Kimberley is the author of three books: Still Lives (Life Before Man/Gazebo Books, 2022), Sometimes a Woman (Recent Work Press, 2021) and Finally, the Moon, (Stephen F Austin University Press, 2017). Still…
Author: Festivale Evie (page 3)
Rebecca Rushbrook
Rebecca is an award-winning poet, living and working in Lismore, NSW. She was a NSW finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam, winner of the Nimbin Performance Poetry Cup and three times winner…
Pamela Leach
Pamela Leach, PhD is a Tasmanian poet who engages culture, social justice, migration, gender, environment, ability and spirituality in her writing. She has been published in journals including Quadrant, Island, The Mozzie,…
Brendan Ryan
Brendan lives in Australia. His poetry, reviews and essays have been published in literary journals and newspapers, including The Best Australian Poems series (Black Inc), Contemporary Australian Poetry (Puncher and Wattman) and…
Myron Lysenko
A Ukrainian Australian, Myron began to write poetry in 1982 and became a professional poet in 1989. His poems have been published over 600 times in literary journals in Australia and overseas,…
Welcome to the Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2022
Remembering Tim Thorne The Tasmanian Poetry Festival was founded by Tim Thorne, a remarkable poet and person. With his wife Stephanie, Tim organised the Tasmanian Poetry Festival over several decades, and it…
2022 Festival Pass
The 2022 Tas Poetry Festival Pass includes: Friday 30th Sept: FESTIVAL LAUNCH – 7.30 pm, Hotel Grand Chancellor Saturday 1st Oct: SATURDAY SESSION – GUEST POETS – 10 am – 2 pm,…
2022 Festival Launch
Meet, greet and hear the Festival Guest Poets – David Mason Ren Alessandra Myron Lysenko Anne Kellas Daniel J. Townsend Therese Corfiatis Fleassy Malay Guest poet profiles – read these in the…
2022 Saturday Session Guest Poets
Hear our guest poets read/perform: Anne Kellas Thomas Bailey David Mason Ren Alessandra Fleassy Malay Daniel J. Townsend Therese Corfiatis Guest poet profiles – read these in the Festival Programme Andrew Hardy…
New Voices in Poetry (2022)
Presenting “New Voices” in poetry, giving a stage to rising poets on the current circuit. With special guest poets: David Mason Therese Corfiatis Guest poet profiles – read these in the Festival…
Poetry Cup (2022)
Who will win the coveted Poetry Cup this year? Get your raunchiest poems out of hiding, and bring your friends and family to get loud and clapping, foot stomping and yelling. Poems…
A Celebration of Tasmanian Women Poets
Presented by Nancy Jean Corbett and Georgie Todman, this is a celebration of Tasmanian women poets, featuring: Readings from the works of Gwen Harwood and Sarah Day Performances/readings by our 2022 guest…
Live to Air Poets on City Park Radio
Live to Air Broadcast through City Park Radio, featuring all our guest poets for the Festival 2022. Guest poet profiles – read these in the Festival Program. Sunday 2nd October 2022, 1:00…
TPF 2022 – More!
Yes, there’s more! Don’t miss anything – scroll down to find everything that’s on, near and far. But first, a matter of great importance: the Tasmanian Poetry Festival was founded by Tim…
Poetry in the Pub – Imperial Hotel, Branxholm
Open Mic Event CALLING ALL POETS … … for this Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2022, a FREE pre-festival event. Read or perform your work. Get out those poems that have been hiding in…
Hallelujah – a tribute concert to Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell
Presented by the Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2022: Songs and music brought to the stage by leading Tasmanian musicians including Lucie Thorne, Daniel J Townsend, Sheyana, Edwina Blush, Kath Ellis, Jimmy Harrison, Scott…