Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Two Fires Festival
Two Fires Festival
30 March -1 April 2007
Braidwood
This uniquely adventurous festival explores and celebrates the ongoing relevance of Judith Wright’s legacy as a poet, conservationist and indigenous rights activist. This year’s theme is Identity and Environment: Taking up the Challenge.
Guest writers include Bronwyn Lea, Samuel Wagan Watson, Louise Crisp, Roger McDonald, Kim Mahood, Jackie French, Peter Hay, Martin Langford, Mohsen Soltani, Susan Hampton, Fadeel Kayat.
Panels and readings: ‘Writing the Land’, ‘Writers and Activism’, ‘Reaching across Cultures’.
Haiku on the Hoof, Random Acts of Poetry, Walks around ‘Edge’, Judith Wright’s former home, Poets’ Breakfast, a Writing Marathon plus more.
Environment and Identity Dialogues with key speakers (see website)
Satire + Activism with Martin Wesley-Smith and Ros Dunlop (audio visual works) and Harry Laing (a satirical broadside ballad).
Indigenous stream; many music events; women writing and ideas forums; talks on alternative farming and energy conservation and more…
see www.twofiresfestival.com for details.
Details courtesy of the Poets Union.
30 March -1 April 2007
Braidwood
This uniquely adventurous festival explores and celebrates the ongoing relevance of Judith Wright’s legacy as a poet, conservationist and indigenous rights activist. This year’s theme is Identity and Environment: Taking up the Challenge.
Guest writers include Bronwyn Lea, Samuel Wagan Watson, Louise Crisp, Roger McDonald, Kim Mahood, Jackie French, Peter Hay, Martin Langford, Mohsen Soltani, Susan Hampton, Fadeel Kayat.
Panels and readings: ‘Writing the Land’, ‘Writers and Activism’, ‘Reaching across Cultures’.
Haiku on the Hoof, Random Acts of Poetry, Walks around ‘Edge’, Judith Wright’s former home, Poets’ Breakfast, a Writing Marathon plus more.
Environment and Identity Dialogues with key speakers (see website)
Satire + Activism with Martin Wesley-Smith and Ros Dunlop (audio visual works) and Harry Laing (a satirical broadside ballad).
Indigenous stream; many music events; women writing and ideas forums; talks on alternative farming and energy conservation and more…
see www.twofiresfestival.com for details.
Details courtesy of the Poets Union.
# posted by Phillip A. Ellis @ 10:42 PM 
