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21.01.2022 If you have missed out on tickets online to our HOW TO SPELL LOVE show for Brisbane Festival @ Metro Arts, there are still (very) limited tickets available via phone (due to all the weird seating trickery required due to COVID-19), so call Metro on 07 3002 7100 to see what is left. You don't want to miss this. https://metroarts.com.au/how-to-spell-love/.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Dylan Barrett and Ben Burns for being the representatives of the Sunny Coast in the Queensland State Final of the Australian Poetry Slam

20.01.2022 One of our local poets performing on Saturday is Lincoln Lally. When we asked her some questions about her poetic life, she was her usual cheeky self... Do you have any writing rituals?... Just generally getting weird. If you weren't a poet you would be? Probably a lot more boring or prone to tears or teaching raggamuffins. Only a few tickets are left for Saturday's event at the Imperial Hotel Eumundi. Get your COVID bubble together and book as a group but be quick https://www.eventfinda.com.au//bunk/sunshine-coast/eumundi

20.01.2022 Another great review Well done team! Such a pleasure working with you all. https://www.theatrehaus.com//how-to-spell-love-metro-arts/

18.01.2022 How to Spell Love. Brisbane Festival 2020 and Metro Arts, Brisbane. Review by Beth Keehn. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/how-spell-love

18.01.2022 One of the silver linings of the pandemic has been the opportunity to open up our annual competition to interstate performers. Caroline Reid will be 'beaming in' to Saturday's Grand Final to compete from South Australia. Tickets are still available but be quick and book in your COVID bubble. https://www.eventfinda.com.au//bunk/sunshine-coast/eumundi Here's a little bit more info about Caroline...... Can you take us through the first time you performed your poetry on stage? Where were you? Who was there? How did you feel? In 2013 I was asked by one of the organisers to be the sacrificial poet for the SA State Slam final. I was surprised to be asked. I didn’t think of myself as a poeteven though I’d written poetry for years. I didn’t know anything about slams but I said yes. As the time drew close, I got so nervous. I wanted to pull out but didn’t. I read the poem and it got a positive response. I felt like I’d done something brave. Even so, it was another three years before I worked up the courage to compete. In 2016 I performed again in the first heat of the SA State final at the SA Writers Centre. There was standing room only. I didn’t place but I felt so good and had such a positive response that I knew I was doing something right for me. What is the number one piece of writing you think everyone needs to read? Oh gosh, no way! There is no one piece of writing for everyone because tastes/cultures/experiences are so varied. I can’t go past Dr Seuss’ The Lorax, a story that’s still relevant today. I love Pablo Neruda’s ‘Ode to my Socks’, such a beautiful poem written about a commonplace thing. Right now I’m in love with Hera Lindsay Bird’s self-titled collection of poetry and Alice Oswald’s Memorial. Do you have any writing rituals? I write semi-regularly in the mornings, 3 pages. It empties my head of worry or boredom. It’s the place where I problem solve. Later, I’ll mine these pages for inspiration for poems. There’s a whole lot of bad writing, but you’ve got to write the bad to get to the good. What inspires your work? A whole lot of stuff - stories people tell me, other poets/writers/artists, writing exercises, the world around me. If you weren't a poet you would be? A tree in an old growth forest.

17.01.2022 Listen to one of our finalists Ben Burns talking all things Bunker and poetry tomorrow on ABC Coast FM. 10.30am!

17.01.2022 Pretty excited to welcome Huda Fadlelmawla back to the Bunker...

16.01.2022 Link to tonights Australian Poetry Slam heat for the Sunshine Coast/Noosa and Gympie region. We are still seeking three more audience judges so please join us. See you online at 7pm. Looking forward to it.... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84840414146

15.01.2022 Tomorrow night 7pm we kick off the Sunshine Coast Heat of the Australian Poetry Slam (online via zoom) with special guest Caroline Reid (SA). We only have THREE more spots available for competitors so register before 3pm tomorrow (CUT OFF) https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAlc-msrz8rHtKvkSzYRmJyECP24DXoD

14.01.2022 Spied these whilst out in Brisbane last night at the Metro Arts West Village official opening. Counting down the days now. Who's coming to see it?

11.01.2022 An ode to spoken word poetry from one of the best in the biz. Enjoy...

07.01.2022 Registrations are now OPEN for the Sunshine Coast Heat (online via Zoom) of the Australian Poetry Slam on 3 September. We are calling out for poets and audience members (and audience judges) for the event. 15 places available for slamming. Two minutes of poetry. Guest performer - Caroline Reid (SA) Please register here - ... https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAlc-msrz8rHtKvkSzYRmJyECP24DXoD See more

