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Pádraig Ó Tuama returns to Poetica

Where
37 Reservoir St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Australia
NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre
When

Wednesday 7 May from 6pm to 8:30pm

Poetica is thrilled to host Pádraig Ó Tuama once again in Sydney. Join us for a night of poetry readings and music and all that feels good in the world. 

Pádraig Ó Tuama(b. 1975, Ireland) is a poet with interests in language, violence, power, and religion. He is the host of On Being’s Poetry Unbound _and has published volumes of poetry, essays, a memoir and theology. 2025 saw the publication of _Kitchen Hymns, _a volume of original poems (CHEERIO and Copper Canyon Press), and the anthology _44 Poems on Being with Each Other; A Poetry Unbound Collection (Canongate and WW Norton). He lives in Belfast and New York City.

Pádraig Ó Tuama, photo credit: David Pugh

Music 

Huck Hastings is an Eora based songwriter, producer and radio maker who follows their diverse artistic impulses wherever they may lead. They are currently at work finishing the debut album for side project ‘Hacky Sack’ as well as the follow up to their 2021 debut album ‘cheers to progress’.

Our partner for this event is Gertrude & Alice Bookstore. Jane and the team will be selling books on the night.

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