Jennifer Eadie: Adelaide City Library Poet-in-Residence Project, January/February 2018

Workshop and Group Exhibition / I do not have a home 

Adelaide City Library Poet in Residence, Jennifer Eadie will work with workshop participants to create written and spoken poetry that will form part of a multimedia group exhibition to be held at the library during January – February 2018. The exhibition will showcase poetry produced by workshop participants – the exhibition will include an audio recording of each poem accompanied by a photographic portrait of poet and poem.

Each workshop will explore the connection between place and belonging / what it means to feel connected or disconnected to … ... Read more ...

Summer Slam 2018 Heat 2

Southwark Hotel

77 Port Road, Thebarton, South Australia 5031
Saturday 20th January

$6 entry
7.30pm sign up for 8.00 start

It’s back. The have-a-go, all about the fun ‘off-season’ Spoken Word SA poetry slam. And with a professional wrestling inspired name what else would you expect? It’s all about newbies and the oldies with new material. Heat 2 is at a great, country town style, family run pub a free tram trip out of the city.

Three heats and a final. Each heat will see three people go through to the final and to round out the ten finalists there … ... Read more ...

Summer Slam 2018!


It’s back. The have-a-go, all about the fun ‘off-season’ Spoken Word SA poetry slam. And with a professional wrestling inspired name what else would you expect? It’s all about newbies and the oldies with new material.

Three heats and a final. Each heat will see three people go through to the final and to round out the ten finalists there will be a ‘Spoken Word SA wildcard’ who also gets through.

The exact same rules as the national finals. This means nothing to be performed that was used in the 2017 Australian Poetry Slam or before. But it … ... Read more ...

Jennifer Eadie: our next Poet-in-Residence [NB: changed session times below…]

Congratulations to Jennifer Eadie who will be our next Poet-in-Residence at the Adelaide City Library.

Jennifer’s residency is titled: “I do not have a home”. 

“This project then, begins with the question: when an individual does not feel like they belong to anywhere, any culture, where does this leave them? Focusing on the question of belonging – what are the components that allows one to say: ‘I am home’ ?”

Here are her sessions, all at the

Adelaide City Library, Level 3, Rundle Place, Rundle Mall:

Saturday, 13th January,  2.00 – 3.30pm

Thursday, 18th January,  3.30 – 5.30pm

Sunday, … ... Read more ...

Dymocks “Dead Poets Society”: Clive James featuring Bronwyn Lovell

***PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT VENUE FOR TONIGHT***
 
Brick City Bar
73 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
(access via Coromandel Place)

 

Thursday 23rd November, 6:00 pm.

 

Time for another ‘alive and kicking’ poet to pay tribute to Clive James. This month the tribute will be presented by Adelaide based poet, Bronwyn Lovell.

 

Free entry, book raffle, and a limited open mic where you can perform one poem from Clive James and one of your own influenced by the artist.

 

Vivian Leopold James, AO, CBE, FRSL (born 7 October 1939), known as Clive James, is an 
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Dymocks Dead Poets Society: John Keats presented by David Mortimer

 

 

Thursday October 19th.

6:00 – 8:30pm

Dymocks, Rundle Mall.

The poetry slam is done so time to get back to the Dead Poets Society, specifically the English Romantic poet John Keats.

This month our tribute will be presented by Adelaide based poet, David Mortimer.

Free entry, book raffle, and a limited open mic where you can perform one poem from John Keats and one of your own influenced by the artist.

John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English Romantic poet. He was one of the main figures of the second … ... Read more ...