The Perth Poetry Festival Finale was emceed by the fabulous Scott-Patrick Mitchell at the Switch Theatre on Wellington Street in Perth. I think this intimate venue was my favourite performance space for the festival. It was easy to make eye contact with all the members of the audience and tp see their reactions to my poems.

I was the second performer for the evening and after thanking my lovely husband who was at home all week keeping the home fires burning and looking after our beautiful girls, Gary from WA Poets, who was manning the camera for the Zoom, wished me a happy birthday. At that point the whole audience burst into song! It was a brilliant way to start a performance.

After the performance, Laksh, Gillain and Ro took me out to dinner at the Moon Cafe in Northbridge where we indulged in mocktails and a vegan ice cream for me for dessert. It was the perfect end to a wonderful birthday and a brilliant festival!

Thanks Perth and all the lovely people Meet for making my trip memorable in all the right ways!