The whooshing noise you can hear is the sound of people zipping back and forth madly, working up their poems for the competition. Nearly two hundred hits on the page so far. And just to up the ante somewhat, there are already three completed entries sitting in my inbox. I generally don’t use emojis, but there …
Madness
It is just six minutes since the competition went live, and already twenty-five people have hit the page. Sweet dreams, my lunatics!
It’s only words (and words are all you’re getting, unless you win the competition)
I’m typing this a mere fistful of hours before the insanity of the 24 Hour Poem competition gets underway, while contemplating the awesome agglomeration of words that I’ve gleaned from the five books up for grabs. At this point it may be worth mentioning that I got very little sleep last night, as I kept …
Countdown to the Competition – one week to NPD!
This, my dear dear readers, is the final word cloud before National Poetry Day. I hope you’ve enjoyed them so far, and maybe have clicked on the links to the various books to go and see what else their publishers have to offer. If these five word clouds haven’t filled you with the desire to get …
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Countdown to the Competition – two weeks to NPD
This is the final word cloud from shortlisted books – coming to you from Sue Wootton’s The Yield. Marvel at the cloud itself, and contemplate what stunning titles the are. (I really need a kilo or two of whatever these five poets are on, to help with my own titles …) And just in case you’re …
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A Dark Feathered Art 