Kapiti poet Mercedes Webb-Pullman has won the 2010 Eat Your Words Cafe Poetry Competition. Her Poem “I miss you”, about the Lembas Cafe in Raumati South, was chosen from 227 entries by the judge, Wellington poet Jenny Bornholdt.
Mercedes has won a meal for two at Cobar Restaurant in Days Bay, and ferry tickets to and from Wellington. Second equal winners, Selina Powell and Amanda Hunt, have won generous vouchers to Seatoun Cafe and Bar and Marsden Village Cafe. Thirty nine other poems have won vouchers from participating cafes.
Mercedes Webb-Pullman is a past student of the Creative Writing Programme at Whitireia NZ and is at present finishing an MA in Creative Writing at Victoria University.
To celebrate the close of the competition, Cafe Kaizen at Pataka in Porirua is hosting a dinner on Wednesday 3 November. It’s a chance to hear the winning poems, and a couple of café poems from Jenny Bornholdt as well. Six other Wellington cafes are also hosting readings. Details about these readings are:
Cafe Kaizen @ Pataka Museum, Porirua (cnr Parumoana and Norrie St)
Winners Presentation Night.
Wednesday 3rd November, 6pm
Celebrate 'Eat Your Words' for 2010! Join us for a delicious set menu for $30 @ 6pm, with poems from the winners throughout the night. Or feel free to come at 7.30pm for a selection of poems, including the major prize winners.
For dinner, book on 237 4222 by 31 October.
Lembas Café, Raumati South (34 Poplar Ave, in Raumati Sth village shops)
A great combination of poetry, soup & bread...
Thursday 4th November @ 6pm.
Special of bread & soup for $6.00, plus Lembas’ regular menu available. Poetry reading starts @ 6.30pm.
Come and hear Kapiti’s great café poems – and see poetry created in-house!
Cafe Villa, Ngaio (61 Ottawa Road)
Lunchtime poetry with a wonderful local flavour.
Friday 5th November @ 1pm.
Come and hear the local take on poetry and cafes. Get there early and have a bite to eat first. And there’ll be a Café Villa poetry surprise!
The Ballroom Café, Newtown (9 Riddiford St)
Sunday 7th November 4-6pm.
An extra serving of poetry @ The Ballroom to celebrate Eat Your Words – with a bit of nimble improvising thrown in!
The Marrakech Café, Evans Bay (305 Evans Bay Rd)
Tuesday 9th November. Poetry @ 7pm or come earlier for a delicious Moroccan dinner @ 6pm.
Cafe poetry by the sea with a unique Moroccan flavour.
To book for dinner phone 386 2884
The Fig Tree Café and Delicatessen, Upper Hutt (386 Fergusson Dr)
Wednesday 17th November 4–5pm. Come for a delightful high tea and some great Hutt Valley café poetry.
To book for high tea phone 939 1086 by Mon 15 November
Seatoun Café and Bar, Seatoun (24 Dundas St)
Eat Your Words Grand Finale
Saturday 20th November @ 3pm
Bring the whole family for an early summer barbecue (if it’s fine) with lots of lively words. Watch a poem being created before your eyes! And to add to this feast of poetry, you can browse an exhibition of Eat Your Words poems on the wall!
Sponsoring cafes from the wider Wellington region (Wellington, Hutt Valley, Kapiti) are:
Aro Cafe, Aro St, Wgtn Central
Beach Deli Cafe, Paraparaumu
Bellagio Cafe, Hataitai
Butlers Chocolate Cafe, Willis St, Wgtn Central
Butlers Chocolate Cafe, Lower Hutt
Cafe Figg, Petone
Cafe Kaizen, Porirua
Cafe Romeo, Upper Hutt
Cafe Tart, Petone
Cafe Vella, Plimmerton
Cafe Villa, Ngaio
Caffe L’affare, College St, Wgtn Central
Chocolate Frog Cafe, Miramar
Chocolate Fish Cafe, Shelley Bay
Cobar Restaurant, Days Bay
Drift Cafe, Waikanae
Elements Cafe, Lyall Bay
Fig Tree Cafe & Larder, Heretaunga
Lembas Cafe, Raumati South
Light House Cinema Cafe, Pauatahanui
Light House Cinema Cafe, Petone
Makara Cafe, Makara
Marrakech Cafe, Evans Bay
Marsden Village Cafe, Karori
Martha’s Pantry, Cuba Street, Wgton Central
Nikau Gallery Cafe, City Art Gallery, Wgton Central
Paekakariki Cafe, Paekakariki
Parsons Cafe, Lambton Quay, Wgton Central
Penthouse Cinema Cafe, Brooklyn
Peppermill Delicatessen, Porirua
Plum Cafe, Cuba St, Wgton Central
Reikorangi Pottery Cafe, Waikanae
Seatoun Cafe & Bar, Seatoun
Sweet Mother’s Kitchen, Courtney Pl, Wgton Central
The Bach Cafe, Island Bay
The Ballroom Cafe, Newtown
The Beach Cafe & Restaurant, Eastbourne
The Big Salami, Plimmerton
The Short Straw Cafe, Whitemans Valley
The Wadestown Kitchen, Wadestown
Tiki Lounge Cafe, Lower Hutt
Valhalla Village Lounge and Garden, Raumati South
Good food, good poetry – GREAT TIMES!
* prizes are not to be used in conjunction with any other vouchers or promotional offers