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FSP August City Meeting, Open Mic and Announcement of Publication Winners.

Friday, 1st August, 2025
Doors open at 6:00pm for 6:15pm start

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

$5 to read; free to listen.
Strict 3-minute time limit, including any introductions, explanations and post-scripts.

During the meeting, the winners of the New Poets 26 and Single Poet 2025 competitions will be announced.

You can submit poems read at the Open Mic for consideration in the next Anthology via the form below.

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Coriole Poets and Pasta 2025

Saturday 16th August 2025
6:00pm – 9:00pm

Coriole Vineyards
79 Chaffeys Road, McLaren Vale SA 5171

$60
Your ticket includes poets, pasta and galaktoboureko dessert!
Food will be served in shared format — just like at the family table.
Wines available for purchase by the glass or bottle.

Celebrating 50 Years of Friendly Street Poets

Join us for a favourite Coriole event — an evening of poetry, food and wine. Hosted by Mark Lloyd and Jude Aquilina, the event will feature South Australian poets reading their works. Enjoy entertaining, witty, humorous and satirical poetry.

Actors Lyn Pike and Dale March perform a Birthday Selection of Friendly Street Poetry
Guest Poets: Jude Aquilina and Nigel Day reading their own poetry
The Hot Spot: Contributions from the audience

Hot Spot Contributions are available for attendees to enter one of their own poems.… Click for more

FSP June City Meeting – Anthology 49 launch and Open Mic

Apologies for the previous confusing info re dates for this meeting. This one is correct: ignore the others!!

Friday, 6th June, 2025
Doors open at 6:00pm for 6:15pm start

The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000

$5 to read; free to listen.
Strict 3-minute time limit, including any introductions, explanations and post-scripts.

The evening will commence with the launch of the FSP Anthology 49, edited by Martha Landman and Avalanche.

As part of the launch, the winners of the Satura and Nova Prizes will be announced by this year’s Judge, who will be revealed on the night, along with the title and cover of the Anthology.… Click for more

Reminder – CHRONICLE: a celebration of Friendly Street Poets’ first 50 years

Submissions are now closed

As part of our 50th year, FSP invites all our poets to contribute to CHRONICLE: A celebration of Friendly Street Poets’ first 50 years..

We want to know what it means to us all to have had Friendly Street Poets as a meeting place
and forum. The things you remember. The people. The oddities. The events or social
movements that have shaped Friendly Street Poets. The highlights and lowlights.

What we’re looking for is your memories in short vignettes, poetry or prose to a
maximum of 500 words.

The more contributors the better.

We are aiming to launch the book at the December 2025 City Meeting of FSP.… Click for more

Voluminous Grid – The Adelaide Poetry App 

Calling All Poets!

Voluminous Grid, a geolocation poetry app, is bringing Adelaide’s stories to life through verse. This interactive app will showcase poems – new and old – that celebrate the CBD of the City of Adelaide.

We’re seeking diverse voices, locations, and perspectives that capture Adelaide’s rich past and poetic present. Whether you’re a South Australian poet or from interstate, we’d love to see your work. The app will feature a mix of unpublished works, previously published pieces, and historical poems.

Featured poems will be accessible via smartphone as text and voice recordings, performed by professional actors, with walking events in 2026 to launch the app.… Click for more

FSP 2025 Annual General Meeting and April Open Mic

Friday 4 April 2025
Meeting commences at 6:25pm

The Box factory
59 Regent Street, Adelaide

This month’s meeting will begin with our 2025 AGM. You must be a current financial member of FSP to take part in the AGM.

There are openings for positions on the Management Committee. If you would like to nominate, follow the instructions on the agenda or send us a message via this link:
Nominate for Committee.

If you are unable to attend the AGM but would like to vote via a proxy, please nominate your proxy via a message at this link: Proxy nomination.… Click for more

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