Poetry at the Pub - THE SONNET - August 2015
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Readings are at the Wickham Park Hotel, corner of Maitland Road and
Albert St, Wickham, commencing at 7.30pm. All meetings include an
open reading bracket. Gold coin donation requested.
31 August – Julie Chevalier and Linda Godfrey
Sponsored by the Wicko
Linda Godfrey is from Wollongong where she writes poetry, fiction and works as an editor
and manuscript assessor. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.
Linda curates Rocket Readings, poetry at the Wollongong Art Gallery, part of the Sydney
Writers Festival and Viva La Gong since 2007. She is also the series editor for Spineless
Wonders' microliterature series and she hosts Little Fictions, live performances of short
stories read by professional actors, at Knox St Bar, Chippendale on the second Monday of
the month.
Julie Chevalier writes poetry and short fiction in Sydney’s inner west. She mentors and
teaches poetry and offers online workshops with Australian Poetry. Her first poetry
collection is Linen Tough as History (Puncher & Wattmann, 2012). Her second, Darger:
his girls (Puncher &Wattmann, 2012), was awarded the Alec Bolton Prize for an
Unpublished Poetry Manuscript in 2011, and shortlisted for the WA Premiers’ Poetry Prize
in 2013. Permission to Lie, a collection of short stories, was published by Spineless
Wonders in 2011.
With Linda Godfrey, Julie co-edited two Spineless Wonders anthologies of prose
poem/flash fiction: Small Wonder and Stoned Crows & other Australian Icons.
Introducing August’s Fifth Monday guests will be Dael Allison. The three poets have
workshopped together monthly since first meeting at the Wollongong poetry camp in 2006.
21 September – Maggie Ball
Magdalena Ball was born in New York City, where she grew up. After gaining an honours
degree in English Literature from the City University of New York (CCNY), she moved to
Oxford to study English Literature at a postgraduate level. After a brief return to the US,
she then migrated to NSW Australia, where she now resides on a rural property with her
husband and three children. Magdalena runs the well respected review site The
Compulsive Reader. Her short stories, editorials, poetry, reviews and articles have
appeared in a wide number of printed anthologies and journals, and have won local and
international awards for poetry and fiction. She is the author of the poetry books Repulsion
Thrust and Quark Soup, the novels Black Cow, and Sleep Before Evening, a nonfiction
book The Art of Assessment, and, in collaboration with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, the
Celebration Series poetry books Deeper Into the Pond, Blooming Red, Cherished Pulse,
She Wore Emerald Then, and Imagining the Future. She also runs a radio show, The
Compulsive Reader Talks.
19 October – Octoberfest - poetry about beer, plus Michael Collins Launch
16 November – Launch of Poetry at the Pub Annual Anthology
30 November – Melinda Smith (Sponsored by the Wicko)
21 December – Blue Room Poets and Christmas Party
Poetry at the Pub is on the 3rd and 5th Mondays of the month.
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Poetry at the Pub - THE SONNET - August 2015
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News
Steve Armstrong has won the 2015 Bruce Dawe Prize. His entry named "A Cracked & Weathered
Prayer was a stand-out entry for this years judging panel.
Wayne Pringle has released his first book “Wherever You May Be”. It contains 41 poems & 1 short
story. Come on a journey through the universe to experience nature, love & life and all the ups and
downs that go with it, or just come for a laugh with the occasional risqué adventure. Either way it’s
guaranteed to be entertaining. Catch Wayne at PATP or he can be contacted on 0407 884 732 if
anybody would like to purchase a book for $12.
Note that we’ve changed our snail mail address since the PO Box was costing too much. The new
address is:
PATP – C/- The Wickham Park Hotel
61 Maitland Rd
Islington NSW 2296
Submissions for the Poetry at thePub 2015 anthology are open.
Submissions close end of August.
Send them to Dael dael@mudlark.com.au
You need to be a member of PATP to submit to the anthology.
We had our AGM recently and the new committee is:
Clark Gormley - President.
Rhiannon Prior - Vice-President.
Christine Brotherson - Secretary.
Lynden Thomas - Treasurer.
Dael Allison - 2015 Anthology Editor and Publicity Officer.
Committee members: Michael Collins, Alex Reid and Geoff Nichols.
Self-promotion Corner
Poetry at the Lake Mac pub at Morisset is on the 2ND SUNDAY of each month, from 3pm onwards.
This reading has recently been established by Linda Ireland and Blue Room Poets. The next event is on
Sunday July 12th. As well as the usual readings there is an original limerick competition. Please be
sensitive to the public audience if presenting a limerick.
From Malcolm St Hill:- "Swamp Writing is a global magazine for postgraduate creative writing students
and hails from the University of Newcastle. To read great new international prose and poetry go to
www.swampwriting.com For news which celebrates SWAMP contributors and highlights leading creative
writing topics and opportunities go to SWAMP on facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/SWAMPWriting
Clark Gormley, one half of Nerds & Music, has copies of their surely-soon-to-be-critically-acclaimed CD
‘Courage in the Face of Absurdity’ available for $20.
