POETRY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

FREE poetry workshops for young writers
Who writes poetry these days? Aren’t poets just dead guys from the nineteenth century? There are talented local poets, young and old, reading, writing and publishing their poetry right now – and you can meet them.

Get stuck into writing your own poetry with Western Australian poets Caroline Caddy, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, J.P Quinton and A.J. Betts.

Suitable for writers 12 years and up or years eight to twelve with a genuine interest in writing and an aptitude for creativity.

Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre
Monday 26 July 2010
Morning workshop:
10:00-11:30am
or
Afternoon workshop:
12:30-2:00pm
Book now – places are limited!

Bring money to purchase a poetry collection ($24.95 each), and get it signed by a poet!
Teachers must accompany students, and can count the session as professional development for WACOT.

Email: admin@fremantlepress.com.au
Phone: 08 9430 6331

Practical poetry: A professional development seminar on
teaching poetry in the classroom.
Join Roland Leach, poet and teacher, and local poets John Mateer and Scott-Patrick Mitchell as they provide practical tips for inspiring secondary students to read, enjoy and write their own poetry.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get great teaching ideas from poets and educators. Practical worksheets to take away and use in class.

Monday 26 July 2010, 4:30pm for 5:00-6:00pm
Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre, Old Prison Hospital, cnr Knutsford and Hampton Rd, Fremantle.
Cost: Gold coin donation
Afternoon tea provided
Email: admin@fremantlepress.com.au
Phone: 08 9430 6331

Sponsored by the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre.

Check out the Fremantle Poetry Month blog at www.fremantlepress.blogspot.com to win free books, read and listen to interviews with poets, hear from the Fremantle Press Poetry Publisher and get access to professional development materials. Something new will be posted every day between now and the end of July.

Download a booking form for Student and Teacher Workshops

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LAUNCH – 6.30PM THURSDAY 8 JULY
FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE
Fremantle Press, in association with the Out of the Asylum Writers Group and WA Poets Inc, presents an evening of poetry and live music to launch Fremantle Poetry Month 2010. Featuring performances by Amber Fresh, Xave Brown, Janet Jackson, Kevin Gillam and Nandi Chinna. Fremantle Press will launch three new poetry collections with readings from The West by John Mateer, Burning Bright by Caroline Caddy, and New Poets by Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Emma Rooksby and J.P. Quinton, edited by Tracy Ryan. Admission is free.
RSVP: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

MEET THE POET – 6.00PM THURSDAY 15 JULY
FREMANTLE LIBRARY
Spend an intimate evening with internationally acclaimed poet John Mateer and emerging poets Scott-Patrick Mitchell and J.P. Quinton. The evening includes readings and a Q&A session. Admission is free.
RSVP: admin@fremantlepress.com.au or 08 9430 6331

ONLINE VILLANELLE WRITING COMPETITION – 19–23 JULY
FREMANTLE POETRY MONTH FACEBOOK PAGE & BLOG
Submit your villanelles online for your chance to win a complete set of Fremantle Press poetry titles (2008–2010) and confidential judges’ comments and appraisal from Fremantle Press Poetry Editor Georgia Richter and award-winning poet and Fremantle Press Commissioning Editor Wendy Jenkins.

*Check out Wikipedia for a definition and Triple Jeopardy in Rogue Equations for an example of a villanelle.