Celebrating and cultivating poems inspired by plants and place.
We've collaborated with botanic gardens and parks nationally to commission new poems, create events, workshops and linked creative learning resources since the inaugural New Shoots in 2016.
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New Shoots: Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Coinciding with the 200th birthday of the Royal Botanic Garden, poets Mark Tredinnick, Eileen Chong and Eric Avery were commissioned to create "poetic pathways" now installed throughout the Garden. -
New Shoots: Blue Mountains Botanic Garden
New Shoots sprouted with Mount Tomah's Garden of Earthly Delights celebrations. Kate Fagan and Peter Minter were commissioned to create and perform a series of poems inspired by the history of the Garden. -
Seniors' Week: New Shoots Botanical Writing Workshop
Award-winning poet, Eileen Chong led a botanical writing workshop as part of Seniors Week at the Australian Botanic Garden, adding the growing ecosystem of our New Shoots project -
New Shoots: Byron Writers Festival 2017
Lisa Brockwell was commissioned to create a new series of poems that respond to the ecosystems, plant life and Byron Shire environment alongside events at Byron Writers Festival. -
Eucalyptus Eco-Poetry Project
Poets and students worked together to connect with eucalyptus through a poetic lens. Created in collaboration with Bundanon Trust and the Eucalypt Australia. -
Muru Nanga Mai – Dreaming Track
Lorna Munro's poems find a permanent home embedded in the Badu Mangroves Boardwalk in Sydney Olympic Park. -
New Shoots: Wollongong Botanic Garden
Five local poets have been commissioned to create new poems for Wollongong Botanic Garden's 50th anniversary.
Partners and Supporters
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Australia Council for the Arts
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Create NSW
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Creative Partnerships Australia
