Image above by Brendan Bonsack.
Vale Marietta Elliot-Kleerkoper
We are a poorer society with the loss of Marietta Elliott-Kleerkoper - 31 December 1937 to 12 April 2019.
The photo shows Marietta reading at the launch of A Perfect Distortion, 2015, her last book of poems and photographs at Kathleen Syme Library, Carlton.
Marietta was a former President of MPU, and the instigator of our annual multicultural event. She was a powerful poet, a mentor and translator to many poets, and a talented photographer in her latter years. Our loss is immeasurable.
(words and picture by Wendy Fleming)
FUNERAL
Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019
11:00 AM
GLEN EIRA TOWN HALL
GLEN EIRA AND HAWTHORN ROAD, CAULFIELD
The photo shows Marietta reading at the launch of A Perfect Distortion, 2015, her last book of poems and photographs at Kathleen Syme Library, Carlton.
Marietta was a former President of MPU, and the instigator of our annual multicultural event. She was a powerful poet, a mentor and translator to many poets, and a talented photographer in her latter years. Our loss is immeasurable.
(words and picture by Wendy Fleming)
FUNERAL
Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019
11:00 AM
GLEN EIRA TOWN HALL
GLEN EIRA AND HAWTHORN ROAD, CAULFIELD
Help us help you help us... help you!
Our opps and comps page is HERE
Thanks to all who entered our recent competition for a new MPU Banner and submitted expressions of interest for upcoming MPU events. Both of those projects are now closed (event submissions will reopen later in 2019).
Now we're looking for volunteers and have a long/growing list of roles you could get involved with in the ongoing running of Melbourne Poets Union.
If you missed the link in the header HERE it is again.
We've added a page for MPU member bios, pics and Q&As. We'd love you to submit yourself HERE.
We've fixed our contact form. Apologies it's been busted for a while. This has been resolved and tested, it works now! Click HERE to send us a message.
Our Hire a Poet service is up and running (see button below) to help find work for our members.
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UPCOMING EVENTS - 2019
Our next monthly event is...
MPU May event with David Stavanger (QLD) and Ania Walwicz!
We are back at Hares & Hyenas for a very special event on May 17th (which is the night before David's workshop - see below).
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFO
Our next workshop is
Stage + Page
with David Stavanger
Saturday May 18th 2019
For all the info on how you can book yourself in for David's upcoming workshop at the Kathleen Syme Library & Centre in Carlton, why just click right HERE.
David will also be performing for MPU on May 17th at Hares and Hyenas with Ania Walwicz!
Download the poster for offline viewing.
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Most recent Chapbook launch
Henry Briffa's Walking Home
@ East Melbourne Library
Feb 20th 2019
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Henry's book was launched by Kevin Brophy with an introduction by editor Anne Elvey. This was our first event at the East Melbourne Library and what an event it was! Click HERE for details of Henry's book and how to buy it. We are currently getting all of our chapbook author pages up to date, so keep checking back to make sure you have all the MPU titles in your collection. It'll take a little while but we'll get there (there are quite a lot of books y'know). Elizabeth Beaton's book can be found right HERE. |
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**STILL REASONABLY RECENT NEWS**
Our thanks to 2018 International Poetry Competition judge Joel Deane for his superb work and congratulations to our winners and commended poets.
First: Brett Dionysius (Qld) “My Father on a Horse, Date Unknown”
Second: Ross Gillett (VIC) “Paling Fence”
Third: Philip Neilson (Qld) “Genetics"
Martin Downey, Urban Realist Award
Rob Wallis, (VIC) "The Hours Alone "
For the full list of winning and commended poems, to read the 1st & 2nd place poems, to read Joel Deane's speech from the IPC Awards Night, and to see heaps of photos from the night by Brendan Bonsack and Di Cousens (phew!) click HERE
(updated: Dec. 28th, 2018)
A small part of a bigger story
Melbourne Poets Union has been operating since 1977. In those 41 years we have seen many changes to the Australian arts landscape. We keep striving to put poets in clear view of modern Australia with events, competitions, print and online publications and all manner of opportunities.
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