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Talent was on show as a&nbsp;number of poets, both young and old, took to the stage to read their latest works at the Parkes Elvis Festival Poets Breakfast.&nbsp; Photos: JENNY KINGHAM

Bev and Bob Bokeyar selling tickets at the front door of the Poets Breakfast - Bob reported over 200 people came to the breakfast this year, many of them first time Elvis Festival-goers. 

Poet Meagan Torrens with her children Abigail and Jack 

Barry Green with Bush Poet Mark “Bushie” Thompson who gave an outstanding performance at the Poets Breakfast that had the crowd cheering. 

Judy and Peter Gianneas of Inverell are enjoying the Festival and Barry Green’s performance - Peter turns 70 on the Friday of the Festival, and Judy and Peter celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary on the same day.

Max and Lyn Wilkins, Max and Lorraine Langford, Jenny and West Rogers and Ken and Ellen Searle all came down from various parts of Queensland to take part in the festival.


Carol and Alan Wheeler of Tasmania with Coralyn and John Imberti from WA.

Jane Ferrari of Forbes recited her hilarious poem Hooked up in Parkes.

Poet Freda Harvey presenting Las Vegas Comes to Town


Poetry Judges, Jenny Freebairn, Rhonda Brain and Liz Matthews hard at work


The capacity crowd filled the Town Bowling Club for the Poets Breakfast


The crowd checking under their chairs for the Luck Door Dice


First time entrant (novice) Heather Veal recites Swaggie Bill’s Adventure


Lucky Door Winners Joan Paul and Chris Stain throw the dice


Helen Sky, Rhonda Basile, Lincoln Sky and Phil Basile travelled from Taree for their first Elvis Festival


Wendy Hammond and Paul Bendy from Tea Gardens came to Parkes for their first Elvis Festival along with Merv and Anne Carragher from Mount Druitt, who have returned to the Festival for the third time

The crowd at the Poets Breakfast filled the bar area as well - local Keith MacRae sitting with Fred and poet Freda Harvey who are attending their 5th Festival.  Freda was born in Parkes, and is the sister of the late Paul Flannagan


Poets Breakfast awards for Novice, Open and People Choice

Local entertainer Barry Green was the MC for the Poets Breakfast


Meagan Torrens recited “Dad thinks he’s Elvis!”


Novice Amy Butler recites The Elvis Train


Poetry entrants - Novice Section -  Amy Butler (The Elvis Train), Chris Stain (Dead Elvis), Jonathan Horan (Love in Las Vegas, read by Pam Bell), Heather Veal (Swaggie Bill’s Adventure), Open Section - Tony Vickers (Elvis), Peter Robinson (Old Time Elvis), Jane Ferrari (Hooked up in Parkes), Meagan Torrens (Dad thinks he’s Elvis), Freda Harvey (Las Vegas Comes to Town), Eileen Newport (Elvis Lives On) and Pam Bell (I’m Back!)

Talent was on show as a&nbsp;number of poets, both young and old, took to the stage to read their latest works at the Parkes Elvis Festival Poets Breakfast.&nbsp;

Brian Stringer from Kempsey adding the detail to the players on the Eugowra rugby league centenary mural in 2021. 

Recreating a piece of history in Eugowra

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David McBride speaks to media outside court on Monday. Picture by Hannah Neale

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Parkes Mayor, Cr Neil Westcott, winner of the lucky door prize painting Stacy Barton,  guest artist Glenn Morton and Parkes Painting Group President Kerrie Davies. Photo by Jenny Kingham

Parkes painting group and Parkes potters annual art exhibition

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2017 Parkes Elvis Festival Poets breakfast | Photos

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