Friendly Street Poets

FRIENDLY STREET POETS INC.

POETRY READING

TUESDAY 7th July 2009

at SAWC East Rundle Street, Adelaide

(Enter via CAFÉ BRUNELLI & take Lift to 2^nd floor)

Please come along to read your poetry. You get 4 minutes access to an open microphone and the possibility of publication in our annual Reader. Bring two photocopies of every poem read (complete with  contact details) and put them in the reader box. Our editors select poems each month for POEM OF THE MONTH, published on our web site and announced at the next meeting. They also select poems for Artstate Magazine (an SA Government Arts publication) and for the Annual Reader.

Guest Reader this month is Amy Bodissian. This is your last chance to see this intriguing Adelaide poet before she heads off to Melbourne. with her unique blend of spoken word, comedy and song. Amy revels in the absurdity of life, and her honest, witty, and indulgent story telling has been a highlight of the Adelaide cabaret/spoken word circuit for many years, with scandalously memorable appearances at nights such as Higher Ground’s ‘Character Jam’, Purr Production’s ‘Perve’, ‘Beatroute’ jazz and poetry night, Poets and Platters, Poets and Pizza, and many more community and corporate events.

In 2007, she was the artistic director for the very successful mental health film project, ‘In your Own Words’. She also received the IWD young women writer’s award for poetry last year. Amy’s quirky and honest observations have also contributed to three very successful Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Fringe, Feast Festival and Melbourne Comedy festival productions, including the highly provocative sci-fi cabaret show, The Bad Father’s Correction Tour. 

Up until quite recently, Amy’s poetry has only existed in the performance realm, but she is currently in the process of publishing her very own collection, entitled ‘Jewels in The Mud.’ She is about to move to Melbourne to further her spoken word and performance career.  

Poetry is not just a passion for Amy, it is deeply ingrained in her being. It is a way of life.  

So come along for $4 (concession) & $5 (waged) you can enjoy a great night’s entertainment, listening to a wide variety of poetry with wines & juices provided free.

friendlystreetpoets.org.au

Meeting for 34 years every 1^st Tuesday of the Month

(except January)

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• All poems will be original unpublished (in text form or online) works by the poet entering the competition.
• Each poem will not exceed the 30 line maximum.
• All poets must be residents of South Australia.
• All entries must be accompanied by the entry form below.
• Nothing that might identify the poet can appear on or in the submission.
• All entries must be received by the closing date or be date stamped 24/07/09 at the latest. No poems will be returned.
• All entries must be posted to this address: -

PO Box 3697 Norwood SA 5067

• The judges’ decision is final no further correspondence will be accepted.
• There will be 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd certificate & book prizes awarded. The winner will be published on our website and in Reader 34.
• Entry fee for one poem is $5; or 3 entries for $10

Download a competition entry form here.

It must be that we are the virus,

the insolent sneeze of statistics

and the belchings of philosophy –

it’s all dust and daydreams

fossil fools raise the tide-marks,

it must be that we are the virus.

For Gaia runs a temperature,

sweats out the poison, melts the ice-shelf

and the belchings of philosophy

powerbrokers bitch and dither

it’s just a spittoon of policies;

and it must be that we are the virus,

and oh, don’t forget about national pride,

and wear a coloured shirt for the dead

(and the belchings of philosophy)

get your cash back at the trash-rack

where all the sluices meet in one:

it must be that we are the virus,

and all the belchings of philosophy…..

Rory Harris & Jules Leigh Koch

 Will present a Seminar exploring Imagism and what it means in their own successful poetry collections.

 WHEN: Saturday, June 20th, 2009, 2pm - 4.30pm

 WHERE: SA Writers’ Centre Meeting Room 187 Rundle St East
               (enter via Cafe Brunelli take lift to 2nd floor)

 COST: $ 30 (full price) / $ 25 (concession)
               Includes delicious afternoon tea.

 Book your place now

Email: poetry@friendlystreetpoets.org.au

Download a booking form here

REBELSLAM!

judges selected from the audience

it’s fast     it’s furious     it’s fun
 

When: 9^th June 2009

Where: Tuxedo Cat, Rooftop 15-19 Synagogue Place

Time: 7:30 sign in for 8:00 kickoff