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POETS CORNER Webpage Updates
Last Tuesday John Kinsella asked me to read one of my poems at his latest book launch - http://fremantlepress.blogspot.com/2008/04/book-launch-shades-of-sublime-beautiful.html As you can imagine, I was a bag of nerves reading with the illustrious John, Tracy Ryan and Dennis Haskell but it seems my poem went down OK. Even though it was very short, it packed a punch and seemed to encapsulate the themes of John's book very well. So thank you for the opportunity, John. I've recently updated a few of the pages regarding recent Poets Corner events - Jan to April... so if you have time or the inclination, click here: http://www.poetscornerwa.com/PoetsCornerJan08.html Tracy Ryan Book Launch http://www.poetscornerwa.com/PoetsCornerFeb08.html Vivienne Glance & the Slamming poets http://www.poetscornerwa.com/PoetsCornerMar08.html Afief Ismail - Sudenese poets & friends. http://www.poetscornerwa.com/PoetsCornerApr08.html Veronica Lake and her Primo Lux student poets. A notice regarding the upcoming May 17th Poets Corner @ Pages Cafe event will follow this message. May your muse always amuse! 2008-05-08 17:06:42 GMTComments: 0 |Permanent Link
"Lines in the Sand" Official Launch ![]() Fellowship of Australian Writers WA invites you to the launch of Lines in the sand new writing from Western Australia to be launched by Grant Stone Scholarly Resources Librarian, Murdoch University 6.30pm, Thursday 29th May 2008 Centre for the Book, Alexander Library, Perth. Please RSVP by 20th May 2008 to (08) 9384 4771 or admin@fawwa.org.au (from the reverse of the invitation) LINES IN THE SAND '...a vivid and compelling selection...' John Kinsella A collection of poetry and prose by established and emereging West Australian writers. Edited by Julienne van Loon and Glen Phillips. The anthology celebrates 70 years of the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA. See the display in the Centre for the Book for highlights of FAWWA history 1938 - 2008. If you are unable to attend the launch, order your copy directly from the FAWWA ($29.95 ea) admin@fawwa.org.au or (08) 9384 4771 2008-05-08 16:48:45 GMTComments: 0 |Permanent Link
Poetry Park Launch ![]() South Perth POETRY PARK LAUNCH: (quoted from the invitation) Mayor & Councillors of the City of South Perth warmly invite you to the opening of the South Perth Poetry Park at 5.30pm, Thursday 15th May 2008 at Neil McDougall Park, South Perth. The Poetry Park will be opened by the Hon. Sheila McHale MLA, Minister for Disability Services, Tourism, Culture & the Arts. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP essential on 9474 0800 or library@southperth.wa.gov.au ____________________________________________________ The Poetry Park, I'm told was instigated by Ken Spillman ~ a wonderful initiative. For your information I've copied the press release which appears on this page: 2008-05-08 16:39:03 GMTComments: 0 |Permanent Link
"Over There" Launch & indigo readings ![]() It seems we're to be spoilt for choice again - so many poetry 2008-05-08 16:15:20 GMTComments: 0 |Permanent Link
ABC Radio ~ POETICA Programs
ABC Radio National's Poetry Special that will be played during the week of 12 - 16 May.
A reminder too that Poetica is broadcast every Saturday at 3pm and repeated the following Thursday at 3pm - http://abc.net.au/rn/poetica/default.htm Many thanks, Nicola THE BOOK SHOW SHARES THE SECRETS OF SOME GREAT AUSTRALIAN POEMS
Five classic Australian poems enjoy the spotlight in a special feature to be presented during The Book Show on ABC Radio National from 12-16 May. Each of the five 40 minute programs examines one classic Australian poem. They are all familiar poems, open to many readings, but each gives up new secrets as it is revisited.
12 May - Kenneth Slessor, Five Bells Ivor Indyk, Emily Maguire and Robert Menzies explore the dark, watery delights of Five Bells and show why, in 1998, it was voted Australia's favourite poem. Themes of time, magic, death, memory, displacement, the immigrant sensibility and the continual possibility of failure brought about by an uncertain self make this episode compelling listening.
13 May - Judith Wright, Rockpool Can Judith Wright's tough, unsentimental look at the cruelties of life and death teach us how to die? Find out why Veronica Brady, Val Plumwood and Michael Ackland think it can.
14 May - CJ Dennis, The Glugs of Gosh CJ Dennis presents his readers with three alternatives: whether to speak out against the system and be killed; second to speak out against the system, then to become part of the system with the hope of reforming it; and, thirdly to speak out against the system - then run away. Can the rebel spirit survive and which choice does Dennis make?
15 May - Rosemary Dobson, The Continuance of Poetry A study of Rosemary Dobson's manuscript papers reveal how the poem finds the poet and how words seem to know more than we do. It is the most abstract episode of the series because it focuses most closely on the qualities of language, the sound, the shape, the texture of words
16 May - A.D. Hope, The Death of the Bird The secret life of Hope's poem from its first imaginings to the many new meanings it has acquired is evidence of how we read poetry as much as about how it works. Clive James cites The Death of the Bird as one of his favourites, while Ann McCulloch reads the poem as a mantra.
This series of poetry programs is the result of a partnership between ABC Radio National, the University of Technology Sydney, RMIT University and the Cultural Fund of the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL).
The Book Show poetry series will be broadcast at 10am (Local Time) on ABC Radio National from 12-16 May and will also be available to podcast and stream at abc.net.au/rn/bookshow. Nicola Fern Marketing Manager ABC Radio National T: 03 9626 1758 M: 0418 494 252 F: 03 9626 1608 2008-05-06 05:08:51 GMTComments: 0 |Permanent Link
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