Adelaide Poets Collective – since 1975
anthology, launch, archive, release, collection, sale
FSP 50th annual anthology Quintessence edited by Val Braendler and Ben Adams was launched at the Effective Living Centre on 29th August 2026.
Each year, two prizes are awarded to poems published in the anthology: the Satura Prize for the best poem; and the Nova Prize for the best poem by a poet published for the first time in an FSP anthology.
This year’s judge for the prizes was Shaine Melrose.… Click for more
Friday 4th September 2026
doors at 6:00pm for 6:30pm start
The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000
$5 to read, free to listen.
Share some poetry, listen to others reading and enjoy the friendly poetry vibes of the biggest and oldest ongoing poetry group in the Southern Hemisphere.
As usual, a strict 3-minute time limit applies, including any introductions, explanations and post-scripts. Bring two typed / printed copies of your poem with all your contact details on the back of the pages for submission to the next FSP Annual Anthology. You also can submit your poem electronically via the form below.… Click for more
Saturday 29th August 2026
3:00pm
Effective Living Centre
26 King William Road, Wayville
Part of the Church of Christ site, easy to reach by car, tram, bus or train.
Come along and join with us to continue FSP’s 50th Anniversary celebrations with the launch of the 50th FSP Anthology, edited by Val Braendler and Ben Adams.
Please bring $30 cash or card to buy a copy of our big edition and be ready to read your published poem if you wish.
We’d appreciate some good people providing a shared plate for afternoon tea and nibbles. FSP will supply a few casks of vino and a few specialties.… Click for more
Constellations at the Exchange
Monday, 2 March, 2026
1:00 – 2:00 pm
The Exchange
55 Exchange Pl, Adelaide SA, 5000
Please note the change of venue (originally scheduled for Adelaide Town Hall)
Chronicle – The First Fifty Years of Friendly Street – The Second Edition will be launched as part of the Constellations Festival at the Exchange Building (former Stock Exchange and home of RiAus).
Welcome a panel of Friendly Street poets, as they launch Chronicle, their vibrant history publication, and relate colourful stories from the hippie ’70s to present day, along with readings of some of the best poetry presented at the longest-running, un-censored open mic in Australia.… Click for more
Friday, 5th December, 2025
Doors open at 6:00pm for 6:15pm start
The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000
To celebrate the first 50 years of FSP, we are launching:
Chronicle – The First Fifty Years of Friendly Street
This is an important history of one of the South Australia’s cultural landmarks (us). Supported by a grant from CreateSA, we can sell it to members for $5.00 (one copy each). Each of our 50 contributors will be acknowledged with the presentation of a free copy of this special publication.
A more elaborate second edition with colour and updates about the Love In and other FSP 50th Anniversary events will come out in the new year.… Click for more
Wednesday 12 November 2025
6:00pm for 7:00pm start
Ern Malley
137 Magill Road, Stepney, SA 5067
Richard Tipping, co-founder of Friendly Street Poets in 1975, is in Adelaide for the 50th Anniversary of FSP and has brought his latest book of poetry, Headlines to the Heart, for his South Australian launch.
Headlines to the Heart is the poet’s own selection of the most memorable poems from half a century of deeply-felt living. Humorous, erotic, perceptive and full of spoken ideas which stick in the mind, Tipping’s poetry has been widely published and anthologised, including The New Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry edited by John Kinsella, The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry edited by Phillip Mead and John Tranter, and the New Oxford Book of Australian Verse edited by Les Murray.… Click for more
