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Put Out Your Poetry Gallery

View the gallery of haikus and other poems, submitted by community members.

Home on the ranges

While living under lockdown with her mum in Montrose, expat journalist Jane Cornwell reminisces about her childhood in the Yarra Ranges.

I miss my Mum the most – A Poem by Fotoula Reynolds

A poetic vision of the beauty of Belgrave but feeling the disconnect from loved ones.

2020 – The Year of Revelations

Read Natasha Oklobdzija's reflections about this year.

April 2020

Read a poem about COVID-19 by Catherine Hill.

COVID in July

Read a poem about COVID-19 by Catherine Hill.

My Year in Retreat

Lisa Ford recounts her year of meditation and mindfulness.

Yarra Valley Singers take their rehearsals online

Because of COVID-19, Yarra Valley Singers have been rehearsing via Zoom.

A memoir of farewell

Belinda Rogers remembers her late father, and her friend Hilary.

Tudor Village's Mask Marvels

The Craft Group in Tudor Village Lilydale made Covid-19 masks for residents and their families.

THE GOSS’ in COVID-19 time

The Upper Yarra Probus Club has produced a weekly communication called ‘The Goss’.

My life in lockdown by Kirsten Laken

The correlation of a slower paced life and a healthier lifestyle which was provided by The Covid 19 pandemic.

Kissy bucks and Tonka Trucks by Michaela Alcorn

Michaela Alcorn's stream of consciousness piece, describing her realisations and experiences during COVID-19.

The Caladenia community project

Caladenia Dementia Care crafted a community board to remember that everyone is together while apart.

Dear Sweetpea by Jacinta Birchall

"This is a fictional letter to a future grandson perhaps 10 or 20 years from now. It was written in March 2020 when we were in first lock down and before images of the empty streets of the world started to
filter through. It was just from my imagination and the desire to see those images myself. Now of course, this imagery is there for all of us to see." – Jacinta Birchall

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