Wild Grapes: Australian Poetry

Pages Needed

2007-11-11T12:38:00.000-08:00

Wikipedia has a list of Australian poets here. As you will see, there are a fair amount of pages still needed to be written, over 60 at the current count, so why not get stuck into them and get that number down?

Blake Poetry Prize 2008

2007-11-06T12:20:00.000-08:00

Deadline for entries: 27 June 2008

A new national poetry prize, the Blake Poetry Prize 2008, is calling for entries 'bliss, blasphemy and belief'. It is sponsored by the NSW Writers' Centre, the Blake Society and the Leichhardt Municipal Council. The Blake Society awards the annual Blake Prize for Religious Art. This initiative links visual art and literature, and offers new possibilities for poets to explore the nature of spirituality in the twenty-first century. Australian literary magazine Wet Ink will provide judges for the competition and publish the winner.

Interactive Publications Spring Season 2007

2007-10-30T13:23:00.001-07:00

IP Spring Season 07, Sydney: Meet the Authors!

Interactive Publications Pty Ltd is pleased to invite you to a special event.

Saturday 24 November 2007
Boardroom, NSW Writers Centre
Old Rozelle Hospital Grounds
Rozelle, NSW
from 2 pm

Join us to celebrate the launch of eight new IP titles and to celebrate IP’s 10th Anniversary! Now one of Australia ’s leading independent publishers, IP publishes under four imprints including our newest, IP Kidz.

We’ll have Spring Season authors like Mark O’Flynn and Jan Dean performing their work, as well as a host of Sydney IP authors from previous years.

Come along & enjoy!!

Mark O’Flynn
Jan Dean
Hal Judge
Paul Dawson
Rosemary Huisman
Jenni Nixon
David Reiter
Michael O’Sullivan
David Musgrave

RSVPs to: (07) 3122 1312 or info@ipoz.biz

Information courtesy of: The Poets' Union

Poets in the Vineyard

2007-10-29T13:14:00.000-07:00

Sunday 11 November
12.30-4pm
Poets in the Vineyard - 5th Edition.

Poets in the Vineyard is aimed at giving poets the chance to read their original work to an audience of other poets and an appreciative public. This is the fifth gathering. Previous afternoons have been a great success. People arrive and place their name with Janette, if they want to read. If you prefer, you can let her know beforehand of your intention to perform. The length of time you are allocated will depend on the number of poets who arrive on the day. –, the audience sits back and enjoys the fine food and beverage provided by Peter Hermann and his staff. or food, without missing any of the work

So for an afternoon of fine wine, good food and thought-provoking and amusing poetry join us at Tilba Valley Wines. It is definitely worth noting this down in your social calendar.

For information contact:

Peter Hermann - 44 737 308 or enquiries@tilbavalleywines.com

or

Janette Dadd - 44 738 033 or jdadd@iprimus.com.au.

Look forward to meeting you there.

Courtesy of The Poets Union.

Poetry reading

2007-10-25T14:36:00.001-07:00

Sam Wagan Watson reads poetry
Friday 26th October 6.30pm
Performance Space,
Building 3,
University of Technology Sydney
(Corner of Harris St. and Broadway. Entry on Harris St)

News courtesy: The Deletions

Poetry reading

2007-10-24T14:45:00.000-07:00

Coming up in November is a poetry reading with a difference. It's in a hair salon!

Chris Mansell has the relevant details here in The Empire of Larks, her blog. If you can make it, please do.

Recently Released

2007-10-23T14:37:00.000-07:00

Les Murray has a new edition of his Selected Poems. Black Inc. has published an updated edition of Selected Poems last month. It includes poems up to and including selections from The Biplane Houses.

Stylus Poetry Journal

2007-10-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

The latest issue of stylus Poetry Journal is now out at http://www.styluspoetryjournal.com/main/master.asp?id=75

Australian Poetry Slam 2007

2007-10-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

If you haven't tried it yet, why not check out the Australian Poetry Slam for 2007. They have a website at http://australianpoetryslam07.org/ and the finals will be held early in December, in Sydney, but the main thing is to be there and enjoy the poetry and other spoken word as it happens.

Australian Book Review Poetry Prize 2008

2007-10-20T14:44:00.000-07:00

The Australian Book Review Poetry Prize is now in its fourth year. Its first prize is now $3000, and all entries must be in by December 15 2007.

Fuller details can be found at the Australian Book Review website

Overland Magazine Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets

2007-10-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

Overland and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation are offering the Overland Magazine Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets for poets who are yet to have a collection professionally published. Prizes are $2000 and two of $250.

Deadline is Friday 2 November 2007, and details can be found at the following URL:

http://www.overlandexpress.org/poetry_prize.html

2007-09-24T23:51:00.000-07:00

Friday 5 October

You are invited to:

Audio interviews with poets and the collaborative poem online at www.redroomcompany.org from October 5th 2007

Launch of Art & About and poem projections at 6PM October 5th 2007, Customs House forecourt, Circular Quay, Sydney

Audio Time Capsule release live and digitally at 6PM October 5th 2030, Customs House forecourt, Circular Quay, Sydney

POETS AND SCHOOLS

Jane Gibian - Paddington Public School
Ed Wright - Ultimo Public School
Anna Kerdijk Nicholson - Glebe Public School
Bravo Child - Newtown Public School
Romaine Moreton - Bourke St Public School
Elena Knox - Plunkett St Public School
Brook Emery - Crown St Public School
Gareth Jenkins - St Mary’s Public School

Red Room Remains is an audio time capsule which stores 8 contemporary Australian poets’ visions of the poetic future. It will be released, online and in a public space, 23 years from now, in October 2030.

