Kenilworth Poets Breakfast
Saturday 28 September 2013, 8am to 11am
Kenilworth Showgrounds (opposite the school)
Entry to Poets $5
plus delicious breakfast available from menu
Ian Mackay PH 54460124 
Poets set their sights on Kenilworth
With Spring having sprung, it’s customary that performance poets and followers of that popular genre turn their eyes towards the woodchop arena in the Kenilworth showgrounds.
As the sounds of the previous weeks rodeo fade back into the surrounding hills, it’ll be the fruits of the wordsmiths mixed with peals of laughter that replace them.
The Kenilworth Poets Breakfast is organised by local conservation group the Conondale Range Committee and has been as their contribution towards the popular Kenilworth Celebrates Festival for well over a decade.
The resurgence of poetry as crowd-pleasing performance owes a lot to the success of Poets Breakfasts and the one in Kenilworth is highly regarded by both poets and patrons.
Host of the breakfast, popular local poet Ian Mackay, attributes its success to the great mix of poets as well as its unpredictability.
“We’ve made a very deliberate point in presenting invited and experienced poets while still keeping the open microphone component for new or surprise performers,” he says, “and the result is a wonderful diversity in both subject matter and style.”
The Breakfast commences at 8am on Saturday September 28 in the woodchop arena just behind the Kenilworth Hall. Entry to Poets is $5 plus breakfast from menu selection, coffee and cake and Devonshire tea available.
Following the Breakfast, there’s ample time to visit the impressive art display, the centrepiece of the Kenilworth Celebrates Festival, www.kenilworthcelebrates.org.au The display is In the Kenilworth Hall, also markets and a host of other activities and entertainment.
An increasingly attractive option, especially for those who travel some distance to attend, is that of camping in the showgrounds and simply strolling over to the Breakfast in the morning. Phone 54460131 for camping details.
For enquiries about the Breakfast, phone Ian 54 460 124.
Archie Brad Poetry Nurse Hagar
Movement at the station…. poets gearing up for another Breakfast
Spring is in the air and the Conondale Range Committee is ready to host another of its popular Kenilworth Poets’ Breakfasts. With the sounds of the woodchop arena still echoing through the hills, the poets are poised to bring a new rhythm on the morning of Saturday September 28.
It’s all part of the Kenilworth Celebrates festival September 28 to October 5th, and has continued to grow since its tentative beginnings out the back of the scout hall more than a decade ago, to the point where it is now an annual favourite with poets and audience alike.
Hosted by popular local poet Ian Mackay, this year’s breakfast promises to be better than ever with a good line-up of poets and yarn spinners, some familiar faces and some fresh ones too. As well as the polished performers, there’s always time for a poem or two from the audience.
The Breakfast mouths off at 8 am, in the woodchop area beside the Kenilworth Hall in the town’s showgrounds with the entry price a mere $5. Coffee and cake can be purchased from the Save the Mary Group stall, Tea & Scones from local church group, Thai food and egg & bacon burghers from a well known local Thai cook.
Following the Breakfast, there’s ample time to visit the impressive art display, the centrepiece of the Kenilworth Celebrates Festival, in the nearby hall.
Increasingly attractive is the option of camping in the showgrounds and simply strolling over to the Breakfast in the morning. Phone 5446 0131 for details.
For enquiries about the Breakfast phone Ian 5446 0124 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
