National
Poetry
Week

Three
Day
Festival
(mini-fest)

Friday 29th August

Poets in schools

de Ness & Scots at Scots in Fremantle

Saturday 30th August

Grand opening with Patron, Featured Guest Poet and special guests at SLWA Theatrette, Northbridge and announcement of creatrix poetry prize winner

Poets’ Corner 2-4 pm
Pages Café at SLWA, Northbridge

Poetry in the Street 2-3 pm, Subiaco

OPENFACE 08 - Performance Poetry Action - Kaos Room, Northbridge

Sunday 31st August

Panel: Australian Poetry, Poetics & Poetica at SLWA, Northbridge

Wings Translation & Transcreation at SLWA, Northbridge

Velvet Voices Poetry Reading at Velvet Lounge, The Flying Scotsman, Mt Lawley

Monday 1st September

Haiku workshop at City of Perth Library, Perth

Sculpting in English Workshop at KSP Writers Centre, Greenmount

Walking on Water at the Laneway Theatre, Perth

Tuesday 2nd September

Wednesday 3rd September

Poetry Session at City of Perth Library, Perth

Thursday 4th September

Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition – Theme I, Eye at Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley,
Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition Booklets Launch for 2007 and 2008 at Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley

Voicebox and FAWWA at La Tropicana Cafe, Fremantle

Friday 5th September

Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition – Theme I, Eye at Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley

Poetry Session at City of Perth Library, Perth

Lunchlines Reading at Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley

WA Bush Poets and Yarn Spinners Traditional Night

Saturday 6th September

Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition – Theme I, Eye at Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley

Sunday 7th September

Poetry extravaganza at Peter Cowan Writers Centre

Poetry of the Sacred, St John's Church in the Square, Fremantle

Poetry Quiz Night, Kununurra Historical Society Display Centre, Coolibah Drive, Kununurra

THINGS TO DO - DAY TO DAY

FRIDAY 29th AUGUST

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

Student’s Day
Several schools across Metro area

OOTA Poetry Reading with guest poet, Marcella Polain
12.30 to 2 pm
Function Room, Fremantle Arts Centre
Cost: Gold coin donation and poetry books for sale
Poets: Guest poet, Marcella Polain and open readings.

de Ness @ Scots with WA Poets Inc
7.30 pm onwards
Scot's Hall, Cnr South Terrace and Parry Street, Fremantle (next to Fremantle Markets)
Cost:$5 at the door
Poets: Mike Ladd, Annamaria Weldon, Vivienne Glance, Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig, Jeremy Balius, Jaya Penelope, Flora Smith, Janet Jackson. Jen de Ness and Bill Atkinson will dish up a smooth mix of de Ness acoustic, nu-jazz groove alongside original verse.

SATURDAY 30th AUGUST

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

WA Poets Inc Opening Ceremony for the 2008 WA Spring Poetry Festival and National Poetry Week
10 am to 12 noon
State Library of WA Theatrette
Free
Grand opening with Patron, Dennis Haskell, Feaured Guest Poet, Mike Ladd, Annamaria Weldon and other special guests.
Plus announcement of the Creatrix Poetry Prize winner. Judge: Andrew Burke.

Poet's Corner
2 pm to 4.30 pm
Pages Cafe, State Library of WA, Alexander Building, Perth Cultural Centre,
across bridge from the Perth train station.
Guest Poet Mike Ladd and Open Readings
Cost: Free, but please buy stuff from the cafe if you can

Poetry in the street
2.00-3.00pm
Post Office Square, Rokeby Road, Subiaco
Subiaco Library is taking performance poet Ashley J Higgs, and musician Abraham Dunovits, out of the library and into the street as part of the Spring Poetry Festival.

OPENFACE 08 - Performance Poetry Action
8 pm to midnight
Kaos Room, The Blue Room, Northbridge
Featured performance poets: Ashley J Higgs and the Antipoet - 20 invited guests and Open Readings
Cost: Free, but limited capacity venue

SUNDAY 31st AUGUST

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

Panel: Australian Poetry, Poetics & Poetica
10 am to 11.30 am
Great Southern Room, State Library of WA
With Guest Poet Mike Ladd, John Kinsella and other guests
Cost: Donation

Wings Translation & Transcreation
1 pm to 3 pm
Great Southern Room, State Library of WA
Poets: Vivienne Glance, Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig, Sheila Blundell-Wignall, Chris Konrad, Glen Phillips
Cost: Donation

Wings Multicultural Poetry Reading
3 pm to 5 pm
Great Southern Room, State Library of WA
Poets: Afeif Ismail Abdelrazig, Vivienne Glance, Chris Konrad, Istinad Haddad, Hassan Alnawabb, Annamaria Weldon, Peter Jeffery, and music by Tam Thai and Mahommed Din
Cost: Donation

WA Poets Inc Velvet Voices Poetry Reading and Open Reading
6 pm to 9.30 pm
Velvet Lounge, The Flying Scotsman, 639 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley
Cost: Donation
Poets: Special Guest Poet Mike Ladd, Liana Christensen, Sue Clennell, Deanne Leber, Helen Child, Ashley Higgs and Open Reading

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

Haiku Wall
Library opening times
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth.
Cost: Free

Poetry Workshop – 'Sculpting in English' with Janet Jackson
11am to 3 pm
Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre, 11 Old York Rd, Greenmount.
Cost: $25 for members, $40 for non-members
Book early.

