Rabbit Annual 2025 Launch

Wed Dec 10 2025 at 08:00 am to 10:00 am UTC+11:00

The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas | Melbourne

Rabbit Poetry Journal
Publisher/HostRabbit Poetry Journal
Rabbit Annual 2025 Launch
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You are warmly invited to the launch of the first Rabbit Annual of Nonfiction Poetry! 6pm for 630 sharp start in The Wheeler Centre (Performance Space). Featuring: select readings by poets in the Annual as well as a brief panel discussion about poetry publishing in Australia.
The launch opens with Jacinta Le Plastrier and Angela Costi in conversation with Jessica Wilkinson about poetry editing and publishing. Then, enjoy short readings from:
Alison J Barton
Simone King
D. Perez McVie
Nadia Rhook
Emilie Collyer
Neo Xia
Jennifer Harrison
Georgia Kartas
Drinks will be available throughout the evening, courtesy of The Moat. Copies of Rabbit Annual will be available for purchase.

The 2025 Rabbit Annual features new nonfiction poetry co-guest-edited by Angela Costi and Mark Nowak, including poems by Luoyang Chen, Ella Jeffery, Ouyang Yu, D. Perez-McVie, Andy Jackson, J. Marahuyo, Emilie Collyer, Alison J Barton, Carissa Pobre, Christina Vega-Westhoff, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Felicity Plunkett, Nadia Rhook, Jennifer Harrison, Jill Jones, Thom Schramm, and many more. There are conversations with Forrest Gander, Jacinta Le Plastrier, Grace Yee, Lauren Russell, Dakota Feirer and Gopika Jadeja about their latest poetry books, and 'homework' exercises by Nam Le, Grace Yee and Anders Villani. The Annual also features brilliant new artwork by Bella Li (featured image above).
Rabbit is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. Rabbit is also grateful to Australian Poetry who are generously supporting this event.
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The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, 224-226 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, Melbourne

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