Poet Jo Thorpe
A dancer , Jo’s poems ‘dance’ in their delicious language, musicality and themes.
Sunday July 24, 4.30 pm- 6.15 pm
Rona Gallery 151 Muritai Rd Eastbourne.
Refreshments. Koha: $5
Starts with an ‘Open Mic’ for local writers.
Extract from Hunt the Slipper
recalling a tale of that chaste ballerina
stopped by a highwayman wanting
not gold, but demanding she dance
on her black panther skins
spread out on the scintillant snow ...
Extract from Inlet
I want to cast back to the sandspit at noon,
how I stood on its bright neck, tide muscling in,
its heedless pulse finding every scooped-out
glyph and groove ...
One more WRITERS ON SUNDAY event: August 28 - Peter Walker historical fiction
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