AustLit

The Bracket Creeps, Wollongong's self-styled Greatest Poetry Megastars in the Universe hardly fit the stereotype of poets as tortured, romantic souls. With their boy-band looks, cheery outlook and matching purple suits, the University of Wollongong creative writing graduates are intent on making poetry accessible to the masses.

In March 2008 the poetry quartet of Daniel East, Lachlan Williams, Jimmy Andrews and Patrick Lenton performed their comic-poetry-rap routine as part of the inaugural Night Words Festival at the Sydney Opera House Studio. -- Jodie Minus http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/poetry-creeps-take-to-opera-house/379123.aspx