April Poem of the Month: Through the Roman Goddesss of Spring by Erica Jolly

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

Through the Roman Goddess of Spring
Erica Jolly

Flora: An Artistic Voyage through the World of Plants by Sandra Knapp,
published by the Natural History Museum.

What is it you all share?
Roots hold you to your world.
You have ways to attract visitors –
perfumes, colours and form.
You seek and find the light,
breathe in through pores
the energy you need.

Here, with Flora I can pause,
take it in, revel in the life
brought to me with such
loving attention to detail.… Click for more

Rachael Mead talks about The Application of Pressure at Adelaide University Library

Thursday 27 May 2021, 6:00 pm for a 6:30pm start

Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide

$10 at the door. Eftpos only. Students free. Proceeds support the University Library.

Bookings are essential by 25 May to friends_library@adelaide.edu.au
Numbers are limited to observe COVID-19 restrictions

How do paramedics cope with constant exposure to trauma in a work life which is a supercut of the worst days of other people’s lives? Mead’s novel , based on real life experiences in Adelaide, tells the story of how paramedics Tash and Joel maintain their sanity, preserve their mental health and their relationships.… Click for more

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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New FSP Committee and Convenor

Following the FSP AGM on 12th April, we are pleased to announce the new Management Committee:

  • Steve Evans (Convenor)
  • Kristy Willett (Treasurer)
  • Margaret Clark (Secretary and Membership)
  • Nigel Ford (Regional Activities Coordinator)
  • Sue O’Brien

Special thanks to the outgoing committee members, David Harris, Roger Higgins and Emelia Haskey.

Incoming Convenor, Steve Evans, thanked preceding Convenor, Nigel Ford, for all his hard work on behalf of FSP.

“Nigel Ford stepped down as Convenor of Friendly Street Poets at the AGM this month. He has contributed a great deal to the live poetry scene in South Australia and to Friendly Street as a key publisher of poetry there, including reviving the New Poets series of books that give emerging poets a chance to share space in a full-sized title.… Click for more

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