That Poetry Thing: Ross Donlon (Vic) & CJ Bowerbird + open mic

Mon Jun 17 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

Smiths Alternative | Canberra

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That Poetry Thing: Ross Donlon (Vic) & CJ Bowerbird + open mic
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$5/10 Ross Donlon and CJ Bowerbird featured poetry readers plus open mic.
Ross Donlon has read extensively in Australia & Europe, but Canberra and Smiths is a favourite. His most recent work is a sequence of 50 ghazals which will feature in his reading. He has won some prizes but is especially glad to be in a number of anthologies, both here & the UK. most recently in 'The Book of Birds' (Canberra) & 'Festival in a Book' (U.K.) .
CJ Bowerbird is a spoken word artist and the 2012 Australian Poetry Slam Champion. In 2018, he released Beyond This Blue, a recording of the show he created with the Downfall Choir for the 2017 National Folk Festival. He is currently writing a verse play with the support of the The Street Theatre.
Poets for the open mic sign up on the night, from 6.40pm with the MC Shane Strange. Three minutes max.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Smiths Alternative, Melbourne Building, 82 Alinga St, City ACT 2601, Australia,Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

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