ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Artists and poets undoubtedly get excited about things long before the general public.

Ezra Pound

Be always alert to language: it is yours as a poet in a special way. Others may let words go without plucking them out of the air for consideration and play, we do not.


Stephen Fry

“Meow” means “woof” in cat.

George Carlin

Is that right thanks for that keats

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Mahatma Ghandi

I've always had to conquer fear when I'm on stage. Basically, I was and still am a very shy person. It's absolutely in conflict with what I do. But once I deliver the first joke I'm okay. It's like I'm out there all by myself just delivering my lines to nobody in particular without ever trying to notice the audience in front of me.

also

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.

Steven Wright

I don't get a lot of stage fright but have a fear of forgetting my lines, like the other day umm what did you say oh dear skip it.

I just finished a jig saw in 3 months not bad hey, the box said two to four years.

TTFN

Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show.

Mitch Hedberg

Like the grumpy old Granny I had last night who whilst all around her were laughing refused to crack a smile.



What do you reckon I did ? Full eye contact as I did a poem about Fifty Shades Of Grey and bammo got her


One lady told me she did not like country music if that is what I did she preferred opera I think her jaw is still on the floor and she even brought a book to read out at her local Probus club ! another Convert you bet.

Ps sent a couple more your way Manny.

Bob

I do come across people who don't like me, don't like my comedy, don't think it's funny, it's too cutesy, or whatever they hate. And it's like, 'Okay. That's your opinion. Somebody liked it, so that's good.' Hopefully it balances out.


Demetri Martin