About this Event
WOVEN: FIRST NATIONS POETIC CONVERSATIONS // Saturday 2 November // 5:00 - 6:00pm // Venue: The Carrington Hotel // Part of the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival
Weaving connections across oceans, lands and cultures, some of the world’s leading First Nations poets came together to create new, collaborative conceived work in this partnership between Red Room Poetry and Magabala Books.
Three creative pairings share their work and reflect on the process of its creation – Evelyn Araluen and Anahera Gildea (Ngāti Tukorehe); Jazz Money and Cassandra Barnett (Raukawa, Pākehā); and Dobby and Norwegian-Sami rapper Nils Rune Utsi (aka SlinCraze).
Evelyn Araluen is a Goorie and Koori poet, researcher and co-editor of Overland literary journal. Her Stella-prize winning poetry collection Dropbear was published in 2021.
Dobby (Rhyan Clapham) is a rapper, drummer, composer and producer who has performed at some of the biggest festivals across the country. Dobby’s poetry is featured in Woven, a collection edited by Anne-Marie Te Whiu, published in 2024.
Jazz Money is a Wiradjuri poet and artist whose practice encompasses installation, digital, performance, film and print. Jazz's first poetry collection, the bestselling how to make a basket was the 2020 winner of the David Unaipon Award. Their second poetry collection is mark the dawn.
Anahera, Cassandra and Nils will be appearing via zoom.
/ A Blue Mountains Writers' Festival Event /
Join us on beautiful Dharug and Gundungurra country for a weekend of joyful, thought-provoking and thrilling opportunities to connect with the written word. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Blue Mountains, this unique literary festival brings together the country’s greatest minds and most exciting new talent. 1-3 November, 2024.
/ Ticketing /
Adult $20.00 // Concession $17.50 // Under 30's $15.00 // Disability Support Pension $10.00 // Mob Tix $10.00
To take full advantage of all the events on offer, we recommend purchasing a weekend or day pass. Subject to availability, single tickets for this event will be available from 10 September.
/ Accessibility /
This venue is wheelchair accessible, but please visit our Accessibility page or email [email protected] if you have any other accessibility requirements.
Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival will have Auslan interpreters available for the Festival and will schedule them into sessions on request. Please complete the Auslan request question at checkout.
Head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information about the festival, individual events and accessibility.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Carrington Hotel, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, Australia
AUD 5.86 to AUD 21.43