Gosford Bush Poets held its February meeting on Wednesday the 25th at its regular meeting place of Gosford Hotel.
Gosford Bush Poets president Mr Vic Jefferies said special guest Noel Stallard thoroughly entertained.
“As Noel performed, from time to time, I watched the audience and I saw a great many people with eyes as big saucers and mouths agape with sheer astonishment,” said Mr Jefferies.
“Those in the room who had never seen Noel perform were absolutely mesmerised, charmed, amazed and enthralled with his incredible renditions of amazingly complex and lengthy classic poems such as CJ Dennis’s ‘The Play’, John O’Brien’s ‘Firing on the Eight’ and ‘The Road To Danaheys’.
“Then they laughed along with Noel when he told ofthe dangers of pegging out clothes or of speaking to ladies who wear red dresses and then again were brought nearly to tears by the story of ‘The Little Irish Mother’.
“A marvellous evening, a wonderful performance and an event that will be long remembered by all those who were lucky enough to see an expert presenter of the spoken word.
“Before Noel took charge we heard from Jan Lock; Chris Kessey; Jack Woodward; Ellen Hingston; Sarah Austen; Kevin Gee; Peter Mace; Fran Bush; Norman Allen; June Hilton; Ken Tough; Chris Drynan and our resident tenor Nick Lock, who sang a marvellous rendition of Henry Lawson’s poem ‘Berta’.
“We shall not be having a guest artist in March so everyone will have the opportunity of presenting two items on the night.
“These are the evenings that usually result in some wonderful poetry and verse, so sharpen up your pencils, polish your poetry and prepare for the last Wednesday of March,” Mr Jefferies said.
Email, 25 Feb 2015
Vic Jefferies, Gosford
Bush Poets