Francesca Gould

Poetry Competition Winner

Lockdown Poetry Competition Winner


Francesca Gould

Poetry Competition Winner

Poems about the halt to normal life, silence on the streets and spending time with a new kitten were just some themes shared by young South Canterbury people in a writing competition describing lockdown.


The Timaru District Libraries Lockdown Poetry Competition received 61 entries, a social media post by the library says.


The competition invited children and teenagers in the region to to express how they felt and what they experienced during the Covid-19 lockdown.


Timaru Girls' High School student Francesca Gould, 18, won the 16 years to 18 years category of the competition with her piece titled, Peace in Chaos.


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