Feeding Paper Tigers launched!

Well finally, after the excitement of the launch of my debut collection Feeding Paper Tigers as part of the awesome Brisbane New Voices series, I am FINALLY getting around to updating my blog!

It was a wonderful evening at Riverbend Books, with a great crowd, and many familiar faces and loved ones which made the event even more special. We were treated to a diverse bill of poets starting with Tessa Leon and Brett Dionysius and finishing up with Andy White. In between, myself and Carmen Leigh Keates (my fellow BNV poet) performed sets of our work.

The book looks fantastic and all credit to hard working editor and publisher Graham Nunn. Strictly limited edition, if you would like to pick one up you’d best email Graham quick smart or visit the Another Lost Shark website, a link to which you can find on my sidebar.

So now, a few photos of the evening…

Beeble Poets crew: CF Hughes, Brett Dionysius, Me and Vuong Pham

 

2012 Queensland Poetry Festival and Riverbend launch drawing closer

My posts here have become a bit sporadic again – I blame the all consuming nature of renovating for this!

Some news to share: first that my application for the 2012 Queensland Poetry Festival has been accepted. This is very exciting as this will be the first time I will have appeared at QPF and I’m looking forward to preparing both for my own reading and for the showcase event.
The Queensland Poetry Festival is from 24-26 August at the Judith Wright Centre and brings together some of the best voices from across our great State and further afield and is definitely not an event to miss!
In this current political climate it is more important than ever to show your support for the arts and for all of our wonderful creatives such as poets, artists and writers.
Stay tuned for the final program announcement over the coming months.

Secondly, the launch of Feeding Paper Tigers is drawing close, with the event happening on Tuesday 24 April at Riverbend Books Bulimba. With ANZAC Day falling on the following day it is a great opportunity to head out on a Tuesday night for some words!
I’ll be joined by fellow launch poet Carmen Leigh Keates and a line up that is most impressive – featuring Brett Dionysius, Andy White and Tessa Leon. Truly something for everyone in this line up.
Head over to the Riverbend Books website now to book your tickets or just give them a call and make sure you don’t miss out. Tickets are selling fast!
A limited run of the books have been published and will be for sale at the event but you will have to try and make it to the event to guarantee you grab yourself a copy, as they won’t last long.
Hope to see plenty of you there on the night

Pin up Poet – final week

I have just finalised the last instalment of my ‘pin up poet’ interviews for March. You can read the past three weekly instalments by visiting Graham Nunn’s Another Lost Shark website, with the final instalment due online tomorrow afternoon.

It has been great talking about the process of writing poetry, and (in the process!) I have gained a better appreciation for the way I work and the decisions I make about my work!

This week I talk about the upcoming Launch of Feeding Paper Tigers and my future directions in poetry and writing. Enjoy…

Pin up Poet for March

I am the ‘Pin up Poet’ for March over at Another Lost Shark, the excellent poetry blog by Graham Nunn. Each week this month I’ll be discussing my poetry and sharing some of my work. Head on over now to read Week One’s offering and stay tuned for weekly updates.

http://grahamnunn.wordpress.com

 

 

Launch date for Feeding Paper Tigers

I’m very excited to announce that my first micro-collection ‘Feeding Paper Tigers’ will be officially launched on 24 April at Riverbend Books.

The launch will be part of the Queensland Poetry Festival’s Riverbend Series and both myself and fellow launch poet Carmen Leigh Keates will be performing a 15 minute feature set during the evening. Our micro collections are being published together as part of Brisbane New Voices III.

I’d love to see you there on launch night – so head over to the Riverbend Books website for tickets.

More Ipswich Poetry Feast

All photos courtesy of the Ipswich City Council

Poetry and art collaborating…

The world can wait – exhibition

On Friday night I was pleased to be part of Maryanne Oliver’s brilliant ‘The World Can Wait’ exhibition at Made Creative Space in Toowoomba. Not only was my dear friend’s wonderful art on display for all in our home town of Toowoomba to see, but we collaborated on an installation of our own. My poem ‘Lovers’ was painted by Maryanne onto one of the gallery walls with the gorgeous piece ‘beauty in solitude’. Please check out more of Maryanne’s gorgeous Mairzi girls by following the link to the right.

Queensland Writers Week

AS part of this year’s Queensland Writers Week, six Queensland poets have been asked to discuss the importance and role of place in their work. I am one of the poets who has been given the opportunity to ponder this theme and my feature can now be found over at Another Lost Shark.
Happy QLD Writers Week!

Me reading at Beeble Poets