Monday 5 August 2024
Open Mic: 6:15pm
Anthology Launch: 8:15pm
The Box Factory
49 Regent Street, Adelaide
Following the Open Mic, please join judge Mike Ladd, editors Maria Koukouvas, Rob Ferris, and Friendly Street Poets for the launch of our annual Anthology 48, Mimesis.
The book will be unveiled, Satura and Nova prizes announced, readings plucked from the anthology, followed by a time for mingling, sparkling and enjoying food and drink with your favourite poets.
Long list nominations for the Satura Prize (best poem in the Anthology)
This Empty Space – jacqui merkenschlager
The Art Teacher – Helen Parsons
The Almanac of Last Things – Helen Parsons
Samos – Sue O’Brien
Nganno Mt Lofty – Rob Ferris
El Capitan – Rob Ferris
My body and me – Mandy Toczek McPeake
Dementia Ward Wishlist – Judy Dally
The Bull – Jules Leigh Koch
Willy willy – David Cookson
Things I learned from someone else’s grandmother – Helen Hutton
Going Home – Helen Hutton
The Baby Locket – Carey Hamlyn
Storm – Steve Evans
Spur Winged Plovers – Murray Alfredson
Here# – Rory Harris
Sister – Rory Harris
Mass – Rory Harris
Poet – Peter Mahoney
Morning walk, 37 degrees – Louise Nicholas
Piano – Louise Nicholas
Nature on the table – Heather Nimmo
Lot 22 – Valerie Volk
Loose Limb Man – Martha Landman
Hello this is David – Sarah Radford
Memory Bone Soup – Maria Koukouvas (Vouis)
Bucket of Fish – Maria Koukouvas (Vouis)
Me – Beth Baile
Free Fall – Stella Damarjati
Long list nominations for the Nova Prize (best poem written by a first-time published poet in the anthology)
Poet – Peter Mahoney
Me – Beth Baillie
Free Fall – Stella Damarjati
For the Open Mic…
$5 to read. 3 minutes per poet.
Free to listen.
You must be a member of FSP to submit your poems for consideration for publication in the annual anthology. Bring two printed copies of your poems with your name and contact details to submit for next year’s anthology, or submit them electronically via the form below after the session.