Goodbye Poets Corner!

GOODBYE Poets Corner:

As the initiator, facilitator and host of Poets Corner @ Pages Café, I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who's had anything to do with the event for their most valuable and much appreciated support and encouragement over the last three years, and say goodbye.

Even if Poets Corner @ Pages Café was never 'cool' according to Janet Jackson, I'm proud to say the chapbook, website, photos and blog have played a vital though often unacknowledged role in the Poetry Community of Perth.

Poets Corner @ Pages Café was a unique and free event: It was important to have somewhere central to the City, so the State Library in the Cultural Centre was easy to get to by bus or train. My Saturday afternoon event (daytime as opposed to evening) intended to encourage the general public to attend, which they did.

By promoting and supporting many poets, the event often provided first performance opportunities for those who were new to the Perth Poetry Scene, alongside well-known and highly-regarded academics. It's great to see those same Newbies are now printing their own chapbooks, running blogs and events.

Of course, Poets Corner could not have happened for the last three years without the on-going and much-appreciated support directed by the then Minister for the Arts The Honorable Sheila McHale to staff at the WA State Library and of course, Pages Café.

Or vitally, the poets who most generously gave their time over the last three years to Poets Corner either as hosts or invited guests for no fee (many more than once) when they would earn one elsewhere.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH:

Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig

Rosanne Bersten (Melbourne)

Peter Bibby

Donovan Blundell-Wignell

Ross Bolleter

al boyd

Andrew Burke

Coral Carter

Lily Chan

Nandi Chinna,

Liana Joy Christensen

Sally Clarke

Sue Clennell

Hal Colebatch

Irene Connor

N.J (Jim) Cornish

Suzanne Covich

Simon Cox

Emma Crook

Miranda Crothers

Jenny de Garis

Jen de Ness & Bill

Lucy Dougan

Marlia Douglas

Meg Dunn (Melbourne)

Gabrielle Everall.

Alex Falconer

Terry Farrell

Sarah French

Tiffany Garvie (Paris)

Maureen Gibbons

Kevin Gillam

Vivienne Glance

Raymond Grenfell,

Danny Gunzburg.

Helen Hagemann

Ashley J Higgs

Debbie Hills

T.A.G. Hungerford

Janet Jackson

Peter Jeffrey

Murray Jennings

Pat Johnson

Beate Josephi

Desmonda Kearny

Marilyn Dorothea King

Trisha Kotai-Ewers

Mike Ladd

Veronica Lake

Paul Langford

Brian Langley.

Andrew Lansdown

Deanne Leber

Elizabeth Lewis

Frances Limb

Dosh Luckwell

Mardi May

Frances Macaulay Forde

John McBain

Shane McCauley

Megan McKinlay

Glad McGough

Graeme Miles

Heath Miller

Ann Morgan

Lucas North

Susan O'Brien

Ron Okely

Alvin Pang (Singapore)

Wayne Pantell

barry parsons

Rachael Petritis

Glen Phillips

Marcella Polain

Dorothy Porter

Primo Lux Poets

Bruce Russell

Zan Ross

Tracy Ryan

Trisha Saggers

Frances Arnett Sbrocchi

Cecily Scutt

Maureen Sexton.

Steve Smart

Flora Smith

Kate Smith

Dov Spinks

Klyth Tan

Andrew Taylor

Barbara Temperton

Kriston Terbutt (Melbourne)

Rose van Son

Rita Tognini

Walter Vivian

Donna Ward

Amelia Walker (Melbourne)

Samuel Wagan Watson

Julie Watts

Mags Webster

Miriam Wei Wei Lo

Annamaria Weldon

Mike Williams

Fay Zwicky

(If I've missed anyone off the list, again - I do apologize.)

Thanks also to those who allowed me the privilege to either host the launch of or feature their books such as T.A.G. Hungerford, Andrew Taylor, Tracy Ryan, Deanne Leber, Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig, FAWWA, etc.

It was always my intention to have guest hosts and many have stepped up to the mike for what is mostly an underrated but important role: Glen Phillips, Lily Chan, Coral Carter, Andrew Burke, Deanne Leber and Andrew Lansdown. (If I've forgotten anyone, I'm sorry.)

Personally, I've enjoyed all the words, enthusiasm for poetry and each contribution to sharing and building a viable Poetic community here in Western Australia since that first flying-by-the-seat-of-our-pants but highly successful WA Spring Poetry Festival in 2003.

Nine days of amazing events where Maureen Sexton and Lynn, al boyd and I set the ground-work for so much more to come, even though we all ended up burning ourselves out. Well done to all those who continue to organize or facilitate, host and encourage others.

I've watched with pride, as many poets who'd never performed in public before appearing at Poets Corner, now confidently stride onto various stages at the many poetic events which happen around the Metro area.

Still, I'm very proud of Poets Corner, that's why, if I can't devote the same amount of time and energy, I must bow out. So Poets Corner is no more.

