In combination with its Annual General Meeting the Rhonda Jankovic Society is hosting an afternoon of

Poetry & Performance Sunday 28 August 2016 2 pm for a 2.15 start

Talbot Room, Senior Citizens Centre, Broughton St, Seaford (50 metres from Station St) Close to Seaford Railway Station Melway Ref 99 D3

Gold coin donation Afternoon tea provided

Guest Speaker

Dr JOHN HAWKE
Senior Lecturer, Literature & Creative Writing, Monash University
Topic: “Towards a Poetry of Commitment”

Featured Poets

JOHN HAWKE
In addition to his above experience, John’s poetry has been widely published, his collection Aurelia was awarded 2015 Anne Elder Poetry Prize and he’s been a judge of the Newcastle Poetry Prize on two occasions.

SANTO CAZZATI
Santo is widely acclaimed for his poetry performance including winning the Shelton Lea Award for Best Performance at the Overload Poetry Festival. During Rhonda Jankovic’s time as producer/host of Radio 3CR’s poetry program Spoken Word Santo was co-producer/host, and he continues in that role.

Also on the Programme
AGM
A brief session to present the 2016 financial statements to Society members and elect the Management Committee. This is an opportunity for interested people to ask questions of the Committee and to find out more about the Society.
“TEN VOICES”
Open Readings and Performance of poetry/ song/ (very short) prose readings
10 spots of 3 minutes each available for anyone to read/perform
Register in advance ̶ rhondajls@westnet.com.au or phone Anne or Philton 5974 4561
Spots filled in order requests received.
On the day ̶ vacancies filled at the Registration Table. Reserve list is taken for any who wish to ‘step in’ if
designated readers unable to attend.
If you are coming and you let us know it will assist with catering. Contact as above.
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John Hawke’s studies at Sydney University earned him the University Medal and his PhD in English was awarded the 1999 Dame Leonie Kramer Prize. John has also been an editor for a number of literary journals including Southerly and Heat. His Australian Literature and the Symbolist Movement appeared in 2009 and he co-edited with Ann Vickery Poetry and the Trace, an anthology of critical essays, which was released in 2013.

Rhonda Jankovic Society for Promotion of Social Justice Through Literature Inc. Reg. A0059242G