Poet's Breakfast 2008

Rough Notes - Poet's Breakfast

The following are notes from the Poet's Breaky Katoomba 2008. I am posting them raw. If you can make head and tale of them then we might need to take tea together.

With a Welcome to Country from Grahme King, reciting Dharug Poem, on 'Men tending the Nest', didge tends the morning light, Denis Kevins now has an official reserve opposite the house, another Dennis Working at Bidwill recited Kevin's birds 'mending the torn air' with their wings. James Devany & a poem on Willows; Andrew Strickland-Had to get to a job Taxi Driver, Engineer - " The Man from Snowjob River" (Iemma's Dilemna), The know, it's B'Fast. Diana Levy - The Last Wallaby [draft] - 'from Springwood the march of the ferals'. Sandy Holmes, bushwalker and poet slammer, True confessions & the Critical Few.../Sonia Bennet singing Denis Kevins song ...(---)...written w/D.K. <- Wyn did a 52 day bushwalk poem; Milton 'a little tribute to the mountains and Denis. K. - Brian Bell - spun a line about some redheads + old flames, "It's not finished, I just forget the words !" Paul Cosgrove [something to look out for, threat UG-99], did Numbers Games. Jennifer Lees-Order of the Garter. Kevin Campbell>reciting, Alan Lyodd - APEC wall Sydney/Berlin/Bhagdad/Isreal - John Tognolioni <-d.k's Conreta, italiano accent,(call + response) She's Beautiful ! Terry Aegan - Leaf Blower. June Redmond..>Dangers of Fishing: Cassandra - Save Joey. Andrish-Ego, mountains poet, click. Bluey Quilty- Poetic Elegy set to Elgar. The Parakeet Poets..... Katoomba-

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Mornings of Voice

I attended the whole 2008 affair, the festival was restful, invigorating & rich. As always. But I am choosing here one event only, 'The Poet's Breakfast'. A morning gathering of the voice speaking authetically into the mountains light, maintaining connections between the life lived locally and spoken of knowingly.

There are few living occasions like this. A moment when we sample the raw voice saying culture unaccompanied. When it appears on your patch you should attend and soak it up. There may be strains that cut across your sensitivities and tastes, but you need to be there to witness the speaking.

We should be thankful to the Festival that we are given this chance by so many poets and attendees to hear ourselves. Enjoy.