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Press Release – KiwiWords Northland writer Michael Botur is launching his first recorded poetry album in his hometown of Whangarei on March 31. ‘Loudmouth’ collects 15 years of what Botur calls ‘Page and pub poetry’ – poems tested on audiences in Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Whangarei and Tauranga across a decade and a half. Loudmouth becomes one of the only spoken word NZ poetry albums on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Bandcamp and other platforms. Recorded with Steve Cox from Whangarei rap trio OBC, Loudmouth is launched with a one hour poetry show at Whangarei Central Libr...

Tips for the budding writer with author Michael Botur 18 Jan, 2021 03:01 PM 5 minutes to read Michael Botur, author and inspiration. Photo / Supplied Wanganui Midweek Author Michael Botur has some advice for the writer who really should get around to it. Picture this: you're on the beach with a bevvy, a book and some Bluetooth. You're impressed by the words or the lyrics on the speaker. You're thinking over the film you saw last night or that poem someone posted. All these pieces of writing that give you so much inspiration and envy? They undoubtedly began with words that went through many dr...

Thursday, 31 December 2020, 6:02 am Performance poetry is returning to Tauranga this summer. Author and poet Michael Botur is bringing his performance poetry show ‘Loudmouth’ to two Tauranga venues, and Botur will also deliver two fiction writing workshops. The poetry shows take place at The Jam Factory on January 14 and a soon-to-be-announced venue, with the support of local guest poets Captain Houndstooth and Dhaivat Mehta. The creative writing workshops, at The Artery on January 14 and Greerton Library on January 17, are streamed to appeal to youth and mature writers. Botur’s shows ...