Tuesday, September 18, 2007

WA POETRY FESTIVAL 13th - 21st October 2007



‘AN AFTERNOON WITH DOROTHY PORTER’
Dorothy Porter will give a talk, reading + Q&A., Book Sales & signing
State Library Lecture Theatre
Sunday 14th October 1pm – 4pm
Ticketed Event: Full Price $15, member/concession/student $10
Book through website or email wapi@iprimus.com.au

2007 WA SPRING POETRY FESTIVAL

Full Draft Program can be downloaded as a Word Document: FESTIVAL DRAFT PROGRAM (20 August 07)

Festival Program Starts Saturday 13th October
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

‘AN AFTERNOON WITH DOROTHY PORTER’
Dorothy Porter will give a talk, reading + Q&A., Book Sales & signing
State Library Lecture Theatre
Sunday 14th October 1pm – 4pmTicketed Event: Full Price $15, member/concession/student $10
Book through website or email: wapi@iprimus.com.au

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

BLUE TO THE BONE Northbridge
Monday 15th— Friday 19th October
Indigenous Poetry, story and rap + Open Readings
Headliner: Samuel Wagan Watson7.30pm 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

OPENFACE 07
Saturday, 20th October – Performance Poetry featuring Samuel Wagan Watson, Ashley J. Higgs, the Antipoet, MiteyKo, Rapper-Lee Kennedy - plus alternative & experimental music. Night includes a one-minute-poem Festival Slam 7.30pm til late.+

CLOSING PARTY
Openface 07, Sunday 21st October7.30pm til 10.00pm
For more information please CONTACT WA POETS INC...

Festival Updates
Dorothy Porter
Program Draft
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