True Stories tour finale
Sunday 3rd October 8pm koha entry
El Santo Porteno - Lyttelton
(cnr Norwich Quay and Oxford St - on the waterfront - see a review of the bar here)
featuring poetry, stories, music, laughter and possibly tears from:
Ben Brown
Andy Coyle
Helen Back
Kate Anastasiou (music) + Hannah Harding & Simon Gregory (music)
AND THEN LATER THAT WEEK...
Catalyst Poetry Open Mic
Wednesday 6th October 8pm
Al's Bar 31 Dundas St ChCh.
Koha welcome.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Lyttelton true stories road trip.
Four well known entertainers from Lyttelton are hitting the road in a blue
bus this September to perform songs, poems and stories around the country.
most shows $5 and 9pm start
Ben Brown is a multi published Lyttelton poet well known for his gripping
and gruelling spoken word performances. A poet of the old school he has
the capacity to grip the audience member by the throat and drag them
through a fascinating world full of vivid characters, black humour and
great damn lines.
Helenback is the original housewife from hell. She performs poetry so
unflinchingly real you will fall in love with her before the first pause,
just don’t invite her home to do the housework, or you might find a pitch
fork where it hurts.
Andy Coyle is a poet and storyteller with an eye for detail, and an ear
for regret. His deep patient delivery will inspire your imagination and
stir the muddy river bed of your subconscious.
Kate Anastasiou is a striking singer/songwriter who performs a compelling
blend of well written songs, improvisation, loops and story-telling, all
of this peppered with an instinctive feel for jazz and a love of being in
the presence of poetry and song.
bus this September to perform songs, poems and stories around the country.
- Sat 18th sept Kaikoura The Strawberry Tree
- Sun 19th sept wellington The Garden Club Terrace Bar, dixon St
- Thurs 23rd sept Oamaru - The Penguin Club with reggae band Hikoikoi
- Fri 24th sept Dunedin - Tangente Cafe Supper club
- sat 25th sept Oamaru - The Grainstore with local poets
- Sun 3rd 0ct Lyttelton El Santos at the old British Hotel
most shows $5 and 9pm start
Ben Brown is a multi published Lyttelton poet well known for his gripping
and gruelling spoken word performances. A poet of the old school he has
the capacity to grip the audience member by the throat and drag them
through a fascinating world full of vivid characters, black humour and
great damn lines.
Helenback is the original housewife from hell. She performs poetry so
unflinchingly real you will fall in love with her before the first pause,
just don’t invite her home to do the housework, or you might find a pitch
fork where it hurts.
Andy Coyle is a poet and storyteller with an eye for detail, and an ear
for regret. His deep patient delivery will inspire your imagination and
stir the muddy river bed of your subconscious.
Kate Anastasiou is a striking singer/songwriter who performs a compelling
blend of well written songs, improvisation, loops and story-telling, all
of this peppered with an instinctive feel for jazz and a love of being in
the presence of poetry and song.
Next Catalyst Open Mic
Kia ora koutou,
We'll be back to business as usual, getting down n' dirty with the poets at the next Catalyst Open Mic:
Wednesday 6th October, 8pm
Al's Bar, 31 Dundas St, Christchurch
Bring yer own Poetry! We'll provide the ambience...
Hopefully we'll have an announcement about rescheduling Survivor Poetry by then. Stay tuned!
We'll be back to business as usual, getting down n' dirty with the poets at the next Catalyst Open Mic:
Wednesday 6th October, 8pm
Al's Bar, 31 Dundas St, Christchurch
Bring yer own Poetry! We'll provide the ambience...
Hopefully we'll have an announcement about rescheduling Survivor Poetry by then. Stay tuned!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Iggy Defies the Earthquake!
Iggy McGovern, Irish poet and academic, will give an impromptu poetry reading tomorrow,
Wednesday 15th at 6 pm, at Al's Bar, 31 Dundas Street.
Iggy is a regular visitor and is here at the invitation of the The Press Christchurch Writers’ Festival.
Biographical notes:
Iggy McGovern, Irish poet and academic - he is Associate Professor of Physics at Trinity College. Well known for his witty, playful, but emotionally engaged poems. The recipient of both the McCrae and Hennessy Literary Awards, his first collection The King of Suburbia (2005), is already reprinted. Read the review in The Listener here.
Wednesday 15th at 6 pm, at Al's Bar, 31 Dundas Street.
Iggy is a regular visitor and is here at the invitation of the The Press Christchurch Writers’ Festival.
Biographical notes:
Iggy McGovern, Irish poet and academic - he is Associate Professor of Physics at Trinity College. Well known for his witty, playful, but emotionally engaged poems. The recipient of both the McCrae and Hennessy Literary Awards, his first collection The King of Suburbia (2005), is already reprinted. Read the review in The Listener here.
Monday, September 06, 2010
SURVIVORS READY!
The castaways have thrown their lot in to Poetry Island and been whittled down to 15. What an amazing night at AL's Bar last Wednesday. 23 people auditioned for the limited places and the right to call themselves Survivors! We followed the audition by an open mic in which many returned for some de ja vu action in what totalled around 30 performances for the night.
Our sincerest thanks to everyone who participated and made it such a fun and full-on night. Thanks to our judges for the evening - Marissa (Games Master) Johnpillai, Ben 'Poetry Idol' Brown and providing continuity with the final, Doc Drumheller. Thanks to Al and Ash at the bar and most of all thanks to our awesome audience for the night - no show without punch!
We're counting down to Friday 10th September 7.30pm where the surviving poets will be put to the ultimate test. Who will be found wanting? Who will SURVIVE?
Find out:
SURVIVOR: POETRY
FRIDAY 10th SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM
BOATERS @ CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL
$16 ($14 Press subscribers)
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