About the competition

In conjunction with the exhibition Love, Loss & Intimacy the NGV invites you to create your own piece of writing exploring notions of love, loss or intimacy, under 500 words. If you're over 18 years of age and a Victorian resident, post your entry on the blog (1 entry per person) for the chance to win a romantic weekend getaway for two at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins and lunch for two at Persimmon.

The judging panel is comprised of three judges: Professor Jennifer Strauss (Editor of the Oxford Anthology of Australian Love Poetry), Penny Modra (Editor of Three Thousand; The Age arts columnist) and Richard Watts (Presenter of SmartArts on TripleR).

Entries accepted until 11 July 2010 and the winner of the competition will be announced and their entry recited on 18 July following on from the 2pm Floor Talk.



Sunday, April 11, 2010

Distance

There is no fog
No haze
No grey skies
Or rumbling clouds
Between us.
No cool breeze
Tumbling seas
Gail force winds
Thick forests spindly green.
I can see
From here
The buttons on your shirt
The coffee stains on your lips
And the notes of some song
Printed on your fingers.
I can also smell myself on your skin.
If I reached out to touch you with my hands All arms and desire and longing I would not hold you the way I do now All smells and deep breaths Taste and shivers.

Kate Ellis

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