In Melbourne Wed. 19th May – Asialink Winter Writing Series: Six Poets Speak Softly

Asialink kicks off a new event series over the winter months exploring writing, travel, life and politics in Asia. It’s a kind of rolling, mini-festival covering Anti-travel-writing, Asian-Australian piss-take pop culture, extreme endurance protest from Japan, a Mumbai mutiny from early 19th century child performers … among many other things.

Event: First up is Six Poets Speak Softly: a night of subtle speed-dating-style Asian poetics.
Six of Australia’s best poets, six small tables, six small audiences, and a whole lot of mulled wine and spiced chai. Gather close for some face-to-face poetic journeys through Japan, China, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Featuring: John Mateer, Peter Bakowski, Michael Farrell, Steve Kelen, Terry Jaensch and Jennifer MacKenzie.

Date: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Time: 6.00 - 7.30pm
Venue:Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room,
Address: Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre,
The University of Melbourne

Enquiries: Adam Hills, a.hills@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
or phone Tel. (03) 9035 4026

Register: http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/calendar/events/featured/asialink_winter_writing_series_six_poets_speak_softly/registration

Cost : It’s all free, it includes delicious winter warming beverages.