Poetry Idol 2008 - Heat 1 - 01/04/08

Poetry Idol 2008 - Heat 2

St Kilda Public Library, Tuesday 1st April 2008

Poets in order of appearance:
Bridey Laffey
Emily Manger
Marc Testart
Sven Baklien
Karin Phillips
Garad Flint
Fiona Stuart
Liz Calthorpe
Maxinne Clarke
Daan Spijer
Bronwyn Manger
Rodney Williams
Glenn Syndall
Adrian
Melita Rein
Ursula Bayer
Simon Sewell
Miriam Lev
Elise Barbarossa
Ben Popji
Ray Adams
Sophie Pearl
Chenoah Ellis
Pixie
Wendy Butler

Winners:
Sophie Pearl
Maxinne Clarke
Ben Popji

Encouragement Award:
Marc Testart
Chenoah Ellis

Heat 2 of Poetry Idol for 2008 and the competition is getting more fierce with quite a few new people entering in this round.

Due to the draw for this heat a lot of the more established poets ended up in the first half which would have made it more difficult for the judges.

The new contestants were surprising, especially Sophie Pearl who ended up winning one of the prizes for this heat.

In the end the judges had to award a second encouragement award due to the high standard of competitors in this heat. The next heats should only get better leading up to the final so expect an even higher standard in the months to come.

I thought the new arrangements with the event being held in the opposite corner of the library worked out well and having the courtyard for wine and cheese was cosy, but interesting and more conducive to conversation.