Each poet has contributed an original poem or series of statements about the state of poetry and language to the capsule, which is digitally archived. The capsule also features details about the everyday life and literary habits of each poet at the time of recording.

To accompany the audio capsule each poet has provided an object which will be stored in The Red Room to be opened in 2030, alongside the audio broadcasts.

The capsule is part of a project developed with The City of Sydney has which created eight poems for digital projection on The AMP Building, Circular Quay during Art & About 2 October 2007 – 21 October 2007.

These poems were jointly written by poets, selected by The Red Room Company, and students of 8 Sydney primary schools. These poems were illustrated by the students during a poetry workshop.

The eight poets were interviewed about their experiences in writing the collaborative poems, the content of which had to convey the children’s predictions of Sydney in 2030.

The audio interviews also contain recordings of the poem used in the digital projection.

The audio interviews and poets reading of their projected poem will be online at www.redroomcompany.org from 9AM on October 5th, 2007.

Live Poets at Don Bank

2007-09-24T23:43:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, 26 September

Live Poets at Don Bank, 6 Napier St North Sydney

Live Poets welcomes Kate MacLurcan and Ben Ezra.

As usual there is an Open Section where anyone can recite, sing, tell a story or play an instrument.

Doors Open 7.30 pm and $7 admission includes supper and drinks.

Further info: Danny Gardner 9896 6956 or dannylivepoets@yahoo.com.au

Tomorrow's PoeticA

2007-09-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's edition of PoeticA on Radio National is dedicated to Jack, a verse novel by Judy Johnson that is "based around the pearl shell industry in the Torres Strait in the 1930s". (Quotation from the PoeticA website, which can be found
here.

Club Tap

2007-08-18T00:20:00.000-07:00

Club Tap
Every Thursday, 7-10 pm

A night of laughter, words & song with special guest MCs, featuring the SLAM COMP for poets, comedians & songwriters. Audience vote best of the night to enter the final to win $500 in prizes. $5/entry.
Tap gallery, 278 Palmer Street , Darlinghurst 9361 0440
TAP is proudly supported by The Alternative Media Group
www.tapgallery.org.au

Information kindly supplied by The Poet's Union

Book Launch

2007-08-18T00:19:00.001-07:00

Saturday 15 September
5.30 for 6pm

You are cordially invited to the launch of

The Sweeping Plain

by Michael Sharkey

The book will be launched by

Peter Kirkpatrick

atThe Friend in Hand Hotel, 58 Cowper Street, Glebe

ALL WELCOME

Poets Union Sunday Poetry Readings

2007-08-18T00:17:00.000-07:00

Sunday 26 August
Brett Whiteley Studio
2 Raper Street, Surry Hills
Poets Union Sunday Poetry Readings
4th Sunday of Each Month
2pm – 4pm
Featured Guest Poet and Open Mic
Free Entry
Enquiries: Brook Emery 0410 406 149

Marcella Polain – Marcella comes to us from Perth where she lectures in the Writing program at Edith Cowan University . She has been the poetry editor of Westerly and Blue Dog. Her first collection, Dumbstruck (FIP, 1996) won the Anne Elder Prize and her second, Each Clear Night (FIP, 2000) was short-listed for the WA Premier’s Prize. She has recently completed a third collection, Therapy Like Fish, and a novel, The Edge of the World.

Information courtesy of the Poets' Union.

Live Poets' Society

2007-08-18T00:16:00.000-07:00

Wednesday 22 August
Live Poets' Society

Calling all poets and musicians! It's your turn to have your say!
Live Poets' Society presents YESTERDAY'S WARNING: poets and singers responding to climate change + global warming – featuring irreverent singer/guitarist PAUL BUCKBERRY at Don Bank Museum 6 Napier St North Sydney on Wednesday, 22 August.
The night will be recorded for a possible cd/book release and participants are asked to bring along a copy of their poem or song. Doors open 7.30 pm and $7 admission includes supper and liquid refreshment.
Enquiries: Danny Gardner on 9896 6956 or Mobile : 0422 263 373 or at dannylivepoets@yahoo.com.au

Information courtesy of the Poets' Union

Wordjammin' @ Bar Me

2007-08-18T00:14:00.000-07:00

Tuesday 21 August
Wordjammin' @ Bar Me

Wordjammin' @ Bar Me is a night of poetry that gives voice to words and music by poets and musicians alike that features different guest poets and musicians each month. These artists will come together in a principally improvised format and the result can only be experienced if attended. An open mic is also housed. Wordjammin' @ Bar Me is on the third Tuesday of the month, 154 Brougham Street , Kings Cross. Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm, $10.00. For more information contact Angela Stretch mobile: 0434 898 578 or email: info@wordjammin.com.
Information courtesy of: The Poet's Union.

