A poem about Westbury or another town in the local area could win £1,000 in a free poetry competition.
Entry is completely free and anyone, young or old, can have a go – beginners too! All you have to do is send a poem about Westbury or another local town to ‘Local Poem’ by email info@unitedpress.co.uk or post to United Press Ltd, Admail 3735, London, EC1B 1JB.
The best poem will win £1,000 cash and you can send up to three entries, which must be no more than 25 lines (each blank line counts as one line) and 160 words each. A United Press spokesman said, “It can even be about something or someone from the poet’s home area. We find that poems written from personal observation and experience are the most heartfelt and expressive, so we’re expecting some great entries from readers. The contest is designed to encourage ordinary people to write poetry – to both express themselves and be more creative.
“Last year’s winner was Mary Scott from Darwen in Lancashire and previous winners came from Leicester, Surrey, South Yorkshire, Bristol, Oxford, Stafford, Rotherham and Greater Manchester. Maybe this year the £1,000 will go to a poet from Westbury or a neighbouring town. Winning poems have been about a river, a tower, a local character, village life and local history.”
The closing date is 31st December 2014.
