Join 2 sensational poets K A Nelson and Adrienne Eberhard as well as MC Harry Laing for PoetryAlive at Stanley Street Gallery.

In the relaxed atmosphere of the gallery sit back and listen as K A Nelson and Adrienne Eberhard read their works. Signed copies of their collections will be available.

K A Nelson’s first collection, Inlandia was launched in April this year. A long life working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people informs her poetry.

From This is a woman –
In the early hours my thoughts fly north to the desert –
to a woman I call mother, who took me to dinner camp
told me a story, taught me a song, showed me a dance.

Adrienne Eberhard is currently completing her fifth collection, a series of letters between Marie Antoinette and her contemporary, Marie-Louise Girardin, who sailed in Tasmanian waters disguised as a man in 1792-3. Adrienne’s work has been broadcast nationally and widely anthologised.

From Button Grass –
Your name suggests something prim, properly
fastened to the soil, trim and tidy, tiny
and missable, but you flounder your skirts
in mud, barefoot as an emu…

Harry Laing will MC the event, perform some of his satirical/absurdist poems and throw in a few political barbs.

From Not Writing When I Should Be –
Scratch, sniff, cough, wipe
get up sit down get up
make tea, make toast,
distribute honey liberally
make keyboard sticky, get up…

Seating is limited, please come early to secure your seat.

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