SAT 23 Aug 08: Please note some of the events below have been updated... For up to the minute updates on 2008 WA Poety Festival and National Poetry Week Events, go to Maureen Sexton's website here...
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Email: wapoets@yahoo.com.au
WA POETS EVENTS - 29 AUGUST - 7 SEPTEMBER 2008:
FRIDAY 29th August
OOTA Poetry Wall, State Library of Western Australia
29th August to 1st September
Contact: Jo Clarke, 9339 0847, or josephine.oota@gmail.com
School Student's Day with Veronica Lake
Friday 29th August
Contact: Veronica - votiveoffering@gmail.com
OOTA Poetry Reading with guest poet, Marcella Polain
plus open mic, Friday 29th August, 12.30 to 2 pm
Function Room, Fremantle Arts Centre
Contact: Jo Clarke, 9339 0847, or josephine.oota@gmail.com
de Ness @ Scots with WA Poets Inc
Friday 29th August, 7.30 pm
Scot's Hall, Cnr South Terrace and Parry Street, Fremantle
Contact: Jen de Ness - jdeness@optusnet.com.au
SATURDAY 30 AUGUST
Festival Grand Opening
Saturday 30th August, SLWA
Contact: wapoets@yahoo.com.au
Poet's Corner
Saturday 30th August, 2 pm to 4.30 pm
Pages Cafe, State Library of WA
Contact: Frances - poetscornerwa@yahoo.com.au
OPENFACE 08 - Performance Poetry Action
Saturday 30th August 2008, Kaos Room at Blue Room
Contact: allan - allanboyd@optusnet.com.au
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SUNDAY 31st AUGUST
Reconciliation workshop, Translation Workshop & Multicultural Reading
State Library of WA
Sunday 31st August, 10 am to 5 pm
Contact Peter: peter.jeffery@iinet.net.au or wapoets@yahoo.com.au
WAPI Poetry Reading, with special guests and open readings
Velvet Lounge, The Flying Scotsman
Sunday 31st August, 6 pm to 9.30 pm
Contact: Maureen - wapoets@yahoo.com.au
MONDAY I SEPTEMBER
Haiku Wall at City of Perth Library
Monday 1st September to 13th September
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth
Contact Anna: 9461 3581, or anna.teasdale@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
Workshop: Sculpting in English with Janet Jackson
Monday 1st September, 11 am to 3 pm
KSP Writers' Centre, 11 Old York Rd, Greenmount
Hosted by Poets@KSP
Book with KSP 9294 1872, kspf@iinet.net.au
Haiku Workshop with Maureen Sexton
Monday 1st September, 1 pm to 3 pm
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth
Contact Anna: 9461 3581, or anna.teasdale@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
Walking on Water, Laneway Theatre, Perth
Monday 1st September, 7.30pm to 10pm
Contact: Jane Cornes: 0414 862 306, jcornes@iinet.net.au
WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
Poetry Session with Kevin Gillam
Wednesday 3rd September, 10 am to 12 noon
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth
Contact Anna, 9461 3581, or anna.teasdale@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition
Thursday 4th, Friday 5th, Saturday 6th September
Including launch of book on Thursday
Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley
Contact: Maureen, 0435 024 616, wapoets@yahoo.com.au
Voicebox, FAWWA anthology readings
Thursday 4th September, 7.30 pm to 10 pm
La Tropicana Café, 177 High Street, Fremantle
Contact: Nandi Chinna - voiceboxfreo@yahoo.com.au
FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
Poetry Session with Evelyn Bach
Friday 5th September, 10 am to 11 am
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth
Contact Anna, 9461 3581, or anna.teasdale@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
Lunchlines at Edith Cowan University
12 noon to 1 pm
WA Bush Poets & Yarn Spinners Traditional Night - poems from the past
Friday 5th September
Bentley Park Auditorium, 26 Plantation Drive, Bentley
Contact: Brian Langley, 9361 3770 - braindot@tpg.com.au
SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
PCW Poetry Extravaganza
Sunday 7th September, Peter Cowan Writers Centre, Edith Cowan House
Edith Cowan University, Joondalup
Contact: 9301 2282 - cowan05@bigpond.com
CONTACT WA POETS INC for more info...
