Prize Poem Competition

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 52, 11 July 1930, Page 35

Prize Poem Competition

yN this issue we publish the poem entitled "Reproach," by A.N.1.C., unavoidably held over last week owing to pressure On space. Readers will remember that this poem was adjiidged equal in merit to "Coal Hulks of Wellington," and we again congtratulaté this prize-winhér on the success attained by her skilful and imaginative work. A sheaf of verses was received for this week’s competition, most of it of good average merit, but none of sufficiently high standard to warrant the award of a prizé. We comniénd the excellent literaty form of "Oh, Mack" in "The Dream Pedlar," this lengthy poem, however, being too diffuse for publication, "Doreen," a new contributor, cultivates her spiritual garden in a gentle ode to friendship. "Lieibel Lee" is sweet and facile in trilling lines arient a blue and golden world, alive with the singing of "little golden-hearted birds." "Betty K.’s" song of a Blue Lagoon is not as successful as other work we have seen of this talented contributor. We agree with her remark about the thitd verse. "John Storm’: Many will admire "Thé Two Cities" if room is found for it, Its author has 4 sure and comprehending touch on mind and ¢motion. "Cora Pearl’: The lady of the lovely name mixes a few jingles and cliches With some nduseating sentiment in one fell babble of words written in red ink! "Thunder on the Left," an appropriate nomenclature, chooses for his attevipted epic the themes of battle, murder and sudden death. All these, and mure, also, in his bustling lines, but, alas! no brush of the flying wing of poesy.