Rocket Readings – Live Poetry in Wollongong

The last Rocket Reading for 2008 is coming up at the South Coast Writers Centre. Hosted by Wollongong writer Linda Godfrey, Rocket Readings will feature guest poet Stephen Edgar, alongside South Coast poets Irene Wilkie, author of Love and Galactic Spiders, and Sally Evans from the Common Cold Poetry Collective.

Rocket Readings will be held at South Coast Writers Centre premises on the top floor of the Town Hall. It will feature the popular Rocket readings open mic section, with a three minute limit for each reader, and the awarding of the Rocket Readings prize. All welcome at what is always an entertaining and relaxed evening. Refreshments available.

About Stephen Edgar
“Stephen Edgar stands out among recent Australian poets for the perfection of his craft, a limitless wealth of cultural reference, and an unmatched ability to make science a living subject for lyrical verse.” Clive James.

Stephen Edgar was the winner of the inaugural Australian Book Review poetry prize. His most recent publications are Other Summers (Blackpepper) and the audio Cd Photography for Beginners (River Road Press).

When: 6.30pm, Tuesday 2 December 2008
Where: South Coast Writers Centre premises, Top Floor, Town Hall, corner of Crown and Kembla Streets, Wollongong. South Coast Writers Centre regrets that access to the Centre is via stairs only, and there is no access via ramp or lift.

For more information contact: Ali Smith scwc@1earth.net phone (02) 4228 0151 or mobile 0431 689 465.