Awake Together: Poems of Life brings six acclaimed performers – five poets and one musician – into one of Castlemaine’s most unexpected settings: Thompson Family Funerals. It’s an intimate evening shaped by candour, tenderness and the belief that poetry lands differently when the room itself carries memory.

Each artist brings a strong connection to the region and to the craft of language.

Andy Jackson, Rachael Wenona Guy, EA Gleeson, Kevin Brophy AM, Izzy Roberts-Orr, Kavisha Mazzella AM.

Hosting this event at Thompson Family Funerals – a place that has supported remembrance in the Mount Alexander region for more than sixty years – reframes the venue as a site of gathering rather than parting. Through poem and song, the room becomes one of clarity, connection and quietly shared beauty. Awake Together offers an evening of poetry and music that meets audiences where they are: honest, tender and deeply human.

COST: $30 / $25 - https://castlemainefestival.com.au/event/awake-together-poems-of-life/2026-03-27/

ACCESSIBILITY: Wheelchair Accessible