FSP December City Meeting & Open Mic: Monday 12th December @ The Box Factory

Please note the different date & venue!!

The Box Factory, 59 Regent Street, Adelaide (off Halifax Street)

Monday 12th December, 2016

The Box Factory is one of the potential new venues for FSP City meetings.

The meeting will be on Monday 12th December as the only available date around this time.

Come along, see what it’s like, give your opinion.

All welcome to read or just listen.

Open mic, 3 minutes per reader. All members’ poems are eligible for publication in the next annual anthology.

Doors open at 6:00 pm to sign up for readings in two sessions.

First session: 6:30 – 7:30 pm; Second session: approx.

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Spring Poetry Festival, 29th October

Run by the SA English Teachers Association, the Spring Poetry Festival showcases the best poetry from school students around the state.

The Festival Launch is on:

Saturday 29th October 11:15am – 1:15 pm

Pultney Grammar School, 190 South Terrace, Adelaide

FSP has been a long-time supporter of the Festival and contributes a range of prizes, judged by our Anthology editors.

The launch includes readings of the winning poems and refreshments will be available after the launch.

All welcome.

FSP Featured Poets @ Halifax Cafe: Ken Bolton and Dominic Symes, 26th October

After the washout / blackout last month, FSP Featured Poets at Halifax Cafe returns with two stars of the local scene.

Halifax Cafe, 187 Halifax Street, Adelaide; 6:00 – 7:30 pm.

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Ken Bolton

lives in Adelaide where he has until recently managed the Australian Experimental Art Foundation’s Dark Horsey bookshop. His most recent collection is Threefer (Puncher & Wattmann).  Shearsman (UK) issued his Selected Poems in 2013. Vagabond published the long poem London Journal in 2015. He wrote the art monograph Michelle Nikou (Wakefield Press) and edited Homage to John Forbes (Brandl & Schlesinger) and More Is Plenty on artist Kurt Brereton (Jellied Tongue Press). … Click for more

Box Factory Community Day: 15th October

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One of the potential alternative venues for the FSP City Meetings is the
Box Factory
59 Regent St South, off Halifax Street, Adelaide.
They are having an open day BBQ this coming
Saturday afternoon, 15th October, 12 – 4:00pm,
with music and an open mic.
Come along,  check out the venue if you haven’t been there before, and join in the fun.

FSP November City Meeting & Open Mic: 8th November @ Harry’s Bar, Grenfell St


Please note the different date & venue!!

Harry’s Bar, 12 Grenfell, St, Adelaide

Tuesday 8th November, 2016

Harry’s Bar is one of the potential new venues for FSP City meetings.

The meeting will be on the 8th November to avoid a clash with Melbourne Cup Day festivities…

Come along, see what it’s like, give your opinion.

The venue will be set-up cabaret style with chairs around tables. Take the lift or stairs to the upper floor.

All welcome to read or just listen.

Open mic, 3 minutes per reader. All members’ poems are eligible for publication in the next annual anthology.… Click for more

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