MSW Workshop in Melbourne, 18th July 2017

Melbourne Spoken Word presents the next in our series of workshops, this month with Amanda Anastasi on preparing a poetry book manuscript.

So, you want to put together a poetry book.

There is much to consider before you ask the question: Should I self-publish or submit to a publisher? This workshop will focus on the questions that you should be asking first.

Which poems should be included? How should they be ordered for best effect? Should there be an overarching theme? When does a poem written for performance sit well on the page, and when should the poem make its home exclusively on the stage or in an audio publication? When do I know my book is publication ready? Amanda Anastasi will explore these questionswith you, and help you create a vision and a plan for your poetry manuscript.

Amanda Anastasi has had her poetry published as locally as the walls of Artists’ Lane in Prahran, and as far as the Massachusetts Review.

She is the convener of La Mama Poetica and a two-time winner of the Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize.

Her debut self-published collection, 2012 and other poems, was listed in Ali Alizadeh’s Top Ten Poetic Works of 2012 in Overland.

Last year, she co-authored a chapbook with Robbie Coburn, The Silences (Eaglemont Press). She also co-wrote and featured in the spoken word shows Loop City and I Am That Woman.

Photo by Brendan Bonsack.