Welcome to Yarra Valley Spoken Word 2026!

The original custodians of the Yarra Valley, the Wurundjeri people, didn’t write. Their wisdom travelled through time in songs, stories and dance. We acknowledge this land’s indigenous ancestors and elders, oral historians of the dream-time. This poetry gathering sits on the shoulders of countless generations of wisdom keepers and spoken-word story tellers.

We meet at The Dreaming Space Academy at Yarra Valley ECOSS, Wesburn on the second Friday of the month and welcome you to join us and share your musings.

Ours is a space to share the power of the spoken word, be inspired by our community of artists and learn to write and share life’s depths through this life changing art form.
Families are welcome until after supper, we have a feature artist each month and then Open Mic.

Spoken Word is an inclusive project.
Entry and Supper is by donation, we never turn people away!
Suggested Donation:
$15 Full / $10 Concession
$5 Supper, $5 Chai
Program
6pm - Doors open/Music
6.15 - Poetry workshop & open mic
7.00 - Dinner
7.30 - Feature poet (12yrs+)
8.00 - Open mic
9.00 - Chai & Chat

Call Andy: 0415 734 744 or Chris: 0414 306 772
or search Yarra Valley Spoken Word on Facebook or Yarra Valley ECOSS website.
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Please join us in welcoming Felicity Odgers to Yarra Valley Spoken Word as Feature Poet on the 13th March 2026.

Felicity is a poet, parent, and play therapist who writes from deep within the mess and mayhem of life. Her work seeks to make sense of a collapsing world, the drive for social justice and the complexity of raising little humans through it all.

An emerging artist, she values courage over perfection and truth over cleverness — trusting in the magic that happens when sharing from a place of rawness and authenticity.

See you there!

COST: Entry and Supper is now by donation, we never turn people away!
Suggested Donation: $15 Full / $10 Concession / $5 Supper, $5 Chai