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NEWS
RELEASE 14 November 2006
NATIONAL
CENTRE A MAJOR BOOST FOR AUSTRALIAN POETRY
Australia
is set to get its first national poetry centre thanks to the support
of Australian copyright management company, Copyright Agency Limited
(CAL).
CAL is providing an initial sum of $140,800 to assist the Poetry
Australia Foundation in establishing the Australian Poetry Centre
at historic Glenfern, East St Kilda.
CAL is a not-for-profit, member-based organisation, whose role is
to provide a bridge between creators and users of copyright material.
"For the first time, poetry will have a fully professional
organisation, enabling it to take its rightful place among the major
art forms," said Ron Pretty AM, Director, Poetry Australia
Foundation.
"You only need to look at the popularity of poetry readings,
writing courses and competitions to see just how big poetry is in
Australia."
"The interest and energy in Australian poetry is there. What
the Australian Poetry Centre will do is focus and co-ordinate that
energy to further stimulate the growth of, and interest in, Australian
poetry here and overseas."
The centre will coordinate a series of programs including organising
tours, workshops and promotional activities for Australian poetry,
and forging links with overseas poetry organisations and other writing
organisations within Australia.
The centre will also work to improve the teaching of poetry in schools
and tertiary institutions and assist in the publication of Australian
poetry by developing a national system of distribution.
CAL Chair Brian Johns says the centre will pay particular attention
to the needs of poetry organisations in regional areas throughout
Australia.
"This will be a national centre, built to serve the interests
of all established and budding Australian poets - from the bush
to the urban poet," said Brian Johns.
A Director will be appointed to run the centre with the assistance
of a Board of Management headed by leading Australian poet Chris
Wallace-Crabbe in early 2007.
For media enquiries please contact Renee Williams at Copyright Agency
Limited on 02 9394 7684 or rwilliams@copyright.com.au.
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further information click here.
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copies of Position Descriptions (PDs) click below:
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