About the Co-ordinator:
Our campaign runner & judge, Leonard James, is a poet from Perth/Boorloo who has helped facilitate events for Perth Poetry Club, Clear Your Throat, and WA Poets Perth Poetry Festival. They have previously judged the Creatrix Prize in 2019 and 2022, and the MIFWA Open Your Mind Poetry Competition 2021 and 2022. Leonard currently organises a variety of events and promotions on Duck & Dash Poetry, including writing prompts, free book giveaways and an online poetry fundraiser.
This online campaign is presented as a part of the Poet-in-Residence Program at The Wetlands Centre and made possible with generous funding from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Lotterywest, and with support from WA Poets Inc and City of Cockburn.
Acknowledgement of Country
We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land from where we are running this campaign, the Nyungar people, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging. We recognize the deep and ongoing connection of the Nyungar people to this land, its wetlands, and its ecosystems, which have sustained them for thousands of years, and which they have always been stewards of and preserved. We honour their wisdom, knowledge, and rich cultural heritage, and acknowledge the significant contributions that the Nyungar people have made, and continue to make, to the wider community.
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