poetry Prize and the 2021 Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets. Her works have been shortlisted for the Heroine’s Prize 2024, Grieve Project 2024, and SCWC Poetry Prize 2023 and 2022. Her poetry has been featured in Australian Poetry Anthology, Social Alternatives, Portside Review, Burrow Journal, The Saltbush Review, among others.

She was the inaugural Poet-in-Residence at The Wetlands Centre (2022–23) and Writer-in-Residence at the Midland Courthouse (2024).

Lakshmi will also present new works as part of the upcoming visual poetry exhibition LAND ((WORD)) JOURNEY at Midland Junction Arts Centre in May/June 2025, in collaboration with four other artists.