Spring Poetry Drinks and Canapes

Spring Poetry Drinks with Mark Tredinnick and Robert Gray
When: Friday 29th October 
Time: 6pm-8pm 

Where: Bluemetal Vineyard Cellar Door & Café
112 Compton Park Rd, Berrima NSW 
RSVP: Monday 25th October

The Southern Highlands of NSW is a place renowned for many things of beauty including its rolling green hills and exotic and native gardens. It is also a place that many successful and famous artists choose to call their home.

Renowned Australian writer and poet, Mark Tredinnick, lives just outside of Bowral and is launching his first book of poems, Fire Diary, at Bluemetal Vineyard on Friday 29th October.

The launch of Mark's book will be celebrated by an evening of Poetry readings, Wine and Canapés and presented by acclaimed Australian poet Robert Gray, who will also read from a selection of his works.

Robert and Mark have both been part of the Poetry on a Plate luncheons held throughout the year at Bluemetal Vineyard and are both available for discussion throughout the evening and book signings on the night.

Bookings are essential and $35 per person on (02) 4877 1877 on cellar@bluemetalvineyard.com

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Mark Tredinnick

More information at www.marktredinnick.com.au

Some of Mark's recent awards include: 

• Highly commended in 2010 Blake Poetry Prize
• Qld Premier's Prize (The Blue Plateau) 
• Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Prize

Robert Gray

Some of Robert's writing and poetry awards include:

• Adelaide Arts Festival Award
• The New South Wales Premiers' Awards 
• The Victorian Premiers' Awards 
• The Patrick White Award 

Robert also edited another talented Southern Highland based artists' work, Drawn From Life, a biography of famous Australian painter John Olsen.

The atmosphere for the evening will be a casual and friendly one with the opportunity for open discussion and book signings by Mark and Robert throughout the evening.