Thank you everyone at Perth Poetry Club for 2022.
It certainly was an continuing year of poetry, COVID-19 and Zoom.
Thank you to our 1,800+ audience, 800+ open-mikers, and 70+ features during the year, who helped deliver over 2,200 poems
The 70+ features do not include the following multiple features and ad hoc events we had:
Young Poets Festival Gig (3No.) in September Thanks to Veronica Lake, Zac Cawdron and WA Poets Inc
Perth Poetry Festival Gig (8No.) in October (Thanks to WA Poets Inc)
Grand Final Special in September (Thank you to Elio Novello)
Brushstrokes 3 Launch (6No.) in November Thanks to WA Poets Inc, the Spencer family & Leonard James
Overall we had 4 Book Launches
Fifty Words for Sand (Mar Bucknell)
Slings & Arrows 6 (by Glen Phillips), edited by Coral Carter, launch speech by Colin Young & readings Rita Tognini
Brushstrokes 3 (WA Poets Inc & the Spencer family)
Paintbox (Mardi May) - thank you to Mardi and Rita Tognini
5 x Mega Open-mike events in January, March, April, August, December
We are taking a 5-week break.
We will be back in 2023 at the Moon Café, 323 William St, Northbridge and on ZOOM.
A great place to be on a Saturday afternoon 2pm-4pm WST.
2023 start back with:
17-, 24-, 31-Dec-22 Zoom only – poetry and chat
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84254037443
7-Jan-23 Zoom only – poetry and chat
8-Jan-23 Sunday lunch 12noon, no poetry, at Red Chilli Sichuan Restaurant, 1/191 James Street, Northbridge
RSVP perthpoetryclub@gmail.com or Elio on 0417 345 863 or Neil (BRiLO) on 0422 148 956, so we can confirm numbers with restaurant
14-Jan-23 Angelina Bong (visiting from Malaysia) + open-mike (First gig of the new year) …
21-Jan-23 Aaron Tuckey (visiting from Sweden) + open-mike
All with open-mike, not to be missed …