Paul Tonner tells us why people should attend [Untitled]'s Wooer With Words.
It was with some trepidation that I approached the venue holding the ‘Wooer with Words’ event. What would I find? A room full of modern day beatniks, drinking double-espresso’s, scratching their beards and discussing the merits of bongo accompaniment over atonal sax meanderings? Or even worse, a room with three people in it…
”Hiya mate. You’re up first. Any chance you could
pad it out a bit? Two hours should do”
It was then a pleasant surprise to find a well attended event, with a wide range of styles, content, and contributors performing from historical fiction, personal recollections to more traditional poems. For a few performers, including myself, it was the first time reading their creations out loud to an audience. It was a great relief when the audience received our nervy and hurried outpourings with warm and welcome applause.
I look forward to the next Wooer with Words, and would heartily encourage any local writers, young or old, to come along, have a coffee and share their words with an appreciative audience
Written by Paul Tonner, (2014)
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