Former National Young Writers Festival Director and all-round good guy Nic Low is organising an interesting-looking event in Melbourne soon which I thought I’d let you know about. Terry Jaensch is a former Wordplay performer, as chance would have it. Looks like the right vibe for winter. Read on below.
Asialink Winter Writing Series – Six Poets Speak Softly
Hey kids, Asialink is kicking off a new event series over the winter months exploring writing, travel, life and politics in Asia. It’s a kind of rolling, mini-festival covering Anti-travel-writing, Asian-Australian piss-take pop culture, extreme endurance protest from Japan, a Mumbai mutiny from early 19th century child performers … among many other things.
First up is Six Poets Speak Softly: a night of subtle speed-dating-style Asia-focussed poetics. Six of Australia’s best poets, six small tables, six small audiences, and a whole lot of mulled wine and spiced chai. Gather close for some face-to-face poetic journeys through Japan, China, Vietnam and Indondesia. Featuring John Mateer, Peter Bakowski, Michael Farrell, Steve Kelen, Terry Jaensch and Jennifer MacKenzie.
It’s all free, it includes delicious winter warming beverages, and trust me, the work is damn good. Love to see you all there!
Date: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Time: 6-7.30pm
Venue: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
Cost: Free
Enquiries: Adam Hills, a.hills@asialink.unimelb.edu.au, or phone (+61) 3 9035 4026
Register by clicking here.