Interesting site. Grassy. I thought the judges' reports showed what I have
heard elsewhere: poets scheming to win such competitions should take into
account the poetics of the particular judges.
bw
SallyE
on 15/12/03 11:10 pm, grasshopper at [log in to unmask]
wrote:
> Dear Sue,
> You asked about the judge of this contest -follow this link for the judge's
> report:
> http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/poetryreport.htm
>
> Kind regards,
> grasshopper
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sue Scalf" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] OT - Poetry competitions-THE WINNING POEM
>
>
> In a message dated 12/14/2003 5:15:41 PM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Well,
>
> with a little research, I've found the poem that won the £3,000 first prize
> in the Bridport comp. Here's a link:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/sheenaghpugh/poems.html
> -scroll down to :Chocolate from the Famine Museum
>
> Mmmm, proves to me yet again just how subjective judging poetry is....
> Kind regards,
> grasshopper >> I read the poem. It would be interesting to know who the
> judge was. Sue
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