Rory Harris in InDaily
FSP member, Rory Harris, has poem sequence in InDaily, reflecting on a tasting trip through Singapore, Manilla and other parts of the Philippines. Click here to read his poem, Reflections.
February Poem of the Month
The February Poem of the Month, selected by Anthology editors, Veronica Cookson and Lindy Warrell, is The Man Who Walked by Fred Willett.
Here is Fred’s poem:
THE MAN WHO WALKED by F J Willett
His days were bleak and grim and gray.
His mood was dark and fell and fey.
Her hair was black. Her raven hair
That framed her face and haughty stare.
He walked alone without a hope.
He never saw her, never spoke.
He walked across the village square.
He passed the woman standing there.
She had no smile for him that day,
No smile to light his shadowed way.… Click for more
Submitting your poems to the Anthology…
When you submit poems at a meeting for consideration to be published in the annual anthology, please conform to the following:
- Submissions must be typed.
- Use only A4 paper.
- Use a separate sheet for each poem.
- Use staples only for poems longer than one page.
- Clearly mark every page of every poem on the back with:
- your name,
- your email address,
- your phone number.
The act of submission at meetings implies permission for FSP to publish your work in the Anthology and, for poets of the month and commended poets, on FSP’s website.
Poet(s) of the month and commended poet(s) will be announced on the first meeting after submission.… Click for more
rob walker in InDaily and at Writers’ Week
rob walker has two poems in InDaily and is one of the local poets reading at 2018 Adelaide Writers’ Week on Tuesday 6th March, West Stage at 5:00pm with Alison Flett, Rachael Mead, Nelson Hedditch and Manal Younus.
Click here to read rob’s poems.
Click here to find out more about Writers’ Week.
Photo courtesy of Martin Christmas.
A Letter from the FSP Committee: what we have achieved…
There have been many important changes in how FSP operates over the last few years, leading to a much stronger, more viable organisation with an exciting future ahead of us all. The following letter from the FSP Management Committee summarises and updates what has been achieved to date, and some of our future plans.
Click here to open and download the letter in a conventional PDF view.
New Poets 19: Call for Submissions
FSP is excited to announce that we again will be publishing collections of poems from previously unpublished poets in our New Poets series.
Submissions are now open for New Poets 19.
Entry is open to South Australian residents only. Entry is only open to poets who have not had a collection of poetry published or under consideration for publication by any publisher.
Manuscripts must contain 26 pages of poetry.
Entries close Friday 6th April, 2018.
Entry fee: $30.
For full details of the rules, submission requirements and entry form, click here for PDF format and here for MS Word format.… Click for more