Ariana Reines in Conversation

Ariana Reines in Conversation

  • 10 May 2026
  • 02:30pm - 03:30pm
  • Full $35.00 | Concession $30.00
  • The Capitol
  • 113 Swanston St, Melbourne
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Poet, playwright, performing artist and translator Ariana Reines is one of the most electrifying voices in modern American poetry.

Across her extensive body of work, she explores the viscera of life: suffering, desire, violence, pleasure, the search for the divine. Join Reines as she discusses her two most recent collections, The Rose and Wave of Blood, her creative practice, and what it means to write the poetry of witness.  

Spend an afternoon with this enthralling poetic force as she reflects on a life spent seeking meaning through art. With Rebecca Harkins-Cross.

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