Renowned poet Maxine Beneba Clarke and contemporary musician Amaya Laucirica take the stage in Bendigo for a powerful collaborative performance.
Drawing on poems from Maxine Beneba Clarke’s acclaimed collection How Decent Folk Behave and accompanied by original compositions from Amaya Laucirica, Fire Moves Faster is an arresting union of poetry and song that moves through the emotional landscapes of recent years – tracing threads of trauma and joy, confusion and clarity, despair and hope.
Join Clarke and Laucirica in Bendigo for an intimate evening of striking live performance, followed by a Q&A exploring their creative partnership and the role of poetry and music in navigating uncertain times.
Image courtesy of Melbourne Writers Festival; photo by Tim Herbert.
Presented in partnership with Goldfields Libraries and supported by City of Greater Bendigo and Red Room Poetry as part of Poetry Month
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Ticketing for this event is managed by our partners at Goldfields Libraries. They offer a 'Pay As You Can' option and you can select your prefered ticketing price when booking.
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Accessible toilets available
Companion tickets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
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Additional Notes
Maxine Beneba Clarke will be signing books after the event.

The bookseller for this event is Bookish Bendigo.
Featuring

Amaya Laucirica
Amaya Laucirica is an Australian singer-songwriter whose music blends elements of pop, rock and psychedelia. In 2011, she was named by Rolling Stone as one of the ten most exciting new female voices in ...

Maxine Beneba Clarke
Maxine Beneba Clarke is the author of over fifteen books for adults and children, including the short fiction collection Foreign Soil, the memoir The Hate Race, and the picture books When We Say Black Lives Matter, ...




