Poetry writers' groups

A Passion of Poets

Type:
Poetry
When:
Fourth Saturday of the month
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Dawn Colsey
Phone:
08 8365 5770

A group that has been meeting for over 10 years, professional poets who workshop each other's pieces and provide written feedback. Not currently seeking new members.

Friendly Street Poets

Type:
Poetry
When:
Monthly reading held first Tuesday of each month (except January) 7:00pm-10:30pm
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, 2nd Floor, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Contact:
Gaetano Aiello
Email:
poetry@friendlystreetpoets.org.au
Web:
http://friendlystreetpoets.org.au/

Friendly Street is Australia’s longest running community open-poetry reading venue. Started in 1975 by Andrew Taylor, Richard Tipping and Ian Reid. Friendly Street was Adelaide’s first regular, open-to-all poetry reading. It has since achieved local and national recognition for its dedication to the nurturing, support and promotion of poetry. It has achieved this through the regular monthly readings and, importantly, through its initially self-funded, then State assisted, publications. The earliest and most important of these was the Friendly Street Reader, incorporating the best of the previous years readings. Other publications include the New Poets series and over 25 collections of individual poets. Over the years, Friendly Street has provided a platform for new and emerging poets and a venue for more established writers to nurture their artistic growth. It secures prize money for two statewide annual poetry competitions. Some of the established poets who have strutted their stuff at Friendly Street include John Bray, Jenny Boult, Louise Crisp, Steve Evans, Peter Goldsworthy, Jeff Guess, Rory Harris, Jeri Kroll, Mike Ladd, Kate Llewellyn, Jan Owen, Neil Paech, Graham Rowlands and Richard Tipping. The secret of Friendly Street’s longevity and success? Perhaps it is that Friendly Street remains true to its original vision. And above all, it remains a place where poets of all kinds can come together, and where poetry lives and breathes in its oldest form - the spoken word.

Poetry Group

Type:
Poetry
When:
Every 4th Sunday, 2-4pm
Address:
'Mostly Books', 119 Belair Road, Torrens Park
Contact:
Jacqueline Cookes
Phone:
8373 5190
 

Australia Council   Arts SA

The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.