Healing with Poetry

Listen to poetry in this intimate event with writers Anne Gleeson and John Bartlett. Audience: Adults

Important Booking Info:

• This event is for adults.
• Please cancel via phone or the eventbrite app if you can no longer attend, so that we can offer tickets to other community members.

Event Info:

Experience the restorative power of poetry with Anne Gleeson and John Bartlett as they read from work that navigates sorrow, strength and transformation.

This intimate event invites you to listen, reflect and, if you choose, step up to the open mic to share your own poems of healing and hope.

Discover the range of events for 2026 Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival events online at brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au

The 2026 Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival is proudly supported by Brimbank City Council, Victoria University, Creative Brimbank and Vision Australia Radio.

Find out more about this event's presenters at:

· Writer Anne Gleeson

· Writer John Bartlett

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[ Image description 1: Collaged Image of writers Anne Gleeson and John Bartlett. Text reads Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival, Sharing Stories 12-17 March 2026]

[ Image description 2: Text Reads: Read Anne Gleeson. Image of Bookcover: The Deepest Thing: A Poetic Memoir. Image of Writer: Anne Gleeson. Text Reads: Read John Bartlett. Image of Bookcover: Love and its penalties. Image of Writer: John Bartlett. ]