Just a quick reminder that two months have nearly rolled past and it will soon be time for another Brush With Poetry. Sunday 28 May is the day you need to put in your diaries. Enjoy a great afternoon of open mic poetry reading and performance at the Black Swan Gallery and Wine Bar in… Read More Brush With Poetry: 28 May 2017
Mother’s Day will soon be here. And what better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with haiku about babies, motherhood and parenting! So, head over to Charlotte Digregorio’s blog, The Daily Haiku, where baby haiku by Vanessa Proctor and myself will be featured all week – thank you so much, Charlotte, for showcasing our haiku on your site. Charlotte will feature a… Read More The Daily Haiku features BUB for Mother’s Day
Haiku is a genre of poetry that developed in Japan, but these days it is a poetic form practised around the world. Haiku are now written in many countries, and many languages. For example, since 2012 the Romanian Kukai Group has run an annual competition for haiku written in English: the Sharpening The Green Pencil Haiku Contest.… Read More Sharpening The Green Pencil: Romania
Loads of people filled Tootsie’s last Saturday for the Yass launch of Blowing Up Balloons: baby poems for parents. Michaela Pothan’s fun venue provided the perfect setting for the event while her staff kept the coffee and cake coming. Blowing Up Balloons (BUB) by Vanessa Proctor and Gregory Piko is a treat for anyone who knows the gift of parenthood. The collection offers… Read More Yass turns out to launch BUB
Thank you to everyone who turned out last Saturday for the Sydney launch of Blowing Up Balloons. A great crowd filled the room at The Children’s Bookshop where owner, Paul Macdonald, provided drinks and welcomed guests. Shannon Dearing recalled the challenges and joys she and Vanessa shared with the others in their mothers’ group when their children… Read More A big day at the Sydney launch of BUB
Vanessa Proctor and myself are thrilled that Owen Bullock has agreed to launch our book, Blowing Up Balloons: baby poems for parents, at Tootsie’s in Yass. Owen is the author of four collections of poetry and recently submitted his thesis for a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Canberra. Tootsie’s gallery and café,… Read More Owen Bullock to launch BUB in Yass
The Sydney launch of Blowing Up Balloons: baby poems for parents will take place at The Children’s Bookshop, located at 6 Hannah Street in Beecroft. 1:30pm for a 2:00pm start Saturday 25 March 2017 Vanessa and myself would like to thank bookshop owner, Paul McDonald, for allowing us to hold the event in his store.… Read More Details for the Sydney launch of BUB
Robyn Sykes is again coordinating A Brush With Poetry on behalf of the Binalong Arts Group Inc. The 2017 series of poetry afternoons will commence on Sunday 26 March 2017 and, as usual, Yvette Gilroy will host the event at the historic Black Swan Gallery and Wine Bar in Binalong. For this first date on 26 March, Robyn… Read More A Brush With Poetry returns for 2017
Gregory Piko 