Belieffrom Flying Islands Books & Cerberus Press Les Wicks’ 14th book is being launched by distinguished poet Margaret Bradstock. Belief… an almost impregnable construct madeout of nothing.Each of us ridicules but clings to it. Laugh & rage along while we explore this proposition. Some commentary on previous books: …self-aware, debonair, generous, weary, even despondent, yet never despairing.Dominique Hecq …visual and tonal senses, shown through a series of relentless escapes and…See More

TO END ALL WARS 'To End All Wars' was a phrase applied hopefully during 'The Great War'. Its various permutations were meant to suggest that this one might be the last war of all. How quickly the phrase became ironic. How many wars have followed! The words 'to end all wars' must remind us today that all armed conflict is a vast social catastrophe. The centenary of the World War I Armistice comes with a barely veiled triumphalism in the countries that were victorious one hundred years ago. It…See More

“INTENSE”– poetry workshop with Les Wicks-nearly 6 hours plus substantial prior editorial work in an extraordinary locale. WORKSHOP Venue: Community Hall, Dangar IslandSunday 26 March 10.45 to 5.00 with a 30” break for lunch (vegetarian, included in price). This template has been a complete charge for everyone. One of the country’s leading poetry facilitators will be giving a workshop in Sydney. This project will consist of three components. Everyone gets in advance a strategy sheet on editing…See More

A personal invitationPlease join us for the third Sydney Poetry Bookers Picnicat the Paddington Reservoir Gardens.  We would be delightedif you were to come to read and bring with you a poem, picnic,family & friends.  The event is BYO.WHAT:   Sydney Poetry Bookers Picnic 2015WHEN:   Saturday 12 December 2015, 3-6pmWHERE: …See More

20 pieces from leading, developing & local poets were selected that draw inspiration from artworks in MAG&M’s collection in what will be a unique event celebrating the spoken word & the Manly: Art from the Vault exhibition. There will be an open reading section This is part of the Manly FestivalWhen: Sun 25 Sept, 2 – 4pmWhere: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, ManlyCost: gold coin donation (refreshments served)Contact: …See More

20 pieces from leading, developing & local poets were selected that draw inspiration from artworks in MAG&M’s collection in what will be a unique event celebrating the spoken word & the Manly: Art from the Vault exhibition. There will be an open reading section This is part of the Manly FestivalWhen: Sun 25 Sept, 2 – 4pmWhere: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, ManlyCost: gold coin donation (refreshments served)Contact: …See More

20 pieces from leading, developing & local poets were selected that draw inspiration from artworks in MAG&M’s collection in what will be a unique event celebrating the spoken word & the Manly: Art from the Vault exhibition. There will be an open reading section This is part of the Manly FestivalWhen: Sun 25 Sept, 2 – 4pmWhere: Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, ManlyCost: gold coin donation (refreshments served)Contact: …See More

Writers are invited to submit poems on the subject of the ‘Spirit of the Collection’, responding to artworks in Manly Art Gallery & Museum’s collection in what will be a unique event celebrating the spoken word. See http://leswicks.tripod.com/Manlycatalogue.pdf Twenty poems will be chosen by event curator Les Wicks, poet/publisher/editor for live-reading by the authors who will each receive $50. Submissions to be emailed to …See More

Writers are invited to submit poems on the subject of the ‘Spirit of the Collection’, responding to artworks in Manly Art Gallery & Museum’s collection in what will be a unique event celebrating the spoken word. See http://leswicks.tripod.com/Manlycatalogue.pdf Twenty poems will be chosen by event curator Les Wicks, poet/publisher/editor for live-reading by the authors who will each receive $50. Submissions to be emailed to …See More

Venue: Sydney, GlebeSunday 3 April 10.00 to 3.30 with a 30 minute break for bring-your-own lunch.  This template, first run a year ago, was a complete charge for everyone. One of the country’s leading poetry facilitators will be giving workshops in Melbourne & Sydney. The project will consist of two components. Firstly, participants will send four poems (maximum 30 lines each) to leswicks@hotmail.com 14 days prior to the workshop. The poems with…See More

Getting By      Not Fitting In Les Wicks’ 13th book is being launched by distinguished poet Chris Mansell.  Weiss talked about 62 human lifestyle types or tribes.  Guess what?We’re all dysfunctional. Dire and funny as every life lived, this book prowls around gender, narrative and landscape before pouncing on the journey of Matt and Tess. Nobody quite fits in amidst the quotidian, atrocity, wonder and arrangements.  ALSO LAUNCHING ON THE DAY Michele Seminara – Engraft - an exciting first book…See More

Callout-ANTHOLOGY - AFTER GALLIPOLI/ ÇANAKKALE This is a call for poems for a project that will bring Turkish, Australian and New Zealand poets together to respond to the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915. This tragic offensive led to mutual suffering. One hundred years later, Turks, Australians and New Zealanders find they have much in common. In each case the bloody campaign proved to be nation and myth-making, with powerful implications for a national sense of identity today. The…See More