OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words
OzAsia Festival’s writing and ideas program returns for another year of conversations between poets, novelists, journalists, playwrights, performers, and creatives from around the world.
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Dates
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Times
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Saturday12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
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Accessibility
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Admission
Dive into the rhythms, ruptures and resonances of contemporary poetry with acclaimed poet and editor Malachi Edwin Vethamani.
This hands-on workshop is for poets at all stages, offering techniques to sharpen your imagery, elevate your linework and channel emotion into powerful poetic expression.
Workshop Registrations
Places in Weekend of Words workshops are limited.
Register on the day at the Riverbank Foyer registration desk, Adelaide Convention Centre.
The desk will be open from 11am on Saturday and Sunday.
Navigate the weekend with an interactive planner and venue maps
- Accessibility
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
For more information regarding venue accessibility, please visit https://www.adelaidecc.com.au/attending/accessibility-facilities
- Age Suitability
- All ages
- Runtime
- 1 hour and 30 minutes
Part of
A vibrant celebration of Asian and Asian Australian literature, writing, and ideas. Discover, engage, inspire. 7-9 November '25.
Discover OzAsia Festival's Weekend of WordsMalachi Edwin Vethamani
Instructor
Seremban, Malaysia
Malachi Edwin Vethamani is a Malaysian poet, writer, editor, critic, bibliographer, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Nottingham. He has published five volumes of poems and two collections of short stories. He is the Founding Editor of Men Matters Online Journal (2020).
Appearing in: Speaking in Tongues and The Poetic Line Workshop
Performance Location: Riverbank 4, Adelaide Convention Centre
View venue maps for directions to Riverbank 4
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