I'm excited by a few things, but the things most relevant to this blog are:
1/ my Vegetable Victory project
2/ the launch of Poetry Reader no. 4 - Gawler Poets at the Pub
3/ my poetry collection I'm meeting with Sharon about next week
The thing these all have in common is that they are about poetry in some way.
1/ Vegetable Victory is a project I'm working on while wearing two hats - my poet lover hat and my community Foodie hat. Next year I will be running a months worth of lessons with middle primary school students, talking with them about the importance of eating vegetables. I'll also be reading poetry about vegetables to them, and finding out about what they think about various vegetables. I also hope to get the students writing their poems about vegetables, and putting together a poetry collection to share with their school.
I've spoken about this to various people and have received favourable responses. I really feel this project could be a link toward helping children love their veggies!
2/ This poetry book is being launched this Sunday (28 November 2010) at the Prince Albert Hotel in Gawler South Australia. I'm on the committee who organise the monthly poetry readings at this hotel. We took over from Martin Johnson this year, and a glad that many people come along and share the poetry.
3/ My poetry collection is very close to my heart. I feel I have a good body of work on the subject of child abuse. Some of my poems are extremely autobiographical, and I feel I'm sharing secrets I've kept hidden away for far too long. The process has been therapeutic for me, and I'm feeling much happier about myself and my place in life.
I have challenges in my life and I am gaining strength as I meet the challenges in a variety of ways. Making connections and reaching out to people is keeping me strong and I hope others can connect with me and share the whole process.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Great Race
It's time to get thinking about 'The Great Race'. That's the theme for Adelaide Plains Poets current Poetry Competition.
The entries have started rolling in, and there's still plenty of time to get your poem in for consideration too! Entry forms and guidelines below, don't miss it - closing date is 7 January 2011.
I look forward to receiving your poem/s! Feel free to tell others about this great competition!
Carolyn Cordon
President, competition secretary, Adelaide Plains Poets inc.
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ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS Inc
ADELAIDE PLAINS CUP FESTIVAL
POETRY COMPETITION 2011
‘The Great Race’
1st, 2nd & 3rd cash prizes, plus Highly Commended & Commended certificates as appropriate. Total prize pool over $500
ENTRY GUIDELINES
· Work entered in this competition must be original, in English, unpublished and not have won a prize in any other competition. Authors retain copyright, but the organisers reserve the right to arrange for possible reading of Prize winners’ work during the Adelaide Plains Cup Festival 2011, and selected entries may be published in an anthology
· Theme ‘The Great Race’
· Poems entered must in some way refer to the theme,
· Open Class - poets 18 years & older
· Junior classes –
o Primary School student
o Secondary School student
· To maintain anonymity, entrant’s name should appear on entry form only, not on poems. Entry forms are to include entrant’s name, address, phone number, titles of poems submitted.
· Entries should be typed, on one side of paper only, one poem to a page
· Poems to be no longer than 60 lines
· Entry fees: Open class $5.00 per poem entered
Junior classes - no entry fee
· Cheques to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc
· Entries to: Competition Secretary, 30 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502
· Entries to be received by close of business 7 January 2011 – entries received after this date may not be considered for the competition.
· Authors should retain a copy of their work, entries will not be returned without provision of a SSAE
· Selected entries may be published in an anthology
For further details contact:
Ms C Cordon (08) 85272412; 0418 806 490; jeebers@bigpond.com
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ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS INC
ADELAIDE PLAINS CUP FESTIVAL
POETRY COMPETITION 2011
‘The Great Race’
ENTRY FORM
Name…………………..……………………Phone…………………
Address……………………………………………..…………………
.…………………………………………………………………………
Email………………………………..
Title of poem/s - ……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
(use back of page for additional entries)
Entrants’ names or other details must not appear on poems
Declaration by author: I agree to comply with the Entry Guidelines and declare that the written work submitted in my name is my own original work and has not been copied in part, or in full, from any other source.
Author’s signature…………………………………..date…………………...
Date of birth (if entering junior section) ………………………….……….…..
Name of school (if entering junior section) …………………………………….
$5.00 per poem (OPEN CLASS ONLY – NO FEE FOR JUNIOR ENTRIES)
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 7 January 2011
Cheques/money orders to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc, and sent with entries to Competition Secretary, 30 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502
Authors should retain a copy of their work, entries will not be returned without provision of a stamped self-addressed envelope, and a written request.
The entries have started rolling in, and there's still plenty of time to get your poem in for consideration too! Entry forms and guidelines below, don't miss it - closing date is 7 January 2011.
I look forward to receiving your poem/s! Feel free to tell others about this great competition!
Carolyn Cordon
President, competition secretary, Adelaide Plains Poets inc.
...................................................................
ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS Inc
ADELAIDE PLAINS CUP FESTIVAL
POETRY COMPETITION 2011
‘The Great Race’
1st, 2nd & 3rd cash prizes, plus Highly Commended & Commended certificates as appropriate. Total prize pool over $500
ENTRY GUIDELINES
· Work entered in this competition must be original, in English, unpublished and not have won a prize in any other competition. Authors retain copyright, but the organisers reserve the right to arrange for possible reading of Prize winners’ work during the Adelaide Plains Cup Festival 2011, and selected entries may be published in an anthology
· Theme ‘The Great Race’
· Poems entered must in some way refer to the theme,
· Open Class - poets 18 years & older
· Junior classes –
o Primary School student
o Secondary School student
· To maintain anonymity, entrant’s name should appear on entry form only, not on poems. Entry forms are to include entrant’s name, address, phone number, titles of poems submitted.
· Entries should be typed, on one side of paper only, one poem to a page
· Poems to be no longer than 60 lines
· Entry fees: Open class $5.00 per poem entered
Junior classes - no entry fee
· Cheques to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc
· Entries to: Competition Secretary, 30 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502
· Entries to be received by close of business 7 January 2011 – entries received after this date may not be considered for the competition.
· Authors should retain a copy of their work, entries will not be returned without provision of a SSAE
· Selected entries may be published in an anthology
For further details contact:
Ms C Cordon (08) 85272412; 0418 806 490; jeebers@bigpond.com
...........................................................................
ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS INC
ADELAIDE PLAINS CUP FESTIVAL
POETRY COMPETITION 2011
‘The Great Race’
ENTRY FORM
Name…………………..……………………Phone…………………
Address……………………………………………..…………………
.…………………………………………………………………………
Email………………………………..
Title of poem/s - ……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
(use back of page for additional entries)
Entrants’ names or other details must not appear on poems
Declaration by author: I agree to comply with the Entry Guidelines and declare that the written work submitted in my name is my own original work and has not been copied in part, or in full, from any other source.
Author’s signature…………………………………..date…………………...
Date of birth (if entering junior section) ………………………….……….…..
Name of school (if entering junior section) …………………………………….
$5.00 per poem (OPEN CLASS ONLY – NO FEE FOR JUNIOR ENTRIES)
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 7 January 2011
Cheques/money orders to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc, and sent with entries to Competition Secretary, 30 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502
Authors should retain a copy of their work, entries will not be returned without provision of a stamped self-addressed envelope, and a written request.
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