Erica Jolly at Poets Corner
Long-standing FSP stalwart Erica Jolly is the guest at this month’s Poets Corner.
Effective Living Centre
26 King William Road, Wayville
Monday 24 July 2023
7:30 pm
Everyone is welcome!
Poem of the Month – May 2033 – Jacqui Merckenschlager
The Poem of the Month for May 2023, selected by 2023 Anthology Editors, Maria Vouis and Rob Ferris, is This Empty Space by Jacqui Merckenschlager. The commended poems for May are Lost for Words by Virgil Concalves, Old Lady on the Cliff by Pat Lee and Sister (excerpt) by Rory Harris.
This Empty Space
Jacqui Merckenschlager
Afterwards, after the weeping, the remembering,
love and laughter trickled into the void.
This empty space was flooded
by family and friends
and a sunshower sparkled on the wattles.
Afterwards they all went back to distant places,
silence and emptiness slipped through cracks
and hid amongst his clothes
and lurked between his books and tools,
while rosellas sipped nectar from the bluegums.… Click for more
FSP July City Meeting and Open Mic
Monday, 3rd July, 2023
from 6:00pm
The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000
$5 to read. 3 minutes per poet
Add your name to the reading list on the night if you want a turn at the mic. Bring two printed copies of your poems with your name and contact details if you want them considered for next year’s anthology, or submit them electronically via the form below after the session.
The meeting will be held under current COVID-19 safety plans as required.
Haiku workshop with Julia Wakefield Houghton
Seaford Meeting Room, Seaford Library
Grand Blvd, Seaford SA 5169
Saturday, 24 June 2023
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
The haiku is so much more than a 5-7-5 syllable three-line poem – in fact it can be a lot less as well! What is most important is that elusive ‘aha’ moment. Join Julia in exploring the evolution of the Japanese form and discover the best of English language haiku; then try some exercises that will help you to create your own unique haiku.
Julia is the convenor of the Bindii Japanese Poetry Forms Group, which is based in Adelaide. She is a published prize-winning poet who has been attempting to write haiku for the past 15 years. … Click for more
FSP June City Meeting and Open Mic
Monday, 5th June, 2023
from 6:00pm
The Box Factory
59 Regent St, Adelaide, SA 5000
$5 to read. 3 minutes per poet
Add your name to the reading list on the night if you want a turn at the mic. Bring two printed copies of your poems with your name and contact details if you want them considered for next year’s anthology, or submit them electronically via the form below after the session.
The meeting will be held under current COVID-19 safety plans as required.
Poem of the Month – April 2023 – David Cookson
The Poem of the Month for April 2023, selected by 2023 Anthology Editors, Maria Vouis and Rob Ferris, is Musings on a Chinese Scroll by David Cookson. The commended poems for April are The Old Horns by Ivan Rehorek aka Avalanche and The Piano by Louise Nicholas.
Musings on a Chinese Scroll
David Cookson
Impossible cliffs thrust
into broad-brush clouds,
their conifers clawing naked rock
bereft of bird or life
until bottom left, a sage,
crossing a bridge,
hat, sandals and staff:
five brush strokes
that touch perfection —
remind of other complements;
a curve of throat,
misty crags,
your lips, parted,
just enough,
just before.… Click for more