04 April 2014

Meeting 2nd April

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