In Melbourne on 28 April – The Business of Poetry 5.30 pm
The Business of Poetry - Unleash the power of language to create many streams of revenue!

On April 28th at 5:30pm, Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT, Marcus Powe, and the Acting Director of the Australian Poetry Centre, Paul Kooperman, will offer a lecture in earning a living as a poet and artist.

Marcus Powe is RMIT’s Entrepreneur in Residence, and teaches Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Marketing and Business Planning. He has a long career in the industry specialising in the growth of industry, community and service organisations. He has worked with over 400 organisations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore assisting them to create new strategic choices.
In the short time Paul Kooperman has been Acting Director of the APC, he has developed revenue streams and poetry collaborations with RMIT, the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Siemens, RRR radio station, cafes around the country, Macmillan Education, Palace Cinemas, Relationships Australia, SYNFM, the State Library of Victoria, VicDeaf, and popular artists such as Kate Ceberano and fashion icon, Jenny Bannister.
Marcus and Paul and will challenge conventional thinking about surviving in the arts and literature, explore why the current model of funding exists and offer a new way for artists, writers, actors, musicians, sculptors, singers and dancers to create revenues, different choices for growth and perhaps gain economic independence, while remaining true to their art.

Venue: Innovation @ 257
Address: 257 Collins Street, Melbourne
Date: Wednesday 28 April
Time: 5.30pm to 7.30pm
RSVP: www.rmit.edu.au/entinres/erlectureseries