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Ann Timoney Jenkin grew up in wartime London. She has lived in Adelaide since 1960. Her poetry and short stories have been widely published in anthologies and magazines and broadcast on the ABC. She writes children’s stories, has worked as a professional storyteller, and given poetry workshops. Her first collection of poetry, Midwinter Light was published in 1995 by Wakefield Press.

More recently, Ann has worked as a freelance journalist. Her articles on a variety of subjects have been published in national newspapers, including the Australian, and in the monthly magazine, Quadrant.

Ann also works as an editor and edited the prize winning biography, Christina Stead, by Hazel Rowley.… Click for more

Ann Timoney Jenkin grew up in wartime London. She has lived in Adelaide since 1960. Her poetry and short stories have been widely published in anthologies and magazines and broadcast on the ABC. She writes children’s stories, has worked as a professional storyteller, and given poetry workshops. Her first collection of poetry, Midwinter Light was published in 1995 by Wakefield Press.
 
More recently, Ann has worked as a freelance journalist. Her articles on a variety of subjects have been published in national newspapers, including the Australian, and in the monthly magazine, Quadrant.
 
Ann also works as an editor and edited the prize winning biography, Christina Stead, by Hazel Rowley.… Click for more

John Griffin (born 1935) attended the planning meeting which developed the idea of Friendly Street readings, and read at the first reading on November 11, 1975.

Publications: A Waltz on Stones (Gargoyle Poets, 1974); Menzies at Evening (Angus & Robertson Poets of the Month, 1975); and approximately 400 poems in journals and anthologies. Now working principally in short stories and radio plays (of which 13 have been broadcast).

Goya Paints a Portrait of a Child

The boy is made of gold, almost; close
to the perfect child, with satin cummerbund
and bows on spotless shoes, lace at cuffs
and neck. He’ll never muck in mud.… Click for more

Born in England in 1925, came to Australia with husband and eldest child 1949. Since then they have lived in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and Canberra, finally settling in Elizabeth, SA in 1961. Now has six children and six grandchildren.

Has had poems published in a number of Friendly Street Readers, also in Meanjin, Mattiod, Poetry Australia, Northern Perspective, Linq, and in anthologies An Infliction of Silence, From Below, Spin of Gold Wattle and on the ABC’s First Hearing.

In 1982 had published a local history Elizabeth the Garden City with co-author/artist and researcher Gillian Pearson.

Worked in the Old Elizabeth South Library from 1970-1985

Now has turned from writing to music and belongs to two folk groups: Filigree and Tolpuddle.… Click for more

Christine Churches was born in 1945 and grew up in Keith, South Australia. She was educated in the second-hand bookshops of Sydney, and then more formally at the University of Adelaide. She was co-editor with K. F. Pearson of The Orange Tree – South Australian Poetry to the Present Day (Wakefield Press, 1986). A slender output of her poems has been published in various anthologies including Friendly Street’s Tuesday Night Live and with the Angus and Robertson ‘Poet of the Month’ series. Christine writes history now, and currently lives and works and walks in North Yorkshire.

Night Vision, Yarrawonga

At sunset we came to the river,
slow water feeding through trees;
a hawk with wings sharpened
boundary riding the paddocks of air.… Click for more

Friendly Street Poets, Inc (FSP) is Australia’s longest running community open mic, uncensored poetry reading and publishing group.

FSP aspires to:

• A belief in the power and beauty of words;
• Responsible freedom of expression;
• Encouragement of creativity;
• Respect for different opinions;
• Celebration of diversity;
• Community engagement; and
• Co-operative participation.

Started on 11th November 1975 by Andrew Taylor, Richard Tipping and Ian Reid, FSP was Adelaide’s first regular, open-to-all poetry reading. It has since achieved local, national and international recognition for its dedication to the nurturing, support and promotion of poetry. Over the years, FSP has provided a platform for new and emerging poets as well as a venue for more established writers to nurture their artistic growth.… Click for more