Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

By Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival | Posted: Wednesday Oct 08, 2025

Don't miss our 2025 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Resident, Sihle Ntuli from Durban UNESCO City of Literature - he's in great company!!

A whole bunch of poets walk into a bar... but it's not going to be a quiet night of polite verse - this is poetry for the people at WOOF! Where poetry gets loud, political and unapologetically raw. Inspired by Hone Tuwhare’s fire-starting line, join in this night of revelry.

Come for this "sweary poets thingo at WOOF" says host Aaron Hawkins. You had us at sweary poets

Go Tell Your Racist Jokes To Someone Else - Hone Tuwhare Trust Poetry Series

7pm Sat | WOOF! | Free — all welcome 

Poets: Dominic Hoey, Ati Teepa, Sihle Ntuli, liz breslin, Isla Huia, Jessica Hinerangi, Nafanua Purcell Kersel, and host Aaron Hawkins.

With Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust.