Running on poetry, music and chat, The Drunken Poet turns 20
Key points
- West Melbourne pub The Drunken Poet celebrated its 20th birthday last month with a packed crowd and a line-up of bands. Owner Siobhan Dooley said the venue meant a lot to many people who had been coming for years.
- The pub has no televisions, with about 100 portraits of writers and musicians on its walls instead.
- It was named one of the top 10 Irish pubs outside Ireland in 2015, and regulars describe it as welcoming to everyone.
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