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A Merseyside poem could be
the £1,000 winner
A poem about Southport, Formby or
Liverpool, in fact any area could win £1,000 in a free poetry competition.
Entry is completely free and anyone, young or old, can have a go; beginners
too! All you have to do is send a poem about Southport or another town in
your circulation area to:- "Local Poem" by
email or post to:- United Press Ltd, Admail
3735, London, EC1B 1JB.
The best poem will win £1,000 cash and you can send up to 3 entries, which
must be no more than 25 lines (each blank line counts as one line) and 160
words each. "It can even be about something or someone from the poet's home area. We find that poems written from
personal observation and experience are the most heartfelt and expressive,
so we're expecting some great entries from your readers. The contest is
designed to encourage ordinary people to write poetry, to both express
themselves and be more creative.
Last year's winner was Poppy Turner from Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire who read
her poem out on an episode of the BBC's Countryfile and previous winners
came from Leicester, Surrey, South Yorkshire, Bristol, Oxford, Stafford,
Rotherham and Greater Manchester. Maybe this year the £1,000 will go to a
poet from Southport or a neighbouring town. Winning poems have been about a
river, a tower, a local character, village life and local history." explained a United Press spokesman.
The closing date is 31 December 2015. |
