Launch of OUT OF THE BOX - Australia's first contemporary gay and lesbian poetry anthology.

OUT OF THE BOX: Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Poets– Melbourne launch Tuesday 2nd February 2010 at Hares and Hyenas Bookshop.

A reminder from Puncher and Wattmann re their Melbourne launch of OUT OF THE BOX: Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Poets, edited by Jill Jones and Michael Farrell.

Where: Hares and Hyenas Bookshop,
Address: 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
When: 7pm,
Date: Tuesday 2nd February, 2010
Launched by: The book will be launched by Christos Tsiolkas and Kathleen Fallon.

Readers at the launch include: Javant Biarujia, Bel Schenk, Maria Zajkowski, Terry Jaensch, Peter Rose, Michael Farrell, Jill Jones and, we hope, Susan Hawthorne.

The event is part of Midsumma, Melbourne's annual gay and lesbian festival.

Other poets in the anthology include David Malouf, Dorothy Porter, Pam Brown, Chris Edwards, Lee Cataldi, Martin Harrison, joanne burns, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Tricia Dearborn, Kate Lilley, and many others.

Out of the Box is the first contemporary Australian gay and lesbian poetry anthology. These are poems of the 21st century: sexy, sassy, innovative, and real.

The Puncher and Wattmann Team look forward to seeing you there!