{"id":2705,"date":"2016-08-02T13:53:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T02:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2016-08-02T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T03:20:09","slug":"original-cliches-takes-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/?p=2705","title":{"rendered":"Original Clich\u00e9s takes off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/OriginalAudience.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/OriginalAudience-1024x181.jpg\" alt=\"OriginalAudience\" width=\"584\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/OriginalAudience-1024x181.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/OriginalAudience-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/OriginalAudience-500x88.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ClichesCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2707\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ClichesCover.jpg\" alt=\"ClichesCover\" width=\"648\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ClichesCover.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ClichesCover-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to everyone who made possible the recent launch of my collection Original Clich\u00e9s at the South Australian Writers Centre. A good crowd for a stormy night!<\/p>\n<p>The book was generously launched by Dr Amelia Walker and Mike Ladd. Thanks to my daughter Amy and her friend Kate for book sales, my wife Lyn and Ingrid for the smooth-flowing of the wine and food and all of the folks who turned up to enjoy the festivities and buy my book!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original Clich\u00e9s is available through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ginninderrapress.com.au\/poetry.html\">Ginninderra Press<\/a> website if you\u2019re in Australia, or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/book\/original-cliches\/id1100963160?mt=11\">iTunes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Original-Cliches-Rob-Walker\/dp\/1760411272\">Amazon<\/a> if you\u2019re not. Locally you may find it at Dymocks (Adelaide), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastavenuebooks.com.au\/\">East Avenue Books<\/a> (Clarence Park) or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespearesbooks.com.au\/\">Shakespeare\u2019s<\/a> (Blackwood) or email me and I\u2019ll post one for $23.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More launch pics below. Thanks Martin Christmas for all of these and more! \u00a0(Please don&#8217;t use them without his permission and acknowledgement)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NellieBurgess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2721\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NellieBurgess.jpg\" alt=\"NellieBurgess\" width=\"584\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NellieBurgess.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NellieBurgess-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NellieBurgess-331x300.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Nellie Burgess<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amy.jpg\" alt=\"Amy\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amy.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amy-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Amy Walker<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KristenMartin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2719\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KristenMartin.jpg\" alt=\"KristenMartin\" width=\"584\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KristenMartin.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KristenMartin-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Kristin Martin<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Khail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2718\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Khail.jpg\" alt=\"Khail\" width=\"584\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Khail.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Khail-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Khail Jureidini<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2717\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd.jpg\" alt=\"MikeLadd\" width=\"584\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Mike Ladd<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Steve-Brock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2716\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Steve-Brock.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Brock\" width=\"584\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Steve-Brock.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Steve-Brock-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Steve Brock<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWalker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2715\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWalker.jpg\" alt=\"RobWalker\" width=\"584\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWalker.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWalker-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Rob Walker<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd2.jpg\" alt=\"MikeLadd2\" width=\"584\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd2.jpg 958w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MikeLadd2-299x300.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Mike Ladd<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PatLee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2713\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PatLee.jpg\" alt=\"PatLee\" width=\"584\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PatLee.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PatLee-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Pat Lee<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KerrieHarteAmeliaWalker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KerrieHarteAmeliaWalker.jpg\" alt=\"KerrieHarte&amp;AmeliaWalker\" width=\"584\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KerrieHarteAmeliaWalker.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KerrieHarteAmeliaWalker-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KerrieHarteAmeliaWalker-378x300.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Kerrie Harte &amp; Amelia Walker<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Darryl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Darryl.jpg\" alt=\"Darryl\" width=\"584\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Darryl.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Darryl-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Darryl<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElaineBaker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2710\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElaineBaker.jpg\" alt=\"ElaineBaker\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElaineBaker.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ElaineBaker-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Elaine Barker<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amelia-as-MC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amelia-as-MC.jpg\" alt=\"Amelia as MC\" width=\"804\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amelia-as-MC.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amelia-as-MC-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/a>Amelia MCing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWithUkulele.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2723\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWithUkulele-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"RobWithUkulele\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWithUkulele-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWithUkulele-333x300.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RobWithUkulele.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Livin&#8217; in the sunlight, having a wonderful time.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to everyone who made possible the recent launch of my collection Original Clich\u00e9s at the South Australian Writers Centre. A good crowd for a stormy night! The book was generously launched by Dr Amelia Walker and Mike Ladd. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/?p=2705\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2705"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2724,"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions\/2724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robwalkerpoet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}