Australian Bush Poetry, Verse & Music

Bush Verse Events

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Regular Events

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Special Events (in date order)

Inverell's "Celebration of the Outback " 9th - 11th September
WA 2005 Bush Poetry State Championships
Spud Poets Award

Inverell's "Celebration of the Outback " 9th - 11th September

FOR THE RESCUE HELICOPTER SERVICE
Competitiions for Bush Poetry (Original,Traditional,Junior), Written Works,
Bush Balladeers and Bush Bands

Big Prize Money and "Golden Angel" Trophies For All Winners

"Essay R Easy" *Poets' Pub Crawl Friday Night (7 Pubs!)
*2 Poets' Breakfasts Saturday and Sunday
*Gala Performance Night Saturday - top poets, singers, bands

COME AND VISIT THE "GEM OF NEW ENGLAND" FOR A GREAT WEEKEND

Programs available in May

For further information please contact:
Burt Candy- PO Box 92 , Inverell 2360
PH: (02) 67 211127
e-mail: candyb57@yahoo.com

WA 2005 Bush Poetry Championships

Just a note to let any of you who will be in Perth near the end of October that the WA Bush Poets & Yarn Spinners are holding the WA Championships on the Weekend of 22 - 23 October. The venure is at "Tumblegum Farm", SouthWest Hwy, Whitby (about 40km south of Perth) It will be held in conjunction with (and part of) a Bush Poets, City Vs Country challenge. Also on at Tumblegum Farm that weekend is the WA Endurance Riders State Championship and a WA Rodeo Riders event . Entry is free (but you are welcome to give a donation), Food and drink available . For more info, see the WA Bush Poets website www.wabushpoets.com (competitions page) or give Secretary Jean a ring on 08 9450 3111

Spud Poets Award

$1000 prizemoney The Lake School of Celtic Music Song and Dance is proud to announce a new poetry award - The Spud Poets Award. A prize of $1000 will be given to the best original poem, in the opinion of the judges, submitted of 300 words or less with a celtic connection.

The Award was inspired by a poem written by Mary Fiorini-Lowell in 2002 called the Humble Spud. Mary gave a performance of her The Humble Spud at the Lake School launch in Koroit, Vic on July 23 2005 when it was announced the entries are now open for the Award. Entries close on October 31 2005.

The panel of judges lead by Martha McEvoy (from the Embassy of Ireland) and Jim Brown (President of the Victorian Bush Poets Society) will select 15 finalists to read their poem at the Spud Poets Award Night on Friday January 6 2006. The Award night will be held as part of the annual Lake School and staged at the Commercial Hotel in Koroit. While the judges are considering the award winner, a concert of Songs of the Poets will be performed by renowned singers Maria Forde, Vince Brophy and recently inducted Legend of the Lake - Dennis O'Keeffe.

Applications for the Spud Poets Award can be found on the Bushwahzee Bush band website - bushwahzee.alphalink.com.au. Enquiries about the award can be emailed to Felix Meagher bwz@alphalink.com.au or posted to PO Box 22 Mitcham 3132 The Lake School of Celtic Music Song and Dance is staged annually by the Koroit Community Association Inc January 3-8 2006 The Spud Poets Award is made possible by sponsorship from Bushwahzee Bush Band

Our currently featured poet is:-

Merv Webster – "The Goondiwindi Grey"