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).
The poets each read a selection of poems from their collections. Convenor Sue O’Brien was the MC for the night and she also officially launched both books. This year’s judges, Jude Aquilina (New Poets 24) and Steve Evans (SIngle Poet 2023) each shared their comments on the winning collections.
FSP member Avalanche (Ivan Rehorek) entertained the audience in the break with beautiful performances on several musical instruments.
It was a fantastic evening and New Poets 24 and Single Poets 2023 are now available for purchase at $20 per copy at FSP events or they can be ordered via the online form below.