Visiting UK poet Liz Lefroy in Launceston — Thursday 16th November 2023. “I love noticing the small things that happen in life. And that’s kind of what happens in the next poem in which my son Jonty, who I’m absolutely delighted has been travelling with me for half the time we’ve been in…
Category: poetry
Winning poem by Marley D — West Launceston Primary School, Year 6 (Red Room Poetry)
Winning poem — Upper Primary (Y4-Y6) with a poem, ‘The Whale’s Wings’, by Marley D Read poem at The Whale’s Wings
Australian poetry news — Five Islands Press
Oystercatcher Enterprises Ltd, a not-for-profit company recently founded by Mark Tredinnick and Steve Meyrick, is proud to announce its intention to revive Five Islands Press as a publisher of new poetry and writing about poetry and other lyric works. Founded in 1986 by Ron Pretty, and named for the five islands off Port Kembla, where…
Pedlars Poetry Open Mic — Launceston, 14th November 2023
The Pedlars Open Mic Poetry night is on the second Tuesday next month: the 14th November. The competition for November will be THE POETRY HANDICAP ! This means that the poets who have won competitions in the past, who have been published and/or are well known poets are handicapped, giving newer poets a greater chance of winning! So enter…
Perth Poetry Festival
Event by WA Poets Inc – Perth Poetry Festival ********* Perth Poetry Festival is continuing its accessibility commitment to those who are unable to attend events in-person OR who live regionally, interstate or internationally. There will be a large number of events that you can attend virtually via Zoom. These events include: – WAPoets Presents, Saturday…
Fullers Poets in Conversation: Esther Ottaway & Susan Austin, 10 August
5.30pm – 6.30pm, Thursday 10 August Fullers Poets in Conversation – Esther Ottaway and Susan Austin Venue: Afterword Café, Fullers Bookshop, cnr Collins and Victoria Streets How intelligent and seemingly social women can be exhausted from undiagnosed autism/ADHD; and how some women end up travelling on unseen, gruelling medical and IVF rollercoasters to become pregnant:…
A new Tasmanian blog — Kim Nielsen-Creeley
Artist and poet Kim Nielsen-Creeley has begun a blog on her website, with her first post about her experience of this year’s Cygnet Folk Festival. The Cygnet Folk Festival 2023 mantra is Back in Full Swing. After such a rich day, I’m feeling it. Professional comedian Jenny Wynter had a Masterclass, Freeing the Funny from 11 – 3.30…