PRIZE POEM COMPETITION

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 12, 3 October 1930, Page 31

PRIZE POEM COMPETITION

Sou y . tie " ‘ . os e — HE prize: of! balf a guinea this week is awarded to U.C. for "Summer: Gold," which expresses with grace and felicity rapturous anticipation. of ‘beauty of the summer we hope is now not far behind. Selected for commendation is "Sea Glamour" by "Firefly,". who succeeds in ‘credting a faery, otherworld atmosphere in the first. four stanzas, but is unable.to sustain it in the concluding lines, which are somewhat halting. .*. K.W.H.E.: We like your human verses of the new day: bringing to each and all "new chances, one. more: chance." Pensee: A youthful ‘contributor, and one possessed of imagination’ and consciousness of poetic form. The "Hdelweiss" legend is sweetly phrased, and we encourage you to continue. J.T.W.: Of the three poems submitted, we prefer "The End of the Game," which goes with’ a vim reminiscent of "Banjo" Patterson, but is too long: for our purpose. Contributors are limited to 25 lines. Jean: Sorry to discourage, but yours is a hopeless attempt. John o’ Groats: An ambitious subject tackled with disastrous results. We fear literature is not your metier. Seascape: Your tale of a tub-a cutter in stormy, sunswept waters-is breezy and facile, but lacks the iridescent quality that is essential. "Francesca" possesses an eye uncannily observant, and sends conscientious description of walking in the woods, in which the sense of beauty seems strangely absent. ; ; S.M. sings, hey, for the small purple iris in a few lines of refreshing originality. . : ‘ "Summer Dawn": Some small rhymes which exemplify the lingering influence of "The May Queen," perpetrated by a Victorian Poet Laureate. Marianne: Shrill vapourings.