Sip & Share – spoken word, storytelling, poetry and wine

Our Sip and Share poetry evenings continue to grow. An evening of wine, words, and wonder awaits at Rahona . Join us for a relaxed, welcoming night where poetry flows as freely as the wine.

Featuring a guest poet to spark your imagination, followed by an open mic session for anyone who wants to share their words—whether it’s your first poem or your fiftieth. Whether you’re stepping up to the mic or simply soaking it all in, you’ll be in good company.

An evening of creativity, community and connection - Sip & Share is something special.

2026 Sip & Share – Save the Date

We have moved Sip and Share night to Friday nights , so mark your calendars with the following dates:

16th October 2026
December - date to be confirmed

Our next Sip & Share evening

Our next Sip & Share evening is 16th October 2026 with feature poet Tim Loveday and open mic performances with sign-up on arrival.

Tim Loveday is an Australian poet, writer and baby academic. He won the 2022 and 2024 Dorothy Porter Poetry Awards, the 2025 Calanthe Prize and the 2023 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Award, came runner-up in the 2024 Cloncurry Poetry Prize and was a finalist in the 2023 David Harold Tribe Poetry Prize, 2024 Best Australian Yarn, the 2024 Montreal International Poetry Prize and the 2025 Dorothy Hewett Prize. His work has been widely published. He’s received numerous fellowships, residencies and grants, including a 2021 Next Chapter Fellowship, 2026 Writing Space Fellowship and 2026 Creatives Australia Grant. Tim teaches Creative Writing at Unimelb and RMIT. He is the poetry editor at Island Magazine. His debut collection ‘your father was a bastard’ will be published by UQP in 2027.
More: timloveday.com
Instagram: timloveday_

Sip & Share October

Our Sip & Share Videos

Relive some of the special moments on the Sip & Share YouTube channel.

Past Evenings and Feature Poets

We have had the privilege of some great feature poets, including:

August 2026 Thuy On
June 2026 – Melanie Jansen
April 2026 – Koraly Dimitriadis and Hamish Danks
February 2026 – John Englezos
October 2025 featured Sarah Temporal
August 2025 featured Rex Letoa Paget
In July 2025 we had Andrew Rogerson
In May 2025 we featured local poet and golfer – Michael Pardy.
February 2025 featured Amanda Anastasia.
November 24 featured renowned poet Alicia Sometimes an Australian poet and broadcaster passionate about art and science.
September 24 featured renowned poet Nathan Curnow and over a dozen incredible open mic performances.
July 24 we enjoyed with Es Foong (aka Waffleirongirl) as our feature poet along with open mic performances from over 10 new and repeat Sip n Share enthusiasts. It was an evening packed full of emotion, creativity and inspiration.

Thanks again to Amy Campion and Jules for organising these events and everyone who performed. Without your support we could not put on this event. You can enjoy some snippets of the performances on our Youtube channel below.

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