Poetic Cartography with Jazz Money
Join Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money to consider your unique cartography, discover how poetry can reveal the world around us in exciting and surprising ways, and offer openings to consider the living histories and stories of the places we write from.
Date: Saturday 28 November 2026
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Delivery: In-Person
Fees: $70 full-price, $50 concession, $40 MobTix/Disability Support Pension
Location: Varuna Reading Room, Katoomba
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Each one of us is a unique choreography of story, place, time and memory. We journey through the world on paths that intersect, interweave and intertwine with countless others.
Join Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money to consider your unique cartography. Explore how poetry can reveal the world around us in exciting and surprising ways, and offer openings to consider the living histories and stories of the places we write from. A workshop for anyone seeking to write with more attention, more intention, and more connection. Expect thoughtful writing prompts, reflections from Jazz on their own writing practice and an invitation to reflect on how paying close attention can be threaded through our poetics. Whether you’re just starting out or already writing poetry regularly, this workshop will offer real talk, practical tools, and creative inspiration to help you connect more deeply with place, sharpen your voice, and write with clarity, care, and conviction.
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Jazz Money is a Wiradjuri poet and artist. They are the author of the multi-award-winning poetry collections how to make a basket (2021) and mark the dawn (2024), and the illustrated children's book The Frog’s First Song (2025). Jazz’s first feature film WINHANGANHA (2023) was commissioned by the National Film and Sound Archive. As a visual artist, Jazz works with poetics to create immersive storied spaces. Their writing and art has been presented, performed and published around the world.