FSP Featured Poets at Halifax Cafe Returns in May!

Steve Evans, Maria Vouis and Amelia Walker

Thursday, May 30, 2019
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Halifax Cafe
187 Halifax St, Adelaide.

The wait is over! FSP Featured Poets at Halifax Cafe returns for 2019 on a new night: the last Thursday of the month.

We are starting the season with three diverse voices: Steve Evans, long-standing FSP member, winner of the 2019 Satura Prize, published far and wide; Maria Vouis, one of FSP’s New Poets 19, and Amelia Walker, widely published, performed, and involved in the poetry community.

The fabulous Halifax Cafe will be open for meals and beverages.… Click for more

FSP May City Meeting and Open Mic

Monday, 6th May, 2019
6:00 – 9:30pm.

The Box Factory
59 Regent Street, Adelaide.

Bring along your poems to read or just come and listen to a diverse range of poetry. Remember, 3 minutes maximum mic time per reader to make sure everyone gets a go and has an audience.

Sign-in from 6:00pm for a start around 6:20pm. Second session starts around 7:30pm.

If you want your poem to be considered for this year’s anthology, you must be a member of FSP. Bring along two printed copies of your poem with all your contact details on them for submission.

$5 to read; free to just listen.… Click for more

Meet The People’s Poet, Geoff Goodfellow in conversation…

Ira Raymond Exhibition Room
Barr Smith Library,
University of Adelaide

Thursday 16 May 2019
6:00pm for 6:30pm

 $10 at the door. Includes glass of wine. Students free.

Legendary performance poet and short prose writer Geoff Goodfellow has performed his poetry at schools, jails, colleges, universities, construction sites, factories, rock concerts and literary festivals, across Australia and in Canada, the United States, Cuba, China, Europe and the United Kingdom. 

His most recent anthology Opening the Windows to Catch the Sea Breeze  showcases his personal favourites, poems that audiences have requested time and again, and shares his story as a poet and his belief in  ‘the power of poetry to connect with each and every life in a world saturated with sophisticated noise.’… Click for more

Looking back at the 2018 Goolwa Cup…

Nigel Ford reports…

On Sunday, 18th November, 2018, the 6th Annual Goolwa Poetry Cup event was held at the Fleurieu Distillery, Goolwa Wharf.

I attended at the venue to set up the facilities with Elise Silson. Leah Grace, Arts Officer of Alexandrina Council & Gareth Andrews, Manager of the venue also helped with setting up, which was finished just after 11:00 am.  Sign-up for competitors opened at 11:30 am and was staffed by Margaret Clark, Secretary of Friendly Street Poets.  Judges for the event were Jude Aquilina, Ian Gibbins & Elise Silson. Timekeeper was Margaret Clark.

 The event started about 12:25 pm after the Cockle Train left Goolwa Station.… Click for more

Single Poet 2019 submissions: extended deadline

Friendly Street Poets is pleased to announce that submissions for Single Poet 2019 open on 1st May 2019.

Each volume in the Single Poet series publishes a full-length collection of poems from a poet who has not yet published such a collection.

Please read carefully the following information regarding eligibility, presentation format, and the selection process. Any entries which fail to comply with these submission guidelines will be disqualified.

When you are ready, submit your manuscript via the form below. Submissions will only be accepted via this form.

Submissions now close at midnight, Friday, 14th June, 2019.
Late submissions will not be accepted.… Click for more

New Poets 20 submissions: extended deadline

Friendly Street Poets is pleased to announce that submissions for New Poets 20 open on 1st May 2019.

Each volume in the New Poets series publishes a collection of poems from each of three poets who have not yet had a collection of poems published.

Please read carefully the following information regarding eligibility, presentation format, and the selection process. Any entries which fail to comply with these submission guidelines will be disqualified.

When you are ready, submit your manuscript via the form below. Submissions will only be accepted via this form.

Submissions now close at midnight, Friday, 14th June, 2019.
Late submissions will not be accepted.… Click for more

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