The Memory Place is a free series writing workshops as part of History Festival, open to anyone who wants to creatively explore family or personal history through poetry.

The emphasis is on writing poems that follow the natural rhythms of speech (free verse) and are built on sensory observations: colour, texture, shape, scent, sound, taste and touch. Working from a photograph, a treasured object, piece of clothing or simply your memory, these workshops will help you shape poems within the framework of your own personal history.

Caroline Reid is a poet, performer and educator who found her feet as a writer in the theatre. She is a multi-finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam and her debut collection, SIARAD (ES-press2020), won 2nd prize in the Poetry Book Awards 2022. Caroline recorded SIARAD as an experimental audiobook and performs it as a spoken word theatre show, most recently at the Red Dirt Poetry Festival in Alice Springs. She is an active member in Australia’s spoken word poetry scene, teaches creative writing in the community and mentors new poets. She was awarded the Woollahra Digital Literary Award for Poetry and the Mslexia Poetry Prize (UK).

One off short session at City Library, Frances Laneway (Rundle Place) Rundle Mall Adelaide - Saturday 6 May 10:20 am - 12:30 pm

Two-week course at Minor Works Building Community Centre, 22 Stamford Court (behind 52 Sturt Street) Adelaide - Friday 12 & 19 May 9:30am to 11:30 am

Image of Caroline Reid Courtesy of Spoken Word

The City of Adelaide acknowledges the Kaurna people as the Traditional Owners of the Country where the city of Adelaide is situated, and pays its respect to Elders past, present and emerging.