POETRY READING – NEW CONSTELLATIONS, curated by Justin Clemens 

Saturday 13 November, 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Installation view, This is a poem, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne, 2021, Bella Li, The Tower 2020-21, photography Christian Capurro

NEW CONSTELLATIONS, curated by Justin Clemens 

New Constellations is a spoken word poetry event curated by Justin Clemens presented as part of the exhibition This is a poem at Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne. 

A live program of readings, New Constellations brings together six accomplished poets: Justin Clemens, Kevin Brophy, Bella Li, Lucy Van, Alex Selenitsch, Ursula Robinson-Shaw and Jon Roffe and will take place in the museum’s galleries on Saturday 13 November, 11:30 am–1:30 pm.

This event is free and open to everyone.

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JUSTIN CLEMENS publishes widely on Australian art and poetry, including such poetry books as Limericks, Philosophical and Literary (Surpllus 2019), The Mundiad (Hunter Publishers 2013) and Villain (Hunter Publishers 2009). His reviews have appeared in The Age, The Australian, The Monthly, Meanjin, Overland, Arena Magazine, TEXT, Un Magazine, Discipline, The Sydney Review of Books, among many others. He is currently Associate Professor in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne.

Buxton Contemporary acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we work, learn and create, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples, and the wider Kulin Nations. We acknowledge their continuing care for Country and recognise that Australia’s First Peoples art and cultural practices have thrived here for millenia.