Black Ink Presents: Poetry Night Series

13 June - 8 August, 2026

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Black Ink Presents: Poetry Night Series

Black Ink Presents: Poetry Night Series

Black Ink cultivates a safe and brave space for BIPOC creatives, grounded in open dialogue and meaningful connection. Each Poetry Night is a chance to celebrate the power of spoken word poetry as a force for artistic expression, with feature performances from established Black Ink poets, the opportunity to participate in guided writing exercises, and an open mic session. 

Black Ink presents: Art is a Mother 

Saturday 11 July, 6:00 – 8:00pm, doors from 5:45pm  

The third Black Ink Presents event will respond to the exhibition Aka Sorbie: Saltwater Heart, and showcase feature artists Huda the Goddess and Sachém. 

Optional Dress Theme: Local artist apparel or a funky shirt 

Question: How important is collaboration to the art world?   

Prompt: ‘Poetry is the type of mother that…’ 

$25
$10 Mob Tix


Mob Tix are a special allocation of tickets that allows First Nations peoples both within and outside Australia access to a discounted rate to certain programs. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from Australia are eligible, as well as Māori, Pasifika and First Nations people from other countries.

Artists

Huda Fadlemawla

Huda Fadlemawla

Huda Fadlemawla is an internationally recognised spoken word poet, educator and activist, renowned for her powerful improvised poetry. A proud Black Sudanese Muslim woman, she uses her artistry to challenge narratives, ignite conversation and foster deep connections between audiences and writers. With over a decade in the arts, she won the Australian Poetry Slam in 2021 and became the first spoken word poet invited to the World Slam Poetry Championship in Belgium. Her impact spans global stages, having performed at the Singapore Writers Festival, Ubud Writers Festival, London Queens of Poetry and Readers Festival, as well as major Australian literary events including the Bondi Writers Festival and Adelaide Writers Festival.

Sachém

Sachém

Sachém (Noonuccal and African American heritage) is a recording artist and cultural documentarian whose work moves with precision across lyricism, spoken word, and hip-hop. His practice is grounded in narrative—mapping personal history, lineage, and lived experience into bodies of work that are both intimate and expansive. Recognised for his distinct voice and commitment to cultural continuity, Sachém has been appointed 2026 Artist in Residence for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, alongside residencies with the Museum of Brisbane and the State Library of Queensland. These appointments reflect a growing body of work that sits at the intersection of music, memory, and archive and living relevance. His output resists trend, instead favouring depth, authorship, and intention—each release contributing to a broader canon concerned with generational knowledge, identity, and story through sound.

Black Ink

Black Ink

Black Ink is an open mic platform based in Magandjin (Brisbane), dedicated to centring Black diaspora artists and cultivating a safe and brave space for BIPOC creatives. Over the past year it has grown into a vibrant community hub where artists can gather, share and evolve, grounded in open dialogue and meaningful connection. Each event is curated around a unique theme and includes a Question of the Night designed to spark conversation, reflection and community bonding, with the platform's core focus on showcasing talent and creating space for new voices to find their way to the mic.

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Photo credit: Amber Joy Hasted

Location

135 Bundall Rd, Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217

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Black Ink Presents: Poetry Night Series

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