Thank you for all your support during the year. 2017 saw Perth Poetry Club entertain with
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77 feature poets 782+ open-mikers 1,925+ audience 2,450+ poems 40 songs
This does not include the following multiple features we had:
Recoil 8 Launch in February (thanks to Coral Carter) LITeral Women - Versing Gender in March (thanks to Christine Della Vedova) Perth Poetry Festival Gig in August (thanks to WAPI) 4 x Mega Open-mike events in February, April, September, December where ofcourse everyone is a feature
including ad hoc or planned special events: International Dylan Thomas day - Bryn Griffiths Emily Dickinson day - Christine Della Vedova & Ann Gilchrist
Thanks to the Underlords, especially Kate Arnautovic for the weekly website and Facebook Larraine Duncan and Kate Arnautovic for the weekly emailout Neil J BRiLO Pattinson for moral guidance, Green Room, Payments, counsel and ad hoc functions Helen Janice for Green Room, Payments and counsel Coral Carter, our paparazza, Recoil editor, and counsel Chris Arnold, our backup sound engineer Kirsten (Kiki) Holmes for talent scouting Elio Novello for MC-ing and general organisation
Thank you to Ben Hoare (and Bob White) on the sound desk. Thank you to the Moon Café for use of the backroom.
An extra special thank you to Kate Arnautovic for her work over more than 5 years on website, Facebook and more recently email-outs. Kate is stepping down from active duties to concentrate on full-time work and other Charity/Community endeavours. |
We have a four week break, and then start-back in 2018 via
7-Jan-18 Northbridge Yum Cha on Sunday (no poetry)
Sunday Red Chilli Sichuan Restaurant, 191 James St, Northbridge – 1130am for 12noon
Poetry start-back proper on Saturday
13-Jan-18 First gig – Keren Gila Raiter + tba
Also in Jan and Feb, we will have Tony Curtis, Alexis Dubus and Anne Elvey