Adelaide Poets Collective
New Poets 24 and Single Poet 2023 were officially launched at a great night on 30 October 2023 to a capacity crowd of 80 people at the Q on Hallett. The launch celebrated the collective works of New Poets 24 Nigel Ford (My Father’s Son), Helen Hutton (Stepping on Shadows) and Peter Mahoney (Facebook Poems) as well as the solo collection for Single Poet 2023 gareth roi jones (Selected Poems 1992-2022). … Click for more
FSP is pleased to announce the winners of New Poets 24 and Single Poet 2023 competitions.
NEW POETS 24
Judge: Jude Aquilina
The three winners are:
• Facebook Poems by Peter Mahoney
• Stepping on Shadows by Helen Hutton
• My Father’s Son by Nigel Ford
Commended
• From the Heart by Susan Thrun Willett
Special Mention
• Save Changes to Normal by Stef Rozitis
• Murder, Mayhem and More by Fred Willett
SINGLE POET 2023
Judge: Steve Evans
Winner
• Selected Poems (1992-2022) by gareth roi jones
Commended
• The Pilgrimage by Claire-Louise Watson
• Eclectica by Veronica Cookson
Thank you to the judges for both competitions.… Click for more
Monday, 7th August, 2023
from 6:00pm
The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000
$5 to read. 3 minutes per poet
To begin this meeting, the winners of the New Poets 24 and the Single Poet 2023 competitions will be announced by the respective judges.
Add your name to the reading list on the night if you want a turn at the mic. Bring two printed copies of your poems with your name and contact details if you want them considered for next year’s anthology, or submit them electronically via the form below after the session.
The meeting will be held under current COVID-19 safety plans as required.… Click for more
You can now order the latest publications from FSP on-line using the form below. Please note that we do not have the capability for on-line payments so you need to do an electronic funds transfer (EFT).
Using this form you can order:
• Q: FSP Anthology 46
• Lament by Michele St. Yves
• New Poets 22 by Veronica Cookson, Rob Ferris & Susan O’Brien.
All books are $20 each plus postage.
If there are other specific titles you are after, please make a request in the “Special Instructions” section of the form. We will set-up links for some other titles still in stock soon.… Click for more
Tonight’s launch has had to to be moved to the Halifax Cafe… !
Friendly Street Poets Inc. is proud to launch two great new books:
New Poets 22 featuring Veronica Cookson, Rob Ferris and Sue O’Brien
Lament by Michèle Saint-Yves
Monday, 25th October, 2021
6:00pm for 6:30pm
Halifax Cafe
187 Halifax Street, Adelaide
COVID restrictions mean that our numbers are restricted. The poets can each invite a limited number of guests, leaving only 44 spots for others wishing to attend. If you are not one of those nominated by the poets, you will need to register ASAP using the form below.… Click for more