06.01.2022 Meet Damien Becker - our Northern Rivers based finalist in Saturday's Grand Final. He'll be beaming in to perform from NSW via Zoom link. The Bunker Grand Final is now SOLD OUT but you can find out a little more about Damien here. Can you take us through the first time you performed your poetry on stage? Where were you? Who was there? How did you feel?... I had been going to spoken word nights in our area near the border of NSW & Queensland for around six months with my wife Sarah who has been a spoken word artist for many years. I thought if I was going to be seeing so much poetry I would set myself a goal to write one poem and perform it once only at Alternator Poetry in Currumbin. I had never written a single poem in my life! My first effort was a humbling mess but I had the very supportive Alternator community being enthusiastic and generous. A month or two later I entered the Byron heat of the Australian Poetry Slam and came dead last! I almost gave it away but Sarah and others kept encouraging me and eventually I started to feel a bit more comfortable up there on stage. What is the number one piece of writing you think everyone needs to read? I am not a voracious reader but for some bizarre and pretentious reason I have read War and Peace twice. The combination of intimacy and scope in Tolstoy is breathtaking. I felt a similar human kinship more recently when reading Lincoln in the Bardo, despite being quite a different novel. Do you have any writing rituals? On Fridays when I am with my baby daughter all day I park at the lookout in Murwillumbah and write while she has her daily nap in the back seat. My Instagram @seasaltskin at which I throw poetic ideas has been a surprisingly useful discipline because it enforces a regular practice of creation and release. What inspires your work? I survived as a terminally sick kid but lost many friends. I am genuinely interested in how humans endure and thrive despite hardship and cruelty. Stylistically, I grew up listening to a lot of hip hop and so rhythm and flow is important to my spoken word, though that’s not always obvious. If you weren't a poet you would be? A community development worker who enjoys watching other poets but is too timid to try it himself.

06.01.2022 Last gig for 2020, people... The Bunker will be bringing our Words Collide showcase to the new NightQuarter precinct in Birtinya as part of Reconnect Festival. Get your tickets to see some of the hottest spoken word talent both established and emerging...

05.01.2022 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OUR OCTOBER EVENT WILL BE AN ONLINE WORKSHOP A rare opportunity to work with one of the best poets in the UK - an insight into writing, publishing and career progression. ... Not to be missed Limited numbers - tickets $20 + BF https://www.eventfinda.com.au//anthony-anaxagorou-/virtual

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Damien Becker for taking out the 2020 title and $500 in the Bunker Spoken Word Annual Competition on Saturday night. Special mention also to Ben Burns (Runner Up) and Dylan Barrett (People's Choice) who did an exceptional job. Huge congratulations to all the poets who competed in the final and the rest of the series. Your courage and talent continues to inspire us all. ... To our Bunker audiences, thank you for buying tickets and turning up to support poetry and the expression of ideas and stories. Thanks to the Horizon Festival team for all their support and to Arts Queensland and Sunshine Coast Council for their support through the Regional Arts Development Fund. Huge thanks to USC: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia and Imperial Hotel Eumundi for sponsoring prizes and the work of the Bunker team, DJ Roland West for the cool tunes, Mike and Jake for their technical production. And big claps to the Bunker team, Tim, Toni and Tash (all the T's) - it's a bloody joy! An amazing event all round. Photos to come...

03.01.2022 Dave Knobel is a local poet who also won the title of Queensland Slam Champion in 2018. You can see Dave performing live on Saturday at the Imperial Hotel Eumundi. Limited tickets still available online. https://www.eventfinda.com.au//bunk/sunshine-coast/eumundi NOTE - Due to COVID, we will not be doing any door sales.... Here's a little more about Dave... Can you take us through the first time you performed your poetry on stage? Where were you? Who was there? How did you feel? I have loved acting and performing since primary school but I didn't start performing my poetry until 2012 when I entered the Moreton Bay heat for the Australian Poetry Slam. Unfortunately for me that year Angela Peita (of Ruckus Slam fame) and Jonathan Sri were also in that heat with Jono going on to place second in the final Sydney. It was a great event that sparked a love of performance poetry that has burnt ever since. What is the number one piece of writing you think everyone needs to read? I still really love "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran. It is a really accessible wisdom about life. It played such an important role in my understanding of how we can be good and kind and even spiritual without being overly moralistic or religious at a time when I was struggling with my rejection of my Christian upbringing. It's also a great example of prose poetry. Do you have any writing rituals? I often write orally by speaking my work into existence and then recording it later. It really helps with remembering it to perform later. What inspires your work? I mostly write about what's happening in my life at the time, how I'm feeling about that and how that affects other people. I also write a lot about politics and current affairs. If you weren't a poet you would be? An author or an actor but that's just another kind of writer who performs right?

02.01.2022 Only another 24 hours to get your tickets to our online workshop with Anthony Anaxagorou tomorrow. Get on it people...only $20.

01.01.2022 AMY GERAGHTY is a finalist appearing tonight at the Bunker Spoken Word Competition for the first time. Find out a little more below... A bit about me, I’m 19 and I’ve never actually performed poetry. I’m a singer/ songwriter at heart and play piano, bass and guitar. If I were to suggest something people need to watch, because I’m a millennial of course, it’d be Hannah Gadsby’s comedy special ‘Nanette’ on Netflix; it’s hilarious but hard-hitting which I think can be very challenging to achieve.

01.01.2022 Ben Burns Poet will be one of our showcased poets at Words Collide event as part of Reconnect Festival . Ben was the runner up in our recent Bunker competition and represented the Sunny Coast at the Queensland Final of the Australian Poetry Slam. Check out the video but get down and see him in the flesh this Saturday from 5.30pm.