The launch of NOT A MUSE

NOT A MUSE (editors: Viki Holmes and Kate Rogers) is an exciting and panoramic new poetry anthology of writing by women poets launches in Hong Kong on Sunday March 8th: opening the Man Kong International Literary Festival 2009, and celebrating International Women's Day.

You are warmly invited to an evening of multi-sensory entertainment, where live poetry intersects with the passion of jazz and the beauty of art. An exciting ensemble of poets from five countries will perform on stage, bringing their poetry alive.

The performance will be enhanced by the artwork of Gukzik Lau, Claire Lee and Madeleine Slavick; and the sounds of musicians Mark Peter and Linus Why. Poets reading will include Laksmi Pamuntjak, Aaliya Zaveri, Viki Holmes, Nashua Gallagher, Michelle Cahill, Adele C Geraghty, Claire Lee, Kate Rogers, Sally Dellow, Anna Sherman, Tanya Hart, Madeleine Marie Slavick, Ina Grigorova and Margaret Grace...

Ticket price includes a copy of Not A Muse. This event is supported by Haven Books.

Viki Holmes's poetry was published in issue#3 of Cha and her review of Gillian Sze's Fish Bones was published in issue #8 of the journal.