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SUMMARY:Dominic Symes - The Poetics of Pop - Writers Workshop
LOCATION:Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)\nGeelong Library a
 nd Heritage Centre (The Dome)
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DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with the Emerging Writers' Festival\,
  one of Australia's most respected literary festivals\, dedicated to devel
 oping\, nurturing and promoting new writing talent..\nhttps://grlc.libnet.
 info/event/17061970
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Could doom scrolling really help you to wr
 ite your next poem?</p>\n<p>Is your next literary masterpiece hiding behin
 d a pop divas' lyric?</p>\n<p>How many labubus does it take to heal a hear
 tbreak?</p>\n<p>Join award-winning poet Dom Symes as he shows you how to t
 urn pop culture trash into poetry in this&nbsp\;workshop for the chronical
 ly online.</p>\n<p><strong>About the presenter:</strong></p>\n<p>Dominic S
 ymes lives quietly in naarm/Melbourne. He writes poems\, some of which hav
 e\, over the last few years\, been published in Australian journals and an
 thologies&mdash\;including Overland\, Cordite and Best of Australian Poems
 . His debut collection &lsquo\;I saw the best memes of my generation&rsquo
 \; (Recent Work Press) was highly commended in the 2024 NSW Premier&rsquo\
 ;s Literary Awards&mdash\;Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. In 2025 he was
  shortlisted for the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize and in 2026 longl
 isted for the Peter Porter Poetry Prize. His second book 'Songs of Love &a
 mp\; Hate Speech' is out now through the Rabbit Poets Series.</p>\n<p><str
 ong>Tickets:</strong></p>\n<p>Pay What You Wish (free)\, however bookings 
 are required.</p>\n<p><strong>This event is part of the Victorian Youth Fe
 st.&nbsp\; Presented in partnership with the Emerging Writers Festival.</s
 trong></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor
 /grlc/EWF26.png" width="626" height="194" alt="" /></p>\n<p><em>If you nee
 d any assistance in order to participate in this event\, please contact&nb
 sp\;<a href="mailto:events@grlc.vic.gov.au">events@grlc.vic.gov.au</a>&nbs
 p\;at least two weeks prior to the event date.</em></p>\nhttps://grlc.libn
 et.info/event/17061970
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