The 2025 Tasmanian Poetry Festival kicked off Friday evening, October 10, 2025, at Sporties Bar in Launceston. Young Dawkins reflected on serving as one of three judges for the 2025 Tim Thorne Poetry Prize. American-born poet Young Dawkins was a central figure in the New Hampshire beat revival movement, where he helped found the Jazzmouth Poetry Festival, before moving to…
Category: Winfield, Liz
North to Garradunga: An afternoon at the Republic
Various things draw me to Hobart’s Republic Hotel this afternoon, not least the fact that Pete Hay is reading today. Compere Liz Winfield opens proceedings with work by Barney Roberts and Magenta Bliss (Jenny Boult), a recital that both renews our appreciation of their respective talents and accentuates our loss. Some of us are making…