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Burning Bright: Day #1 of QPF 2011
Day #1 of QPF 2011 was an absolute thrill from start to finish. I took in over seven hours of poetry starting off the day by attending a tribute to the late David Rowbotham, featuring Paul Sherman, Ross Clark & … Continue reading
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Aural Text Award: And the winner is…
Adam Gibson and his band The Aerial Maps for their 2008 album, In the Blinding Sunlight. Here’s what the judges had to say: “Adam Gibson’s In the Blinding Sunlight is a poetic triumph. It mixes the exquisite, ethereal language of love … Continue reading
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spoken in one strange word
Last night at Riverbend Books a crowd of 70+ gathered on the deck eager to get the first glimpse of the 2010 QLD Poetry Festival: spoken in one strange word program. And no one went home disappointed, with stunning feature sets from Suzanne … Continue reading
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A Million Bright Things – feat. Zenobia Frost
Here’s another dazzling local, featured on the soon to be launched CD – A Million Bright Things… ladies and gentlemen, Zenobia Frost! Zenobia Frost writes poetry in cemeteries, articles at a desk in a backyard rainforest, and to-do lists on receipts, … Continue reading
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A Million Bright Things – feat. Jane Williams
The brand spanking, A Million Bright Things CD is literally bursting with stars… and here is another one of them, Tasmanian based poet, Jane Williams. Jane Williams was born in England 1964. Her first poetry collection ‘Outside Temple Boundaries’ (Five … Continue reading
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A Million Bright Things – feat. Geoff Goodfellow
My second feature from the forthcoming CD - A Million Bright Things – is South Australian poet, Geoff Goodfellow. Geoff Goodfellow is as tender as he is tough . . . as hard as he is soft. He is a walking contradiction. … Continue reading
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A Million Bright Things – feat. Adam Phillips
The launch of QLD Poetry Festival’s new CD – A Million Bright Things – at Riverbend Books next Tuesday, June 22 is shaping up to be one of the highlights of the 2010 poetry calendar. After having the pleasure of … Continue reading
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Riverbend Poetry Series Event #3 – featuring Suzanne Jones
There is just under two weeks left until the final event in the Riverbend Poetry Series for 2010. The CD – A Million Bright Things – is now complete and at the printers and the launch is shaping up to be something special. The … Continue reading
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Riverbend Poetry Series Event #3 featuring Darkwing Dubs
The final event in the Riverbend Poetry Series for 2010 is creeping closer. I have been frantically working on the CD – A Million Bright Things, featuring 16 artists who featured at the 2009 QLD Poetry Festival, and can I say, … Continue reading
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