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Spring Poetry Festival, 29th October

Run by the SA English Teachers Association, the Spring Poetry Festival showcases the best poetry from school students around the state.

The Festival Launch is on:

Saturday 29th October 11:15am – 1:15 pm

Pultney Grammar School, 190 South Terrace, Adelaide

FSP has been a long-time supporter of the Festival and contributes a range of prizes, judged by our Anthology editors.

The launch includes readings of the winning poems and refreshments will be available after the launch.

All welcome.

FSP Featured Poets @ The Halifax Cafe in June: Jules Leigh Koch & gareth roi jones

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FSP Featured Poets Series presents two of Adelaide’s most beguiling poets: Jules Leigh Koch and gareth roi jones.

6:00 – 7:00 pm; Wednesday 29th June 2016, at The Halifax Cafe, 187 Halifax Street, Adelaide.

Jules Leigh Koch has published four collections of poetry and one chapbook, most recently Stripping Wallpaper from the Sky (Interactive Press, 2015), and has received two SA Literature Grants (2008; 2011). He is one of the poets in the public art works Signs of Life  (Bowen Street, Adelaide) and the Shop 6 Tram Art project (Glenelg tram line). He also has worked as a mentor with writers from the Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust.… Click for more

Gala Launch of Anthology #40 – Nova and Satura Prize winners

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The FSP June City Meeting was devoted to the launch of Friendly Street Poets Anthology 40 “Many Eyes, Many Voices” edited by Murray Alfredson and Margaret Clark and launched by FSP founding member, Richard Tipping.

 

The Nova Prize for best poem by a poet not previously published in an FSP anthology went to Bruce Greenhalgh for his poem, in the wake of  e e cummings.

The Satura Prize for best poem in the anthology went to Eileen Barker for her poem Courage.

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