The 24-Hour Poem competition is now underway. Some good challenges, but nothing insurmountable, I think. Although I had to reassure a few people that one of the words was in fact the word written and not a much more common word that differs by one letter. (Note to self: don’t put the tricksy words first …
Don’t Panic!
Just a quick post to reassure those of you who have been emailing me to say you can’t access the competition page. The page has been taken offline so I can enter the ten words there and set everything to post automatically at midnight. It will reappear again as soon as the competition starts. (Incidentally, …
You took the words right out of my … um, book
Here we are, a mere twenty-four hours away from the competition kicking off for the second time. I’ve had the list of words ready to go for a wee while now, but have had all sorts of weird dreams about people trying various nefarious methods of sneaking an advance look – remember how last year …
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National Poetry Day 2019 – the 24-Hour Poem Competition is on again!
Yes indeedy, I have once again taken a/ the plunge and b/ leave of my senses and am officially announcing that the 24-Hour Poem competition is on again. Ten words, twenty-four hours, one poem. How hard could it be? Once again there will be a Winner, a Runner-up, an Organiser’s Husband’s Choice, and the chance …
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Competition Report – NPD2018 24-Hour Poem
Well that’s it all done and dusted for Poetry Day. I’ve submitted my reports to the organiser (Hi Harley!), given all the entrants a chance to read the winning poems and to select their choice from a shortlist of ten, and sent the swag off to the lucky (and frighteningly-talented) winners. I know there are …
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A Dark Feathered Art 