2026 Artists

Alex C. Steffan

Alex C. Steffan is a poet and parent. They write in both English and German and use poetry as a means of resilience and finding stillness in the mayhem.

Alex has self-published two collections of poetry, A First (2017) and Bloom, Now (2020) in hand-bound books.

One day, they’ll gather the snippets, sift through the years of early parenthood in this time, on this earth, and publish another. Two shows Alex co-produced, Howl (2018) and Light in our Hands (2022) won the Darwin Fringe Festival Award for Spoken Word & Ideas.

In 2024, Alex was a finalist in the national Australian Poetry Slam competition.

Featured events

Poetry by the Pool

5 stanzas thanks!

Sunday 23 August, 2:30 pm

Gap View Hotel

NT/SA Poetry Showcase

August is Poetry Month! We’ve partnered up with Red Room Poetry to present a showcase celebrating the breadth of poetic talent across the Northern Territory and South Australia!

Friday 21 August, 6:30 pm

Gap View Hotel

Consciousness for the Subconscious

A sleepytime poetry podcast.

Thursday 20 August, 12:00 am

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