Judge: Cheryl Moskowitz
What excites me most about reading a really good poem is that I know I will be changed by the experience - I will feel and think differently after reading that poem. I love it that even the simplest words about the tiniest of subjects can do that if they are well put together. I know that judging this competition will introduce me to ideas I would never have thought of and take me to places I could never have dreamed of going. I'm looking forward to the journey.
(Cheryl Moskowitz)
The competition helps us to continue to provide our free and much acclaimed international poetry showcase at the Poetry Space website. This now gets over 2000 visitors each month and well over a 100 submissions. My co-editor Azadeh does a fantastic job in selecting the poems that go on here. She pairs them up with lovely images from great photographers and artists.
The competition also helps us to back poets who we feel deserve wider recognition.
Since October 2011 two poets have had full collections published with us: Philip Lyons and David R.Morgan.
In 2012 we are publishing three children's collections by Fiona Murphy and Michelle Last, Moira Andrew and David R. Morgan. In the autumn of 2012 there will be further adult collections coming up.
Prizes:
£100 - First Prize, £50 second Prize, £25 third prize plus publication in the Competition anthology for the three major prize winners and up to 23 commended poets. All poets who subsequently appear in the anthology will get a free copy of the anthology.
Open theme. Enter as many poems as you wish. Over 16's only. £5 for first poem, £3 for additional entries.
Prizes:
£100 - First Prize, £50 second Prize, £25 third prize plus publication in the Competition anthology for the three major prize winners and up to 23 commended poets. All poets who subsequently appear in the anthology will get a free copy of the anthology.
Here are the rules for entering - not too many as I'm not keen on rules:
- Poems of up to 40 lines will be accepted from anywhere in the world.
- All poems will be judged anonymously and our judge will read up to 150 poems. If we get more entries than this a short list will be drawn up by an editorial panel.
- Entry fee per poem £5. Enter as many as you wish with sufficient payment please.
- Open to all over 16 when the competition ends on June 30th.
- Poems must be previously unpublished and must not be in the process of being considered in any competition or by any editor - this includes printed and online publication.
- No entry form required. If entering by e-mail just send name, address, telephone number and e-mail address and title of your poem as a word document and your poem as another word document. Don't put your name with the poem. Send to : susan@poetryspace.co.uk
- Entries by post to: Poetry Space Ltd, 21 Davis Close, Barrs Court Bristol BS30 7BU
- Pay by Paypal at Poetry Space Competition from November 1st onwards. Closing date June 30th midnight.
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