2007 WA SPRING POETRY FESTIVAL

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Festival Program Starts Saturday 13th October
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STATE LIBRARY OF WA

Festival Launch in the State Library theatre 12.00-2.00pm - a program of readings including our Patron Fay Zwicky.
Join us for two weekends at the State Library for Workshops, Panel discussions, book launches plus Poet’s Corner Readings in the Pages’ Café – Saturday, 13th & 20th October @ 2pm
Weekends are from Sat 13-14th October 1pm to 5.00pm
& Sat 20th-21st October 10.00am to 5.00pm

MURRAY ST MALL LUNCHTIME READINGS

Four weekdays of city readings by Perth poets & Inter/national poets
Monday 15th Oct to Thursday 18th Oct: Midday to 2pm
Great Entertainment: Monday, Alvin Pang, plus THE BUSH POETS & YARNSPINNERS + many more!

CITY OF PERTH POETREES - Murray St, Mall

Murray Street Mall, the public can wander amongst poems hanging on “real” live trees.
Monday 15th Oct to Thursday 18th Oct - Submit your poems NOW!

The GLASSHOUSE, The Brass Monkey Hotel, Northbridge

Gala Opening Saturday Night. Invited International/Interstate/local & regional poets Including Alvin Pang, Glen Phillips, Barbara Temperton, Sarah French, Lily Chan + more! Featuring Music & Poetry by MITEYKO plus Open Readings
13th October 7.30pm til late

Bar 138 on Barrack

138 Barrack Street, City (Wellington St. End)
Monday 15th— Friday 19th October
Indigenous Poetry, story and rap + Open Readings
Headliner: Samuel Wagan Watson
7.30pm til late

THE GLASSHOUSE

Four Weeknights filled with poetry readings/music, featuring WA’s best known poets, regional and inter/national poets. Line-up: Alvin Pang, Afeif Abdelrazig, Andrew Burke, Shane McCauley, Zan Ross, and many more!
OCTOBER 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th - Program includes a Multicultural Night, Emerging Night, Bush & Ballad with WA Bush Poets, and Friday 19th is the launch of The Word is Out Magazine #3

SECOND WEEKEND ACTION:

OPENFACE 07 - PERFORMANCE POETRY

Saturday, 20th October – Performance Poetry featuring Samuel Wagan Watson, Ashley J. Higgs and the Ern Malley Orchestra, with the Antipoet, members of MiteyKo, Blac Blocs, Rapper-Lee Kennedy and lote more - plus alternative & experimental music. 7.30pm til late...

CLOSING PARTY - MORE PERFORMANCE!

Openface 07, Sunday 21st October
7.30pm til 10.00pm

For more information please CONTACT WA POETS INC...

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STOP PRESS: ASHLEY HIGGS vs BLACK BLOCS

WEDS 17th October - ROSEMOUNT HOTEL READ MORE...