Writing to be Hear (Poetry)
Most of us hope that our words will be received by a reader or audience with impact and intention. That our poetry will convey the rhythms of our heart, the music we hear in the inner ear.
This workshop takes participants through a series of discussions and exercises on how to:
- write for the “ear”,
- use rhythm and sound to communicate meaning;
- and edit with the reader / audience in mind.
Facilitator Bio
Es Foong (Waffle Irongirl) is a poet, flash fictionista and spoken word performer living on the land of the Wurundjeri people. Their poems have appeared in Australian Poetry Journal, Rabbit Poetry, Kalliope X and the Best of Australian Poems 2022 anthology. They have performed on poetry stages including La Mama Poetica and Queensland Poetry Festival 2022. On-stage, they are the poetic analogue of heavy-metal karaoke. Off-stage, they eat identity labels for breakfast. Their debut poetry collection “Clot and Marrow” will be released from Recent Work Press in September 2023. They live online at waffleirongirl.com.
Date
Saturday 7 September
Time
1:30pm - 3:45pm
Cost
$5 - $15 plus booking fee
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Location
Wilim Ngarrgu Community Meeting Room 1. Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub, 275 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe VIC 3079.
Parking is available at the venue. The venue is a 5-minute walk from Ivanhoe Train Station. The 510 and 548 bus routes stop at the venue.
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accesible Venue
Voices in the Streets is an activation project for National Poetry Month organised by Mother Tongue Poetry and supported by Banyule City Council Grants program. To learn more about Voices in the Streets, Click Here
