Meeting chaired by Craig Nelson. Minutes taken by Liz Routledge.
Attended by:
Will Douglas, Remy Rayner, Steve Grey, Marti Guy, Misty Hanley, Karen Hawkins, Fiona Kendall, Iain MacDonald, Craig Nelson, Ruth Powley, Elizabeth Routledge, Pip Wilson, Cherie Pugh, Russell Pugh, Graham Weekes and Alice Moseby.
Agenda
1. Nimbin World Poetry Cup, July 31-August 1, 2010
Whoever is going to enter needs to register: http://www.nimbinpoetry.com (see also http://facebook.com/NimbinPoetry).
Meetings are to continue at Pip’s place every 2nd Friday and at poetry nights, the next one being May 26th at Guru Foods, Church St. We can rehearse and time those with entry poems because poets at The Cup have to recite for dead-on 8 minutes.
When it is finalized who is definitely coming, we can car pool etc.
There are options for accommodation with friends of Craig and Ruth’s or a house provided by Gail who runs The Cup. Some people will need to bring camping gear but we can share food, cooking etc.
2. Audio & Video recording of Poetry
Alice & Graham are willing to lend their gear and record on occasion. Marti and Brian happy to record.
$40.00 in kitty towards group registering at 2bbb and to go in there at some point in the future and make a recording to put on DVD, with poets reading their own poetry.
Annual poets’ pageant at the end of the year to be recorded/ videoed. Date to be decided.
3. Bello Bards Book Publication.
Publishing options:
Digital Print Australia http://www.digitalprintaustralia.com/ (POD - print on demand), $250 set up costs and online promotion. Xerox Coffs Harbour http://www.thexeroxshop.com/ also Mid Coast Printing http://midcoastprinting.com/ 100pp = $4 per book, 50 copies minimum
Misty will typeset. Marty & Liz will edit and assess poems. Hard copy of your poems to Marti please. Initial theme to focus on Bellingen from the first 37 months that we have been going! Will Douglas to do cover design.
Pip to set up blog http://bellobards.blogspot.com/ with links to Youtube and others. This is free we can later relook at having a web site which will cost about $100 a year to maintain.
So email as attachment your poems to Pip along with any photographs or illustrations that may enhance the blog. If you are concerned copyright your poems.
Dig it! Pip Wilson and Graham Weekes dig the Bello Bards Barbecue
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Must be time to meet again to pursue the other good ideas.
Yes the recording and book ideas should be pursued ... what about a book that has poems that focus on Bellingen town it's people and environment etc etc your poem from the slam Craig ... Brian's driving home poem, fresh meat etc maybe that could inspire poets to write some new poems, doesn't pip have s few too/ political and personal, social comment anything as long a sit pertains to Bello!!then we can get pics, photos, drawings and make it a visitors piece? send poems to lizr71@bigpond.com ... did anyone register with 2BBB?
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