Poetry in the Hills....

For years, almost ten I believe, Alex ran Poetry in the Hut. The Hut Gallery in Ferntree Gully was a good venue...close to public transport...easy parking.

There was no feature reader but an open stage, five minutes with the proviso of not using the F or C word. (If you are a good writer you don't need them). Then of course there was the afternoon tea provided by the ladies from the gallery.

Times move on and so do venues. The venue changed and now we have...



Poetry in the Hills is held in the Belgrave Library.

$5 entry...2 pm start...usually with some musical entertainment and refreshments afterwards.

It is a very warm and welcoming environment. Some old and familiar faces, some new faces. What I love the most is the variety of performances.

Yes it is called Poetry in the Hills, but we always get so much more. Songs, musicians, memoir, short story.

On Sunday we had some great musical treats- one young girl (a newcomer) stunned us all with her amazing voice and the cute folksy songs she had written. There is a husband and wife team who work separately but then came together for a piece of work that combined poetry and music. Very moving.


Open stage always provides some great work and an eclectic variety. Which to me, as an audience member, I find totally entertaining.

So if you have no plans for a Sunday afternoon, come along.

The dates for the rest of the year are ---

July 17th

Sept 18th

Nove 20th.


And remember to say hi to your hosts, Alex and myself.

Vicki 

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