Get moving to … Stopping all stations poetry readings
Poetry event
Carole Poustie and Helen Boettcher present Stopping all Stations
Date and time
Third Saturday of the month (except July)
Venue
Station Street Cafe
26 Station Street
Nunawading (across from Nunawading Station)
Entry fee
$5 and $3 concession
Best train or tram stop
Nunawading station – Belgrave/Lilydale line
Tell us a little about you or your group
We meet at the Station Street Cafe which is licensed and has yummy food and a great vibe. We try to make everybody feel welcome – especially if they’ve come on their own – and encourage both experienced and emerging writers to the microphone. It’s a very supportive and friendly environment and we have a great line-up of featured readers.
What will people experience when they come to the reading?
We kick off at 2pm with an open section with a limit of five minutes per person. We have one of our featured readers next before a break so that people can socialise and order food and drink. After drawing the lucky door prizes we have another open section and finish with our second featured reader. We usually finish around 4.30 to 5pm.
The featured readers coming up are
May: Marian Spires/Andy Jackson
June: John Jenkins/Ray Liversidge
August: Roby Rowland
September: Vicki Thorton/Michele Leber
October: Philip Salom/Shari Kosher
November: Matt Hetherington
How long have you been working on this event? And what’s been involved?
Helen Boettcher and I are next-door neighbours who both happen to be poets. We’d spoken about the dearth of spoken word events in the eastern suburbs, so when I toyed with the idea of establishing one in our neighbourhood, Helen was keen to help get it off the ground. We had a very successful inaugural year in 2010.
Where did you draw your inspiration from?
The inspiration came very much from our experience of other spoken word events ‘around the traps’. I was determined to provide a quality event with high-profile featured readers that was both inviting and friendly. I wanted to give people who may not be in a position to attend readings in and around the city the opportunity to enjoy the spoken word in their own neighbourhood.
(The interesting thing is we’ve attracted not only the locals but poets from all over Melbourne!)
In 10 words or less why should people get moving and check it out?
It’s a friendly and supportive vibe with fantastic featured readers.
What was your biggest challenge along the way?
Publicity – getting the word around and establishing ourselves.
Where will we see you next?
Station Street Cafe
26 Station Street
Nunawading
Saturday May 21
2pm
And then every third Saturday of the month.