Poetry Workshop

2007-08-01T23:36:00.001-07:00

PLAN TO BE PUBLISHED — POETRY WORKSHOP WITH LES WICKS

Saturdays 18 and 25 August, 10am - 4pm NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle NSWWC
Members $132, Members' Concession $110, Non-Members $198. GST inclusive.

Bring multiple copies of three poems, writing materials and lunch. Morning and afternoon tea are provided.

Of past such workshops given by Poets Union member Les Wicks, participants have commented:

Exceptional, supporting yet challenging, showing (and earning) respect, a privilege to attend this leader’s workshop;

As advertised now threatening, now encouraging but with a great deal of experience and insight which he shared generously;

There was also a really good mix of participants serendipity but fabulous;

contributed very generously great value for money;

I got more from two days with Les’ workshop than I did over a postgraduate year at university

LES WICKS is widely published both in Australia and overseas, an accessible poet with seven collections to his name. He's been involved in dozens of editing projects over his 30 years as a writer and has done his popular workshops from Hobart to Byron Bay to Broken Hill.

Enquiries ring 9555 9757

New Monthly Poetry Gig

2007-08-01T23:33:00.000-07:00

A new monthly poetry gig in Sydney !!!!

Jack Peck has started up WordinHand at The Friend in Hand.

Should be a fun night so bring your friends along and nibble some new words...

WordinHand at The Friend in Hand58 Cowper St Glebe 9960 2326
$5 DonationTuesday August 7 - 7:30 for 8:00 pm

This month WordinHand is delighted to feature two of Sydney's foremost Spoken Word performers...Tom Jack of Hearts and Bravo Child

Thomas and Bravo have an international reputation for lyrical, rhythmic and wincingly beautiful performance poetry and storytelling.Working in a tandem set, Tom and Bravo combine their creative strengths to deliver new delights! Plus, a Mystery Guest!

Open Mike

Have you written something and want it out there?This month and most months from now on, WordinHand has several opportunities for new work to be presented.Signup at the door. Supportive environment for new as well as experienced poets.

SLAM

The evening closes with a high-energy SLAM, led by Tom Jack of Hearts.Audience participation (and how!)Signup at the door.First Prize: Bottle of wine PLUS a 5 minute set of your own next month! Second Prize: $20.

Poetry Book Launch

2007-08-01T23:31:00.000-07:00

You are cordially invited to the launch of

Uncommon Light
By
Brook Emery

To be launched by Martin Langford at
Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road , Glebe
On
Saturday 11 August, 2.30 for 3 pm

All Welcome Refreshments provided

Island Press PO Box 1015 Carlton 3053 Email: rpretty@unimelb.edu.au or phone 03 8344 8713

Poetry Book Launch

2007-08-01T23:30:00.001-07:00

The Giramondo Publishing Company warmly invites you to the launch of

Ardent

the new poetry collection by

Jane Gibian

to be launched by
Adam Aitken
on Sunday 5 August
3.30 for 4 pm
upstairs at Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point Rd
Glebe

RSVP: 9660 2333
Giramondo Publishing from the Writing & Society Research Group at the University of Western Sydney www.uws.edu.au/research/writingandsociety

Poetry without Borders

2007-08-01T23:26:00.000-07:00

Poetry Without Borders

National Poetry Week Event
Sunday 2 September

Be part of a poetry reading with Chris Wallace Crabbe, Ouyang Yu, Judith Beveridge and Boey Kim Cheng.

Poetry Without Borders reading celebrates our cultural diversity during
National Poetry Week. The proposed date will be 2/9/07 at 1.30 for 2pm and the venue will be Customs House Library.

If you feel inspired by this theme send your expressions of interest to the Poets Union.
They are looking for another 5 poets or so to complete the line-up.
Submit 3-5 poems with a short bio to the Poets Union, PO Box 91 Balmain NSW 2041 or email to poetsunion@optusnet.com.au by August 10
Please include all contact details including your email address.
This event is sponsored by

Poets Union Inc. * Mascara Poetry Zine * City of Sydney

City of Perth Library Haiku Competition

2007-07-07T00:23:00.000-07:00

Haiku competition 2007 at City of Perth Library 573 Hay St. Perth

HAIKU and SENRYU will be accepted.

Entries must be previously unpublished.

Entries are limited to 5 per entrant and must all be on the one A4 size paper, with the name of the poet included at the bottom of this page.

A separate accompanying sheet must have name and address, telephone contact or email address, and list the first line of each poem submitted.

Font size to be at least 22pt. Any font style is acceptable.

Entries will be judged purely on the text. Any pictures or other decoration must fit on the one A4 page with the haiku (maximum number 5). Email entries must be sent in the form of a Word document attachment as detailed above.

Entries close Monday 24 September 2007.

Send entries to GPO Box C120 Perth 6839
or drop in to City of Perth Library
573 Hay St , Perth .

Haiku can be sent by email to library_perth@cityofperth.wa.gov.au

Courtesy of HaikuOz -- the Australian Haiku Society