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POETRY COMPS 2023
Every month we have a writing competition that generally alternates between Flash Fiction and Poetry; although some months we have had plays and duologues.
Below is a selection of the Poetry Comps held in 2023; plus links to other years.
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OCT 2023 - Theme: MAGIC
1st Place: Mike Lansdown - Writing (Weaving Words)
2nd Place: Mike Lansdown - Marcel Le Magnifique
3rd Place: Andrea Neidle - Cigam
Joint 4th Place: Kay Hall - Imaginings
Judy Klimt - Greatest Gift
JULY 2023 - Theme: THE CROSSING
1st Place: Jan Rees - A Tale Told in a Tapestry
2nd Place: Mike Lansdown - Remembrance
3rd Place: Steve Clifford - Rebirth
4th Place: Louise Welland - Pecking Order
APRIL 2023 - Theme: DAY OUT / GRAND DAY OUT
1st Place: Mike Lansdown - Pie and Mash
Joint 2nd Place: Melville Lovatt - The Laughing Clown
Helen Nicell - The Picnic
4th Place: Louise Welland - Fun In The Sun
FEB 2023 - Theme: TRANSFORMATION
1st Place: Louise Welland - Legs Eleven
2nd Place: Mike Lansdown - We Used To Enjoy Parties
Joint 3rd Place: Susan Bennett - The Circle of Life
Liz Shaw - Please Don't Come To My Funeral;
Louise Welland - Why Change?
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