from the Australian Poetry Centre:

Come along to Harry Laing's workshop 'A Confident Voice: Reading Your Poetry In Public'

Poetry audiences are precious. Let’s make sure we don’t switch them off!
Too often poets don’t do their work justice because of a lack of vocal confidence.

Particularly tuned to poets, this workshop will focus on each participant’s particular vocal style and qualities. There will be time to work in a more detailed way, discovering the range of the body’s natural resonators and building confidence in getting the sound ‘out there’.

Participants will be challenged to take a few more risks and tackle more demanding material. We’ll look at using different voices for different occasions and on matching the sound to the style of the material. Poets will practise on their own work as well as the poems of others.

Harry Laing is a writer, performer and poetry educator who brings a passion for words to voicework sessions. He has read and performed widely. Mark O’Connor has called him ‘perhaps Australia’s finest reader of poetry’. He has taught many workshops, both in schools and for adults, including weekends and longer courses under the ‘PoetryAlive’ banner.

Harry was a Poet On Wheels in 2006. He has written and performed in 5 one-man comedy shows. His second series of pieces for radio, ‘Tales Of A Tree Changer’ was aired on ABC RN in 2006. His second collection of poetry, ‘Backbone’ is due to be published in 2009.

Time: 12noon-3pm
Date: 25 October, 2009
Venue: Glenfern,
Address: 417 Inkerman Street,
St Kilda East
VIC
Cost: APC members $40, non-members $50

To book:
Phone: 03 9527 4063
or email: admin@australianpoetrycentre.org.au

Full details : http://www.australianpoetrycentre.org.au/