Guest Poets: Peter Bakowski
Guest Musician: Ravi Ratnam and Sophie Guptill
Emcee Rhona
Koha please for our wonderful artists.
First time readers especially warmly welcomed and encouraged.
when - 15 May 2024 , 7.30 pm - 11 pm
where: Bamboo Tiger, K-Road, Auckland
Guest Poet
Peter Bakowski
Melbourne-based poet, Peter Bakowski, fell in love with the map of the
world at the age of six. In 1983 he wrote his first poem while staying at a
friend’s farmhouse in Waco, Texas, in response to receiving a “Dear
John” letter from a Melbourne girl. As a result of that fateful letter, Peter
ended up travelling for seven years, caught a freight train across
Montana, lived in a cave on a Mexican island and ate gazelle cooked in
stale blood with road builders in the Central Africa Republic. Peter has
been writer-in-residence in Rome, Paris, Macau, Suzhou (China),
Battery Point, Tasmania; Greenmount, Western Australia and at the
Broken Hill Writers Festival.
His poems continue to appear in literary
magazines worldwide and have been translated into Arabic, Bahasa-
Indonesian, Bengali, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and
Polish. In February 2015, Editions Doucey of Paris, published a bilingual
edition of his Selected Poems, entitled “Le cœur à trois heures du
matin.” Peter’s aim as a poet is to write as clearly as possible and no
matter how many books he writes in his lifetime, they’ll all be about what
it’s like to be a human being.
Guest Musicians
Sophie Guptill
Coming from Auckland, Sophie Guptill is stepping into the music world with a humble determination to pursue her passion. Influenced by a variety of artists like P!nk, Foo Fighters, and Taylor Swift, Sophie blends catchy pop hooks with heartfelt lyrics in her music.
With a distinct sound and genuine love for her craft, Sophie is poised to make her mark in the music scene. She aspires for her music to touch hearts deeply, emanating from her own experiences and emotions.
Ravi the Poet
Ravi the Poet has been devouring the works of countless poets, songwriters, and rappers since his first heartbreak, to remind him that we’re never alone in our struggles. After teaching himself how to write songs and play music, he began performing his unique blend of spoken-word, acoustic songs and message-driven raps at open mics before producing and performing his own music/theater hybrid shows. Known for his authentic, heartfelt and courageous pieces, his infectiously captivating, positive charisma guides his audience through deeper aspects of humanity, always leaving on an hopeful, loving note.
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