Poetry read in Sydney

Ettalong poet Jill Nevile read three of her poems at the Sydney Poetry Project on Sunday, August 26.

Some 40 poets took part in the event at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

This was the second year of the Poetry Project organised by the Workers' Educational Association in Sydney.

One of Jill's poems described a scene at Ettalong.

Media release, 30 Aug 2007

Jill Nevile, Ettalong

Winter at Ettalong

After the storm -

Clouds fragment in a sky

The colour of cornflowers,

Sunlight skims the water,

Breezes dry the atmosphere

And ring bells on the boats

That have sheltered in the bay.

Where tides rippled the sand

Seagulls dip for morsels.

People and pets come out of hiding

To gaze on an indigo sea,

And plants, rinsed by the rain,

Spread their leaves and breathe

In the freshly-laundered air.

Copyright (c) Jill Nevile 2005