Poets' Picnic

Poetry lovers enjoying the Poets' Picnic

Project Summary

The Poets’ Picnic is an annual poetry reading which takes place at twilight in the beautiful harbourside Blackburn Gardens surrounding the Double Bay Central Library. Guest readers and local high school students are invited to read poems on a theme and the public is invited to bring a picnic and enjoy this free community event. The Picnic, which fosters and responds to a strong literary branding in the local demographic, is one of the most popular events in the Woollahra Council’s annual cultural program.

Poets' Picnic 2007 was the Library's 18th, and over the years it has become a prestigious literary event on the Sydney calendar attracting high-profile readers from the world of poetry such as Les Murray, John Tranter, Judith Beveridge and Robert Gray as well as well-known figures from other fields such as Alex Buzo, Leah Purcell, Michael Pate, Helen Garner and John Bell.

Photos

    • Poetry lovers enjoying the Poets' Picnic

      Poetry lovers enjoying the Poets' Picnic

    • Musicians from the Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra entertain the gathering audience

      Musicians from the Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra entertain the gathering audience

    • Musician Michael Atherton

      Musician Michael Atherton

    • Dusk falls on the Poets' Picnic

      Dusk falls on the Poets' Picnic

Project Information

Council
Woollahra Municipal Council
Cultural Officer
Janet de Bres
Library and Information Services
Division B
Other Woollahra Council Projects
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Public Art Policy Implementation
Local Writers Word Festival
Woollahra Council Youth Photographic Award
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