The annual migration of poets to the Hinterland hills is on again with the Kenilworth Poets Breakfast on Saturday September 25.
Conondale Range Committee President and local poet Ian Mackay (above) says he’s had people from as far afield as Victoria and Tasmania who tell him they make a point of timing their northern travels to include the Breakfast at Kenilworth.
“For some Kenilworth was their first introduction to a form of entertainment that is about as grass roots as you can get,” Ian explains.
Shirley Friend, who doubles as the Coordinator of Poetry for the Woodford festival, will again head the illustrious crew which will include resident ABC poet Harry Donnelly, past champion Mark Feldman and a host of others.
One new feature this year, is the introduction of a laidback “Follow the Leader” session at 1pm. Poets here have the unenviable task of choosing a poem to follow the previous one and the results are even less predictable than those of the Breakfast.
The Breakfast begins at 8am, in the woodchop area beside the Kenilworth Hall in the town’s showgrounds.
Entry price is $5. The Conondale Range Committee will be selling real coffee and cake and the Kenilworth Community College will be cooking up delicious breakfasts.
Camping is available in the showgrounds Phone (07) 5446 013. For enquiries about the breakfast phone Ian (07) 5446 0124 or www.kenilwortharts.org.au
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