You are invited to attend the Australian Poetry Centre’s signature event in 2010.

The Australian Poetry Centre in partnership with the Poets Union is holding its next major poetry festival in Goolwa, South Australia, 23-26 April 2010, which will include a startling line-up of poets renowned nationally and internationally. This great festival will be opened by the legendary Chef Stefano de Pieri and feature international poets: Robert Minhinnick (To Babel and Back), Arianna Pozzuoli, Elizabeth Smither (The Sea Between Us), Glenn Colquhoun (North South) and Australia’s own, Emma Jones (The Striped World). The festival will be held on Cadell Street in Goolwa, South Australia, and will run from April 23 to 26. Featuring more than 150 poets from all around the country, poets breakfasts, a publisher’s market, slams, symposiums, cafe poet lunches, launches, a teacher’s professional development day, festival club, Anzac readings, workshops, panels, performances as well as a few surprises up our sleeve, this is the poetry event of the decade!

Goolwa is at the mouth of the Murray River on Lake Alexandrina, approximately 100km south of Adelaide. The name “Goolwa” means “elbow” in Ngarrindjeri. This stunning location is currently suffering from one of the worst droughts in Australian history.

The full program of events is now available on the Australian Poetry Centre website.