Poet’s Breakfasts have become a highly popular event around Australia in the last 40 years.This was likely inspired by our cultural desire for a good short story, yarn or joke.In this podcast, you will discover how Poet’s Breakfasts came about, and who the early organisers were.Listen on to learn how to organise and host an event of your own. Get tips on presenting your work, and examples for improving your performance techniques.

Mark Both has been writing, broadcasting and performing poetry for forty years. He has been involved in running and presenting over 100 Poet’s Breakfasts at Folk Festivals in Queensland. Mark is a Life Member of the Tablelands folk Festival Association, and a current board member of Arts Nexus Inc.