Images Courtesy for Queensland Poetry Festival, It’s been 10 months, since a live poetry event for the Queensland Poetry Festival (QPF). So, it was perhaps this that led to such anticipation and a within minutes booked out venue for the first Volta (an Italian term for the ‘turn’ in thought or argument in a sonnet,Continue reading “Volta – a Turn for Poetry”
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Panacea Poets
A huge thank you to the Queensland Poetry Festival team for the invitation to be part of Panacea Poets. In Panacea Poets, Queensland Poetry Festival administers a twice-weekly booster of short readings from wonderful poets via their youtube channel. QPF will deliver these soothing doses of poets-in-iso indefinitely. It is such a great honour to beContinue reading “Panacea Poets”
Writing Poetry for Kids – Children are the Future for Poetry
A panel exploring Writing Poetry for Kids, hosted by the Brisbane Square Library, was held at the Queensland Poetry Festival 2017, Saturday August 26th. It was encouraging to see the theatrette full, and a mixture of backgrounds: parents, local writing for children community members, local writers and poets, and general public in attendance, as well asContinue reading “Writing Poetry for Kids – Children are the Future for Poetry”
Queensland Poetry Festival – Event for Advocating Poetry for Children
The Week of the Queensland Poetry Festival is finally here. If you are attending the poetry for kids discussion panel at the Brisbane Square Library do book with the library. The panel is followed by a reading for children at 2pm and while it is free it is a good idea to book. See youContinue reading “Queensland Poetry Festival – Event for Advocating Poetry for Children”
How to Be a Poet and Why not to be a Poet
The last time I was in this lecture theatre was for the launch of Lani Wendt Young’s latest book with the Pacific Community of Brisbane. Today I am at a partnership event between the Queensland Poetry Festival and QUT, where they are hosting the poet, Jeet Thayil. It’s a free public lecture, but there areContinue reading “How to Be a Poet and Why not to be a Poet”
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