Acid on the Microphone
Àine Barton – I write because…
Àine Barton is a Scottish-born, Golden Bay-tethered poet whose spoken-word poems offer an anchored urgency for the times we live in; her performances are both engaging and energising and a joy to be involved in.
To hear Àine present her work over the past couple of years is to watch the emergence of a poetry talent that rides on wisdom and insight, that grows in confidence while staying firmly rooted in the belief and innocence of youth.
Having Àine (pictured right) as our guest at Acid on the Microphone is a testament to the way in which Golden Bay Live Poets and the Mussel Inn has, over the years, provided a vehicle of support and development for emerging voices.
When asked why she writes, Àine responds, “I write to hold joy as a stranger that I can become curious about, and to hold grief as a lover, that I can rejoice in; I write as ‘thank you’ and I write as ‘how dare you’, and sometimes (often) I write for no reason.”
Be sure to make the effort to come out and support Àine’s guest appearance at Acid on the Microphone. it is going to be a night you wont forget.
ACID ON THE MICROPHONE presents
Poet ÀINE BARTON from 8.30pm
OPEN MIC from 7.30pm
Thursday 27 November 2025
$5 on the door. Mussel Inn
Poet ÀINE BARTON from 8.30pm
OPEN MIC from 7.30pm
Thursday 27 November 2025
$5 on the door. Mussel Inn
