World Poetry Day Reading 2015

On 20 March 2015, World Poetry Day was celebrated by the Geelong Regional Library Corporation with a reading by poets from the Geelong region who had appeared in The Best Australian Poems 2014 (Black Inc): David McCooey, Maria Takolander, Diane Fahey, Alyson Miller, Joan Kerr, and Anthony Lynch. Robyn Rowland’s poem was read by Anthony Lynch. The reading at the Geelong Wool Museum was hosted by the writer and artist A. Frances Johnson.

L-R Yvonne Adami, David McCooey, Sam Takolander, Maria Takolander, Anthony Lynch.

L-R Yvonne Adami, David McCooey, Sam Takolander, Maria Takolander, Anthony Lynch.

World Poetry Day Reading

On 21 March 2014, World Poetry Day was celebrated by the Geelong Regional Library Corporation with a reading by poets from the Geelong region who had appeared in The Best Australian Poems 2013 (Black Inc): David McCooey, Maria Takolander, Cameron Lowe, Jo Langdon, Brendan Ryan, A. Frances Johnson, and Diane Fahey. The reading at the Waurn Ponds library was hosted by Anthony Lynch, writer, editor and owner of Whitmore Press.

L-R: Anthony Lynch, Maria Takolander, Jo Langdon, David McCooey, Brendan Ryan, A. Frances Johnson, Diane Fahey, Cameron Lowe. Photo: Reg Ryan

L-R: Anthony Lynch, Maria Takolander, Jo Langdon, David McCooey, Brendan Ryan, A. Frances Johnson, Diane Fahey, Cameron Lowe. Photo: Reg Ryan