MEMBERSHIP
ON THIS SITE
"MULTIMEDIA"
See and hear some of our Modern Bush Poets here.
"YARN-SPINNING"
Follow this link in the "POETRY" section for some great Aussie yarns.
"REGISTER of MODERN BUSH POETS"
Many Poets have product and services available.
2012 ABPA Committee
- ABPA Committee Members
Executive
President - Manfred Vijars
Vice-President - Frank Daniel
Secretary -Tom McIlveen
Treasurer - - Kym Eitel
Members on Committee
...John Peel
...Murray Hartin
...Cay Ellem
- ABPA State Delegates
Queensland - Wally Finch
NSW - Tom McIlveen
Victoria - Jan Lewis
Tasmania - Philip Rush
Western Australia - Irene Conner
Magazine Editor - Frank Daniel
Web Admin - Manfred Vijars
Welcome to the ABPA web-site
WELCOME, membership of the Australian Bush Poets Association (ABPA) comprises of writers, performers and individuals who are interested in bush poetry and enjoy written and live stories in rhyme and metre. If you have an interest in this piece of Australian culture called Bush Poetry, you are welcome here.
Aims
The objectives of the Australian Bush Poets Association is to foster and encourage the growth of Bush Poetry in Australia. By definition, Australian Bush Poetry is metred and rhymed poetry about Australia, Australians and/or the Australian way of life.
Membership
To join the Australian Bush Poets Association, download an application form in
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then email the completed form
, or post it with the fee to the address on the form.
The ABPA keeps in touch with our members through this web-site (and forum) also a bi-monthly magazine of Bush Poetry news, events, results of written and spoken competitions as well as publishing contemporary bush poetry. Many members have books, CDs and other products. These can be advertised in the magazine. For rates, contact the Editor.
2012 QUEENSLAND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - TOWNSVILLE 2nd - 3rd JUNE
There's a hardworking group of dedicated poets up in our beautiful North. They are a small dynamic group, who meet monthly to socialise, read, write and perform Bush Poetry. They do their performances for charity, and their reward is seeing the smiles on the faces of their audiences.
The "Townsville Bush Poetry Mates" are so keen to stage a successful Queensland State Championship they have contributed many hours in organising as well as financially towards the success of these Championships.
Their "Labour of love" extends to a unique set of trophies - Ian (seen below) is hand-making forty Condamine cow bells for the trophies (even the rivets are hand made). The cedar the bells will be mounted on is the beautiful Mackay Red Ceder and comes from John and Carmel Lloyd's property at Calen near Mackay. Wonderful trophies indeed for the winners and place-getters in the 2012 June ABPA Queensland State Championships
There's a saying in Queensland, "The farther North you go, the friendlier the people are!"
Check it out and see if I'm wrong ...
Pop up to Townsville for the 2-3 June, for the 2012 ABPA Queensland Open Bush Poetry Championships
See you there ...
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2012 MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER BUSH POETRY AWARDS
2012 Australian Champion Performers, Peter Mace & Robyn Sykes
Winners and place getters in the 2012 MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER BUSH POETRY AWARDS
Photo by Sherran Mitchell:
Front Row Jenny Markwell, Robyn Sykes, Peter Mace, Jim Brown, Kathy Vallance,
Back row Michelle Roberts, Ken Tough, Sue Pearce, Peter Klein, Matt Hollis, Ken Jones, Kathy Edwards, John Lloyd, Robert Markwell, Jan Facey. Congratulations everyone!
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For competition reports and results click here - 2012 MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER BUSH POETRY RESULTS