To be a poet one needs the six P’s – the pencil, the paper, the perception, the passion, the persistence and the unshakable persuasion that the poem is in fact possible and attainable. - Grace Perry
Can't wait for another great little mountain readings!
This year Peter Lach-Newinsky and Lorne Johnson are our feature poets. As always there will be drinks, canapés, live music, book sales and an open mic.
This year's event is on the 28th of November, from 5-8pm, at Sturt, Mittagong.
Saturday 15
November, 10.00 am–1.00 pm –
Ron Pretty will lead a poetry workshop,
Drafting: A Creative Process, at Sturt Cottage, Mittagong.
Participants will explore ways of developing a first draft into a fully crafted poem. The
workshop will explore the creative aspects of the process, including line breaks, language, imagery and structure.
Participants are asked to bring several of their current poems.
Fees (including tickets for the Little Mountain Readings in the
afternoon) are $85 full fees, $65 Friends of Sturt and SCWC members and $45 for under 18s.
Bookings essential on (02) 4860 2083 (Sturt Cottage). Information
on (02) 4228 0151(South Coast Writers’ Centre).