Date: Thursday 5th, Friday 6th, Saturday 7th September
Time: Shopping Centre trading hours
Venue: Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley
Cost: Free
Poets: Natasha L Adams, Andrew Burke, Saz Campbell, Liana Christensen, Dr Sally Clarke, Sue Clennell, Peter Evans, Jenny de Garis, Kevin Gillam, Peter Jeffery, Paula Jones, Chris Konrad, Melanie Kwa, Deanne Leber, Mardi May, Julienne Miller, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Val Neubecker, Maureen Sexton, Flora Smith, B J Thomason, Michael Williams, Trisha Kotai-Ewers, Cathy Szathmary.
Details: Creative Connections is made up of artworks created by disabled artists and the poetry written to the artworks by WA poets.
Enquiries: Maureen Sexton, 0435 024 616, ccartandpoetryexhibitions@yahoo.com.au

Celebrating words leaping into lines
Date: August 31
Venue: Festival Arena Ba`8 Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina, Pierpoint Rd, Cairns, QLD
Poet: Hazel Menehira
Cost: $25
Details: Sometimes quite unexpectedly, a bit like falling in love, a poem will invite a writer into its aura. Invite accepted, imagery from the inner eye takes over and the celebration of playing with words begins. In this session aspiring and established poets will share the many aspects of celebration, and the process of capturing leaping words to create effective free and formed poetry. To assist this we will also explore and play with some of the timeless traditional ways celebratory verse has been written.

Voice Skills: Reading and Performing Poetry (workshop)
Date: Friday 5 September
Contact: Further information/Registration forms: Phone ASA on (02)
9318 0877 or visit www.asauthors.org
Details: Jennifer Richards, NIDA trained voice coach will give you the skills and confidence to present your poetry to any audience.9.30am4pm, Sydney Mechanics
School of Arts (first floor) $82.50 ASA members; $172 non-members (includes 1
year ASA membership and a free seminar). Presented by the Australian Society
of Authors (ASA)

To Free the Voice is to Free the Person.
Date: Saturday 6 September
Time: 10am11.30am and 1pm2.30 pm
Venue: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts
Contact: Carol Jenkins at cjenkins@riverroadpress.net or phone 0418 216 480. Places are limited. Visit www.riverroadpress.net for details.
Details: A workshop to improve the way you read your poems in front of an audience. With Bill Pepper, Head of Voice Studies at NIDA. $70 (lunch not included). Bring yoga mat or towel; wear loose comfortable clothing. One scholarship place is available for a full or part-time student under 25. Apply to Julie Chevalier at jchevalier@swiftdsl.com.au. Include contact details,
half-page statement of interest, and 2 poems by 8 August. Presented by
River Road Press

What Speaks to Me; How I Speak (readings, influences, enthusiasms, desires)
Venue: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts

Date: Saturday 6 September
Time: 1112.15
Chair: Margaret Bradstock
Poets: Sarah Day, Kevin Brophy, Bronwyn Lea

State of Play
Venue: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts
Date: Sunday 7 September
Details: chair, Marcelle Freiman; poets Michael Hofmann, Sarah Day, John Tranter

Creative Connections Magazines Launch
Date: Thursday 5th
Time: 6 pm
Venue: Galleria Shopping Centre, Morley
Cost: Free
Details: Launch of the magazines and readings by poets. Creative Connections is made up of artworks created by disabled artists and the poetry written to the artworks by WA poets. The 2007 and 2008 magazines contain photos of all the artworks and poems from 2007 and 2008.
Enquiries: Maureen Sexton, 0435 024 616, creativeconnections@live.com.au