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Kathryn Boorman with some of her paper friends. Photo Tree Faerie.

Dangerously Poetic Press is launching their 16th publication, Paper People, by Kathryn Boorman. 

Organisers told The Echo, ‘Rich with quirky characters encountered through a wealth of life experience, these lyrical poems were crafted over a 20-year period’. 

Kathryn Boorman has lived in Suffolk Park since 2000, when she joined the Dangerously Poetic community. 

‘Mick O’Regan will be launching the collection on Sunday, November 26 from 3 till 5pm at Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall, 22 Fingal Street. A reading from the collection and Harmonies from The Songbirds will be followed by champagne and treats.

The book will be sold at a special launch discount of $15 and entry is $10 cash at the door’.

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