Words to jump off the page

THE community are invited to come share words, poems, prose, or songs at open mic events as part of Ballarat Spoken Word.

The sessions are being held at Femxle Experience Art Rebellion, or FEAR, and are on the first Wednesday of every month with a gold coin donation upon entry to go towards art collective.

“Ballarat Spoken Word is an opportunity for people to share their poetry or any form of words whether it be poems, prose or even song format,” said convenor Marty Monstar.

“This is the only poetry event in Ballarat and we have a lot of creatives so it’s an outlet for them.”

Organisers are aiming to provide a space for creatives to come together and celebrate the community.

“People can bring along any works they’ve been writing and these days most people are a phone poet, so they have their phones with whatever they want to share with people,” said Monstar.

“It’s always good to hear people’s stories and poetry is very personal.”

FEAR co-founder Toni Louise urged anyone to come along even if they want to sit and listen.

“We encourage everyone to come, you don’t necessarily have to participate, just come and enjoy the night,” she said.

The collaboration between FEAR and Ballarat Spoken Word is seeing to provide a way to continue fostering creativity in the region.

“Something that’s really important for FEAR is that we want to support the creative community of Ballarat in whatever way that is,” said Louise.

“Having something like Ballarat Spoken Word down here, which is different to just pen and paper, is something that’s quite beautiful to see.”

To get involved or find out more search Ballarat Spoken Word on Facebook.