FSP City Meetings

Poems of the Month – July 2021: Steve Evans and Helen Parsons

Congratulations to the joint winners for the July 2021 Poem of the Month: Steve Evans for Epilogue and Helen Parsons for Elizabeth at her Writing Desk, as selected by 2021 FSP Anthology editors Louise Nicholas and Judy Dally.

Steve Evans
Epilogue

As he lay dying,
it was someone else’s life
that flashed before his eyes.
Too late to ask for his money back.
No choice but to watch the show.

A blitzing synopsis of past attractions, 
it included a tall woman
rising from a bath,
whom he might have loved
if he was not himself,
then two small children holding hands
in a garden more tropical than his own
and, in the background, the glare
of a harbour lit by sails.… Click for more

FSP July City Meeting and Open Mic

Monday, 5th July, 2021
from 6:00pm

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

3 minutes maximum time per reader. All poems read by members will be eligible for submission to the next Anthology. You can bring along two hard copies to submit on the night or you can submit via the on-line form below.

Under current COVID-19 regulations, you will need to check in with a QR code or sign-in and you MUST WEAR A MASK while seated in the venue.

Click here to read a summary of the regulations.

Click here to read the actual regulations.

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March Poem of the Month: A Kick to the Head by Avalanche

Our Poem of the Month for March 2021, selected by Anthology editors, Louise Nicholas and Judy Dally, from poems read at the March Open Mic.

A KICK TO THE HEAD
Avalanche

A kick to the head will do you in,
You may well be Rhonda Roussey
But none of that matters,

A vicious rumour will finish you off
And you may even be Oscar Wilde,
But truth will be a casualty in any case.

A trick question evaded can still do you harm,
See what happened to JC himself –
Someone you trusted will turn you in…

And a broken leg won’t help you dance,
Even Nureyev worked this one out
No winning that bum-kicking contest,

The father of the nation is no such thing
Look at how poor old Leonidas finished,
Metaphors make such poor policy.… Click for more

FSP May City Meeting and Open Mic

Monday, 3rd May, 2021
from 6:00pm

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

3 minutes maximum time per reader. All poems read by members will be eligible for submission to the next Anthology. You can bring along two hard copies to submit on the night or you can submit via the on-line form below.

You no longer need to pre-register for the meeting but you will need to check in with a QR code or sign-in according to the COVID-19 safety plan.

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FSP AGM and April City Meeting with open mic

Monday, 12th April, 2021
from 6:00pm

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

This month’s City Meeting will begin with our AGM at 6:15pm. See the Agenda below. There are openings for positions on the Management Committee. If you would like to nominate, follow the instructions on the Agenda. You must be a current financial member of FSP to take part in the AGM.

Following the AGM, there will be an Open Mic .

$5 to read, free to listen.

We are still required to follow a COVID-19 safety plan, which includes social distancing with a corresponding impact on the total number of people who can attend the meeting.… Click for more

FSP November City Meeting and Open Mic

Monday, 2nd November, 2020
from 6:00pm

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

We are required to follow a COVID-19 safety plan, which includes social distancing with a corresponding impact on the total number of people who can attend the meeting. This means that a maximum of 37 people can attend. Therefore…

• You need to fill in the following Expression of Interest Form before you attend. This will make life easier for everyone. 

• If you have not registered your intention to attend in advance, you may not be allowed to attend on the night.… Click for more

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