This one-hour reading of a selection of eclogues from William Barnes' 'Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect' brings these dialogues to life, in their original nineteenth-century pronunciation, with all their merriment, and all their poignancy. (Proceeds to Alzheimer's Australia and the Barr Smith Library.)

If it's all about the words and if those words are sharp and cut deep then come and show us what you've got. Australia's grittiest independent publishers want to hear your 60 seconds worth in an open mike recruitment drive. First prize $100. sign up early, time will be tight.

Dannie Taylor, a 58 y.o. full-time visual artist and writer, presents a confronting spoken word performance about his journey from the dark world of mental illness, extreme violence and incarceration into a life of direction and appreciation.