ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

More photos to follow but here's a start. Robyn Sykes won overall Women's Champion and Peter Mace won the Men's. This pic is of forum users. Sue won a second in the traditional - in the novice I think. Sue has results and will post later.
L to R. John Peel, Sue Pearce, Robyn Sykes, Heather Knight and Peter Mace.

This picture shows the performance place getters. Pretty happy bunch don't you think?
Group photo names:
Back Row: Ken Tough, Peter Klein, Matt Hollis, Kathy Edwards, John Loyd, Robert Markwell.
Middle Row: Michelle Roberts, Sue Pearce, Ken Jones, Jan Facey.
Front Row: Jenny Markwell, Robyn Sykes, Peter Mace, Jim Brown, Kathy Vallance.

CONGRATULATIONS PETER AND ROBYN !!!!
sorry i missed it...
tom mcilveen.

Well done Robyn and Peter.

Mal

You've all done very well...........................carry on

Congratulations to Robyn and Peter - amazing performances and beautiful people. Robyn just blew me away with her recitation of Marion's Child by John Shaw Neilson. The quality was amazing all round and it was great to see the encouragement and support given to the performers by other poets. You wouldn't want to be a judge for quids; their job must be so difficult.

Our Sue is coming along in leaps and bounds and did an amazing job. Well done Sue.

The whole festival was well run - not just the poetry sessions and they did the bestest job of organising the weather - brilliant!

I took a non poetry friend along with me so in return I had to look at some of the horse events which is her interest. I had a text from her tonight to say she was "even starting to enjoy the poetry" I think it was different to what she may have expected.

Congratulations to Jan Lewis on a well organised event - what a tireless worker that lady is. And Maurie Foun - another person dedicated to bush poetry and a gentleman to boot.

Get this - apparently there are about 500 volunteers who work to make the Man From Snowy River Festival happen. Now that is some effort. Well worth the trip next year people, it's a beautiful part of the world.

Heather

2012 NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN BUSH POETRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
were held at Corryong 29th March -1st April and what a weekend it was, with many top line poets attending. Guests and judges for the weekend included such names as Geoffrey Graham, Graeme Johnson, Michael Darby, Susie Carcary, Melanie Hall, Carol Reffold, John Best and Trevor Best.
A top weekend was had by all and all agree the competition was of the highest standard. The poets breakfasts were attended by large crowds each morning with plenty of performers to fill the bill. A sure sign Bush Poetry is still very much alive in the bush. A big thank you must go out to Jan Lewis and her tireless team for a well organised weekend of entertainment.
Results were as follows:

''Man From Snowy River'' recital
1st Robert Markwell
2nd Maurie Foun
3rd Jan Facey

Novice
1st Michelle Roberts
2nd Helen Begley
3rd Terry Monatty

Intermediate
1st Rhonda Tallnash
2nd Allan Stone
3rd Ray Lobo

Open Mens
Classical
1st Peter Klein
2nd Jim Brown
3rd Peter Mace

Original
1st Peter Mace
2nd Ted Webber
3rd Ken Tough

Original Humorous
1st John Loyd
2nd Peter Mace
3rd Ted Webber

Modern Contempory
1st Ken Tough
2nd Jim Brown
3rd Peter Mace

Open Womens
Classical
1st Jenny Markwell
2nd Sue Pearce
3rd Robyn Sykes

Original Serious
1st Robyn Sykes
2nd Kathy Vallence
3rd Jenny Markwell

Original Humorous
1st Kathy Edwards
2nd Rhonda Tallnash
3rd Robyn Sykes

Modern Contempory
1st Jenny Markwell
2nd Robyn Sykes
3rd Kathy Edwards

Overall Male Champion
1st Peter Mace
2nd Jim Brown
3rd Ken Tough

Overall Female champion
1st Robyn Sykes
2nd Jenny Markwell
3rd Kathy Edwards

Jack Riley award "Banjo Country Theme"
Rhonda Tallnash

Service to Bush Poetry
Jack O'connor

Encouragement award
Adrian Yubick
Betty Walton

One Minute Poem
1st John Lloyd
2nd Jan Facey

A big thank you to everyone involved for making it such an enjoyable weekend.

Cheers
Sue

Goodonya Mummsie!! (love your hair...)Ta for posting...but who won the Written?? I was a judge & I still dunno.

Congratulations all...& yes, Jan is an A-1 organiser.

Cheeers
Glenny

Thanks for the report Heather and Sue You should be all fired up for some creative expositions for our delectation and admiration well you know what I mean...bonza stuff.

thank Sue for doing the honours and congrat to you and Robin