Wild about words
Welcome to Sue, organiser of the Wild
about words event, part of the Seachange festival. Sue came to Australia as a
refugee when 20 and wanted to include writing in the Seachange event. See the
details below about the event.
Words of the day
Poultice = a soft warm mass of bread used
for medicinal purposes
Scum = impure matter rising to the
surface, low life
Basilic = royal
Inexorable = inevitable
Pettifogging =Over concerned with trivia
Garry - Paraprasdokians are figures of
speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or
unexpected; frequently humorous.
Forlorn = sad
Termagant = overbearing and brawling
woman, virago female warrior
Humane = compassion
Inimical = hostile, brash overbearing
Refulgent = shining brightly
Elucidate = make clear, clarify
Writing from words of the day
We created an eclectic mix of poems and
stories from our words of the day. Have a beer a funny clever poem from Terry,
She was scum from Wendy, The royal sword by Helene, Arrested for a fray from
David R, The lawyers and anger by Mary, In the dirt from Elizabeth, The sorry
mess by David C, Words poured out from Leonie, They watched by Jo and Come by
chance about boils from Cath.
Reading of homework
A great range of stories sandwiched
between two selected sentences
Terry – This bastard will bother no one
again...a strong story about a dark crime. David R - I wish you didn’t have
to go. Helene – pleasure. David C – take the rubbish to the tip. Leonie –
wanting something to change. Jo – taking hyphens seriously with a fine
tooth comb and – A Russian woman - a story of corruption and exercise read by
Cath and written by Garry.
Wild about words weekend
Publicity for Sea Change festival will
start from Easter, including the Wild about Words events. The program will
include
Friday night 30 May
6 to 10 pm fund raising literature trivia
night Huskie Community Centre $10 ($8 concession), BYO food and drink, bookings
through the Boobook in Husky, 4441 8585.
Maybe we can organise a table for the
Trivia Event?
Saturday 31 May
Scrabble round robin at Main Deck café
and Boobooks Owen Street, book with Kerry 4441 8132
11 am meet the author Libby Gleeson –
children’s author
10.30 Book busking - reading of a
favourite book in public
1.30 – 3.30 pm local writers reading at
Boobooks
5 - 7.30 pm meet the author Tom Doig –
who cycled in Mongolia from Moron to Moron and wrote about the trip.
Sunday 1 June
8 am to 10 am - the Poets breakfast –
Five little pig’s café - bookings 4443 4985.
10 am to 1 pm - a writing workshop by
Graham Gibson $20 bookings 4441 8885.
4 to 6 pm – Pecha-kucha – a way for
individuals and groups to present ideas – learn and produce 20 slides for 20 seconds
each, at the Husky Pub, to contribute contact Graham Gibson on 4441 8885.
Sue has asked us to advise of
participation in events. We will discuss our participation in the Wild about
Words events at our next meeting 9 April 2014
Lunch at DDs Thursday 17 April
Helene has booked for 12.15 pm on 17
April as DDs will not be open on 10 April
Homework
Wild about words
