St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

Poetry of the Sacred

Our parish is a community that seeks God and the fullness of creation by finding ourselves in relation to others. Our giving to the common, to the other, our sharing of ourselves is our commitment to this endeavour.

NATIONAL POETRY WEEK 2008 Organised in Perth by Western Australian Poets Inc.

When: Sunday September 7th, 2 – 4 pm
Where: St John’s Church in the Square, Fremantl

Come & join us for Poetry of the Sacred

Local Poets, their friends & supporters, will read their own poems & the poetry of others.

With music & refreshments.

We invite poets, poetry lovers and readers to submit poems for inclusion.

Contacts:
Patrick Speed: 9370 1151 0400 231 591 Email
Maureen Sexton 0435 024 616 Email

Theme: SONGS OF INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE!
Date: Sunday 7th September
Time: 2 pm to 4 pm
Venue: St John's Church in the Square, Fremantle
Cost: Free
Poets: Local Poets, their friends & supporters, will read their own poems & the poetry of others.
Details: We invite poets, poetry lovers and readers to submit poems for inclusion.
Music and refreshments.

Poster doc pdf

What do we mean by “Sacred”?

Well, if we segue down to the theme given above, it will include
 
Poems of hope through despair
Poems of gladness
Poems that express both the finiteness of life and the infinity beyond life
Poems about God and the Wholly Other
Poems about the absence of God, of doubt and scepticism
Poems about the sacredness of space, of the world, of all living things
Poems about me and about you
Poems that say YES and poems that ask questions
Poems (in the Great Tradition) and Songs of Innocence & Experience