When
SundayApril 2
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Where
WATT SPACE GALLERY
20 Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
ACCESSIBILITY
Tickets
FreeBook Launch & Poetry Retrospective
Celebrate the launch of poet Jean Kent’s new anthology The Shadow Box, a book-length sequence of poems inspired by the experiences of her grandparents, in Egypt and Australia, during and shortly after World War I. To be launched by John Foulcher.
Followed by Poetry Retrospective: Jean and John will read and discuss a selection of their work published in the past 50 years.
Hosted by Linsay Knight.
The Speakers
John Foulcher
Celebrate the launch of poet Jean Kent’s new anthology The Shadow Box, a book-length sequence of poems inspired by the experiences of her grandparents, in Egypt and Australia, during and…
Linsay Knight
Celebrate the launch of poet Jean Kent’s new anthology The Shadow Box, a book-length sequence of poems inspired by the experiences of her grandparents, in Egypt and Australia, during and…
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