May your muse amuse…

Frances

2008-10-20 17:13:44 GMT

Comments (2 total)

Author:Anonymous

Hello Maureen
I certainly enjoyed your Poets Corner! Reading there was just wonderful and listening and getting to know the other poets was a real treat. All the best, Rose van Son
--Rose van Son

2009-01-28 08:30:07 GMT

Author:Poets Corner WA

Thanks Rose,
I'm Frances Macaulay Forde - but I do appreciate the kind words.
Frances

2009-01-28 09:29:56 GMT

Site Home



	Poets Corner @ Pages Cafe

		PERMANENTLY CANCELLED. Contact: Frances Macaulay Forde for more information.
		Goodbye Poets Corner! GOODBYE Poets Corner: As the initiator, facilitator and host of Poets Corner @ Pages Café, I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who's had anything to do with the event for their most valuable and much appreciated support and encouragement over the last three years, and say goodbye. Even if Poets Corner @ Pages Café was never 'cool' according to Janet Jackson, I'm proud to say the chapbook, website, photos and blog have played a vital though often unacknowledged role in the Poetry Community of Perth. Poets Corner @ Pages Café was a unique and free event: It was important to have somewhere central to the City, so the State Library in the Cultural Centre was easy to get to by bus or train. My Saturday afternoon event (daytime as opposed to evening) intended to encourage the general public to attend, which they did. By promoting and supporting many poets, the event often provided first performance opportunities for those who were new to the Perth Poetry Scene, alongside well-known and highly-regarded academics. It's great to see those same Newbies are now printing their own chapbooks, running blogs and events. Of course, Poets Corner could not have happened for the last three years without the on-going and much-appreciated support directed by the then Minister for the Arts The Honorable Sheila McHale to staff at the WA State Library and of course, Pages Café. Or vitally, the poets who most generously gave their time over the last three years to Poets Corner either as hosts or invited guests for no fee (many more than once) when they would earn one elsewhere. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH: Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig Rosanne Bersten (Melbourne) Peter Bibby Donovan Blundell-Wignell Ross Bolleter al boyd Andrew Burke Coral Carter Lily Chan Nandi Chinna, Liana Joy Christensen Sally Clarke Sue Clennell Hal Colebatch Irene Connor N.J (Jim) Cornish Suzanne Covich Simon Cox Emma Crook Miranda Crothers Jenny de Garis Jen de Ness & Bill Lucy Dougan Marlia Douglas Meg Dunn (Melbourne) Gabrielle Everall. Alex Falconer Terry Farrell Sarah French `Tiffany Garvie (Paris)` Maureen Gibbons Kevin Gillam Vivienne Glance Raymond Grenfell, Danny Gunzburg. Helen Hagemann Ashley J Higgs Debbie Hills T.A.G. Hungerford Janet Jackson Peter Jeffrey Murray Jennings Pat Johnson Beate Josephi Desmonda Kearny Marilyn Dorothea King Trisha Kotai-Ewers Mike Ladd Veronica Lake Paul Langford Brian Langley. Andrew Lansdown Deanne Leber Elizabeth Lewis Frances Limb Dosh Luckwell Mardi May Frances Macaulay Forde John McBain Shane McCauley Megan McKinlay Glad McGough Graeme Miles Heath Miller Ann Morgan Lucas North Susan O'Brien Ron Okely Alvin Pang (Singapore) Wayne Pantell barry parsons Rachael Petritis Glen Phillips Marcella Polain Dorothy Porter Primo Lux Poets Bruce Russell Zan Ross Tracy Ryan Trisha Saggers Frances Arnett Sbrocchi Cecily Scutt Maureen Sexton. Steve Smart Flora Smith Kate Smith Dov Spinks Klyth Tan Andrew Taylor Barbara Temperton Kriston Terbutt (Melbourne) Rose van Son Rita Tognini Walter Vivian Donna Ward Amelia Walker (Melbourne) Samuel Wagan Watson Julie Watts Mags Webster Miriam Wei Wei Lo Annamaria Weldon Mike Williams Fay Zwicky (If I've missed anyone off the list, again - I do apologize.) Thanks also to those who allowed me the privilege to either host the launch of or feature their books such as T.A.G. Hungerford, Andrew Taylor, Tracy Ryan, Deanne Leber, Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig, FAWWA, etc. It was always my intention to have guest hosts and many have stepped up to the mike for what is mostly an underrated but important role: Glen Phillips, Lily Chan, Coral Carter, Andrew Burke, Deanne Leber and Andrew Lansdown. (If I've forgotten anyone, I'm sorry.) Personally, I've enjoyed all the words, enthusiasm for poetry and each contribution to sharing and building a viable Poetic community here in Western Australia since that first flying-by-the-seat-of-our-pants but highly successful WA Spring Poetry Festival in 2003. Nine days of amazing events where Maureen Sexton and Lynn, al boyd and I set the ground-work for so much more to come, even though we all ended up burning ourselves out. Well done to all those who continue to organize or facilitate, host and encourage others. I've watched with pride, as many poets who'd never performed in public before appearing at Poets Corner, now confidently stride onto various stages at the many poetic events which happen around the Metro area. Still, I'm very proud of Poets Corner, that's why, if I can't devote the same amount of time and energy, I must bow out. So Poets Corner is no more. May your muse amuse… Frances 2008-10-20 17:13:44 GMT Comments (2 total) Author:Anonymous Hello Maureen I certainly enjoyed your Poets Corner! Reading there was just wonderful and listening and getting to know the other poets was a real treat. All the best, Rose van Son --Rose van Son 2009-01-28 08:30:07 GMT Author:Poets Corner WA Thanks Rose, I'm Frances Macaulay Forde - but I do appreciate the kind words. Frances 2009-01-28 09:29:56 GMT Site Home