Clark also performs in the quarterly Club Sandwich Cabaret, which is on quarterly on the first Friday of
the month at the Royal Exchange, 32 Bolton St Newcastle. Next one is September 4th.
http://royalexchangenewcastle.com.au/
Rob Riel looks after the Picaro Press website www.picaropress.com The site has a list of titles, including
his extensive list of Wagtail publications, as well as books and chap-books for sale.
Eunice English has started has a blog they can keep up with my doings on at:
www.euniceenglish.wordpress.com . Eunice has also published a book 'Inspirations and Influences'.
http://stores.lulu.com/EuniceEnglish
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Karen Ractliffe "About the Central Coast" is a FREE monthly ezine, supported by an online weblog,
that provides readers with a one-stop shop for information and reviews on all their favourite theatre
groups, bands and artists on and around the Central Coast. Subscription to the magazine is free; just
send an email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to: about@y7mail.com
website: http://aboutthecentralcoast.wordpress.com/about/
Cecilia White has a new web site http://ceciliawhite.com/
Word Hurl Anti-slam is a spoken word and poetry night held at the Vinyl Cafe Perkins St Newcastle from 6.30pm
on the first Thursday of every month. Contact David Graham at wordhurl.antislam@hotmail.com
Janette Hoppe of Papatuanuku Press still has copies of Collecting Cobwebs for Sale $10 per copy.
Janet also working on a new direction for Collecting Cobwebs. Any poets who want to collaborate?
Collecting Cobwebs 'The Blue Series' will be a book of poems relating to ones struggle with depression.
Please pm if interested.
Ed Wright tutors in creative writing at The Creative Word Shop www.creativewordshop.com.au
ed@creativewordshop.com.au
Do you have poetry news to share? Please note that all members are welcome to submit poetry,
reviews or even notices for upcoming events for inclusion in the Sonnet. Send your copy to
cgormley@hunterlink.net.au by the 2nd Monday of the month.
Recordings We are building up a collection of recordings of readings since the purchase of our minidisk
recorder over the last 9 years or so. Some have been separated into individual tracks for each reader,
but many haven’t. CDs of recordings of some readings will be sold at a nominal price to cover recording,
printing and CD costs, not exceeding $10 per CD. Contact Clark for more information.
You can purchase copies of the Poetry at the Pub 2014 anthology for a low $8 each, and you get a
discount if you buy multiple copies. It is simply the definitive chic Christmas gift this season.
The good news is that we still have plenty in stock!
PATP anthologies from previous years are still available for $5 each
How can I order some if I’m not going to be able to get to the pub?
You can email Clark at cgormley@hunterlink.net.au
How can I pay for them, if I’m not going to be able to get to the pub?
You can send the money by cheque or money order to:
Poetry at the Pub, PATP – C/- The Wickham Park Hotel, 61 Maitland Rd Islington NSW 2296
Or pay by bank transfer: please identify your payment as PATP Anthology. The account details for PatP are:
Poetry at the Pub
Newcastle Permanent Building Society
BSB 650000 A/C 948723406
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Poetry at the Pub - THE SONNET - August 2015
Check out our Facebook page or web site http://www.poetryatthepub.com
Membership of PATP
Membership is a mere $5.00 per annum.
Membership is due at the beginning of the calendar year. As a quarter of the year has already
gone,
This allows you to:
 submit poems to our anthology (but you need to have read at the pub in the last year be
eligible)
 attend our crazy madcap committee meetings
 be part of the wacky committee
If you would like to support us but cannot often attend meetings you may send a cheque made
out to Poetry at the Pub (Newcastle) Inc. Address the envelope to The Treasurer of PatP PATP
– C/- The Wickham Park Hotel 61 Maitland Rd Islington NSW 2296. Include a s.s.a.e. for your
receipt.
PatP friends
Hunter Writers’ Centre
Provides workshops, lectures, news-sheets and other useful information for writers. Telephone
4926 3485 or visit their website: http://www.hunterwriterscentre.com/
Fellowship of Australian Writers
FAW meets at the Sydney Junction Hotel, Beaumont St Hamilton on the 1st Wednesday of the
month at 10.00 a.m.
Bookshops that support PatP:
MacLean’s Bookshop on Beaumont St. See http://www.macleansbooks.com.au/
Cooks Hill’s Bookshop on Darby St, proprietor David McLean.
Newcastle and Hunter Valley Folk Club meets on the first Saturday of the month at the
Wesley Fellowship Hall, 150 Beaumont St Hamilton. at 7:30pm.
www.newcastlehuntervalleyfolkclub.org.au
For a listing of arts events in the Hunter go to www.hunterarts.org.au.
© 2015
Poetry at the Pub
PatP Board Meetings are held at 6.30 pm on the third Monday of the month before the readings begin.
Members of PatP are invited to attend Board Meetings. Members may also address the Board with the leave
of the Chair. Please feel free to come along and see how PatP is run.
The Sonnet is published by
Poetry at the Pub
C/- The Wickham Park Hotel
61 Maitland Rd
Islington NSW 2296
I am looking for a poem that says Everything so I don't have to write anymore. ~Tukaram
The Sonnet is edited by Clark Gormley. You can contact Clark by phone 0407 225441 or email him at
cgormley@hunterlink.net.au Note that the web site is now being updated with the latest Sonnet!
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