Caroline Reid Writes

Launched last week at Chateau Apollo in Adelaide, my first video poem is up for viewing presented by Pamela Boutros and Draw Your (S)words sink into it and don't forget to post a comment love to hear your thoughts

artwork: Ruby van Leuven Super excited to announce my first ever video poem LOST will be premiered next week on Thursday 28th June  from 7-10pm at Chateau Apollo, 74 Frome Street Adelaide with Music by the gorgeous Lucy Zola and Open Mic with 4 minutes max on the mic and live me performing some po-ems and i would love to see you there yeah 

film-maker and photographer, Pamela Boutros Here's filmaker and photographer Pamela Boutros at the end of our shoot for the upcoming video poem, 'Lost'. Having the opportunity to make  a video poem was part of the prize presented to me for winning last year's inaugural Draw Your Swords Poetry Slam. Pamela is working on final edits, and we're going to release it very soon. I can't wait! I'm really happy with the way it's looking, so watch this space for details of where you can view it. In the meantime, you can view my performance of 'Resistance', a love poem I performed in last year's South Australian Poetry Slam finals . Leave a comment if you feel like it. I'm always open to constructive criticism :) Opportunities If you're a writer living in South Australia and have a poem you'd like to submit to the upcoming special online edition of Westerly, then you have until April 20th to get your submission in. Cordit...

photo: elle ds photography Decadent December has dawned. So much I haven’t blogged about. What the hell happened to 2017? My year was dedicated to up skilling and finding employment. That old chestnut. When  most of your adult working life has been arts projects and casual/part-time employment in the arts, education and disability sectors, the future can look grim. So I completed a Certificate 3 in Individual Support (Disability and Ageing) and got some work with Tutti Arts , a terrific company making arts accessible to people living with disabilities. I worked a cross a range of programs – visual art, performance and writing poetry. Poetry has been where it’s at this year. It feels like going back to my roots. I remember writing poems as a kid, feeling pride at having set something down that told a story or explored an idea. I wrote a poem about Ned Kelly, about digging, and at fifteen one that asked questions about identity (though at the time I didn’t ...

My Introduction to Short Story Writing (short) course is on again. Oh yay ! I hear you shout. Here then, shouters, are the details: The course is focussed on the fundamentals of writing such as character, setting, dialogue, point of view and metaphor. In each session you will read, discuss and write (and probably laugh, or at least groan, at my bad jokes). You will learn to reflect and analyse your own writing methods and style. Learning how to effectively critique the work of others without breaking hearts or egos is also an important element of the course. You will complete extended writing exercises at home between fortnightly sessions.  Or not. Like most courses, you'll get out of it as much as you're willing to put in. At the end of it all you will have completed a short story (or flash fiction) of about 1000 words long. You will also have (hopefully) gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of the elements of writing fiction. Reading will never be the sam...