Haiku Workshop with Maureen Sexton
1 pm to 3 pm
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth
Cost: Free

Walking on Water
7.30 pm to 10 pm
Laneway Theatre, Perth. (The building is in the laneway that runs between Murray and Wellington streets, next to the Pier Street (carpark)
Cost: $5 waged, $3 unwaged
Poets, Master class poets Vivienne Glance, Sally Clarke, Flora Smith, Chris Konrad and Carol Millner will be performing works from their up coming anthology 'Amber Contains the Sun', plus guest poets Kevin Gillam, Annamaria Weldon, Janet Jackson and OPEN readers.
Unamplified. Open stage. Tea & coffee provided, BYO mug. Bring nibbles & drinks to share if you like.

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

Haiku Wall
Library opening times
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth.
Cost: Free

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

Haiku Wall
Library opening times
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth.
Cost: Free

Poetry Session with Kevin Gillam
10 am to 12 noon
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth
Cost: Free

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

Haiku Wall
Library opening times
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth.
Cost: Free

Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition
Shopping Centre trading hours
Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley (near Myers)
Cost: Free
Poets: Natasha L Adams, Andrew Burke, Saz Campbell, Liana Christensen, Dr Sally Clarke, Sue Clennell, Peter Evans, Frances Macaulay Forde, Jenny de Garis, Kevin Gillam, Peter Jeffery, Paula Jones, Chris Konrad, Trisha Kotai-Ewers, Melanie Kwa, Deanne Leber, Mardi May, Julienne Miller, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Val Neubecker, Maureen Sexton, Flora Smith, Cathy Szathmary, B J Thomason, Michael Williams.

Creative Connections Booklets Launch
6 pm
Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley (near Myers)
Details: The 2007 and 2008 booklets contain photos of all the artworks and poems from 2007 and 2008.

Voicebox with FAWWA
7.30 pm to 10 pm
La Tropicana Café, 177 High Street, Fremantle
Cost: $5/$3
Readings from the Fellowship of Australian Writers of WA anthology, "Lines in the Sand"

OOTA Poetry Wall
State Library of Western Australia
Free

Haiku Wall
Library opening times
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth.
Cost: Free

Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition
Shopping Centre trading hours
Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley (near Myers)
Cost: Free
Poets: Natasha L Adams, Andrew Burke, Saz Campbell, Liana Christensen, Dr Sally Clarke, Sue Clennell, Peter Evans, Frances Macaulay Forde, Jenny de Garis, Kevin Gillam, Peter Jeffery, Paula Jones, Chris Konrad, Trisha Kotai-Ewers, Melanie Kwa, Deanne Leber, Mardi May, Julienne Miller, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Val Neubecker, Maureen Sexton, Flora Smith, Cathy Szathmary, B J Thomason, Michael Williams.

Poetry Session with Evelyn Bach
10 am to 11 am
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth
Cost: Free

Lunchlines
12.30 to 1.30 pm
Edith Cowan University
1 Bradford St, Mt Lawley
Room ML 17.220
Guest Poet: Sarah French, plus open reading
Cost: Free

WA Bush Poets and Yarn Spinners Traditional Night - Poets From the Past
commencing at 7.30pm
The Auditorium at Bentley Park Retirement Village (formerly Swan Cottages), 26 Plantation Drive, Bentley
Cost: $7, there is a door prize and supper will be available for $1

Haiku Wall
Library opening times
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth.
Cost: Free

Creative Connections Poetry and Art Exhibition
Shopping Centre trading hours
Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley (near Myers)
Cost: Free
Poets: Natasha L Adams, Andrew Burke, Saz Campbell, Liana Christensen, Dr Sally Clarke, Sue Clennell, Peter Evans, Frances Macaulay Forde, Jenny de Garis, Kevin Gillam, Peter Jeffery, Paula Jones, Chris Konrad, Trisha Kotai-Ewers, Melanie Kwa, Deanne Leber, Mardi May, Julienne Miller, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Val Neubecker, Maureen Sexton, Flora Smith, Cathy Szathmary, B J Thomason, Michael Williams.

Haiku Wall
Library opening times
City of Perth Library, 573 Hay Street, Perth.
Cost: Free

Poetry Extravaganza
Peter Cowan Writers Centre, Edith Cowan House, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup
1.30 pm
Poets: Andrew Burke and Open Reading

Poetry of the Sacred
St John's Church in the Square, Fremantle
2 pm to 4 pm
Poetry Readings and Music
Cost: Free

Poetry Quiz Night
Saturday 7th September
6 - 9 pm
Kununurra Historical Society Display Centre, Coolibah Drive, Kununurra (opposite the exit from the Country Club)
$5 entry
Bring a plate of finger food to share, drinks & your poetry or poetry books
Tea & coffee provided
Enquiries: Wendy Carter on 9168 3724 or 0428 823 489