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WorkshopsFESTIVAL WORKSHOPS(note: still to format this page - Sep 4 07) POETRY WORKSHOP with SUE CLENNELL - WRITING THE PRIZE WINNING POEMDate: Saturday, 13th October : Time: 2.00- 4.00pm : Full Cost: $10 : Member/Concession $5 Venue: State Library of WA Room: The Gascoyne Room Sue Clennell has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Letters, majoring in Journalism. She also has a Diploma in Education and is co-author of 'The Ink Drinkers: a collection of poems and short stories.' Sue's poems have been published in The Australian, The West Australian, Quadrant and secondary school text books. She was runner up in the $10,000 Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize in 2006, and commended for the same award in 2007. == WORKSHOP with Vivienne Glance: “Can you Hear me at The Back?”Date: Sunday, 14th October : Time: 3.00- 5.00pm : Full Cost: $15 : Member/Concession $10 "A nuts and bolts workshop on how to engage an audience when reading or performing your poem. Vivienne Glance (professional actor and finalist in the State Poetry Slam) leads her popular and practical workshop. Sharing tips and techniques on presenting poetry in public, this workshop will cover topics such as choosing the right kind of poem to perform, engaging a live audience, vocal technique, breathing, overcoming nerves, the art of practice and more." Venue: State Library of WA Room: The Gascoyne Room To secure a place or for more information call 0421 749 853 or email vivienne.glance@gmail.com. After Sep 17th by email only. Limited to 10 people. === POETRY WORKSHOP with ZAN ROSS - OTHER THAN THE NARRATIVEDate: Saturday, 20th October : Time 10.00am- 1.00pm : Cost: $15 Zan will look at ways of parsing back your long narratives into succinct verse. Venue: State Library of WA Room: The Gascoyne Room For Bookings Zan Ross has spent nearly thirty years teaching, mostly writing among other things, at all age levels and in many types of institutions. She was also among the founders of Nur primary school in NSW and another in Norwich, UK, both of which are still in operation. Zan has been widely published across Australia with 2 full collections of poetry (B-Grade and en passant) and one chapbook ("Je ne said quoi) to her credit. She has a Graduate diploma and postgrad Honours from Curtin University. Currently, Zan is engaged in editing private collections for poets in NSW and WA. === POETRY WORKSHOP with PETER JEFFERY OAM - TO RENDER THINGS POETICDate: Sunday, 21st October : Time: 1.00- 3.00pm : Cost: Gold Coin or Higher Donation Working from the proposition that poetry comes from the Greek 'to make' Peter will Venue: State Library of WA Room: The Gascoyne Room For Bookings PETER JEFFERY OAM has taught Creative Writing classes in Sunderland, Curtin and Murdoch and for UWA's adult extension and at the Fremantle Arts Centre. He has won two national poetry prizes and is a board member of WAPI. === PERFORMANCE POETRY WORKSHOP with allan boydDate: Sunday, 21st October : Time: 1.00- 3.00pm : Free Performance Poetry Workshop - What is Performance Poetry and how does it work? - Workshop with Allan Boyd, WA performance poet. Allan Boyd (aka the Antipoet), a veteran of live poetry since 1996, will show you how to shape words and sounds to suit the performance space of a Poetry Slam. Using "radical writing" and reading exercises we'll generate fresh ideas for performance. We'll look at specific Performance Poetry techniques to find out what works and what doesn't when poetry becomes performance. This workshop is geared toward increasing your ability to perform poetry in live, audience situations. Participants will learn how to gain the confidence and skills necessary to engage their audiences through performance. Please bring your work to be performed, recorded and critiqued during the workshop. Venue: State Library of WA Room: The Gt. Southern Room For Bookings === ArtEquate with JENNY de GARIS - Inspiration from Art in the AGWADate: Tuesday 16th October : Time TBA Venue: Art Gallery of Western Australia Bookings Ring Jenny on 9310 3896 (not mornings, please!) Jenny de Garis has Masters degrees in literature and in creative writing. She has enjoyed running workshops for 16 years in art galleries, national parks and reserves, as well as by contract with bodies such as UWA Extension, Albany Summer School, and the UK National Arboretum at Westonbirt. For the 2005 WA Spring Poetry Festival, with the help of Di Lesley, Shelley Browning and Fiona de Garis, Jenny ran the first Perth Poetry Challenge. She also inaugurated the inspirational workshop called ArtEquate, which returned by popular request in 2006 and will be happening again this festival: a workshop in the Art Gallery of WA exploring the creative interactions between paintings and poetry. The Dance of Light, Jenny’s book of poems and photographs, is due for a 2nd launch at the Festival. === You can contact us here: CONTACT!  |