Prize Poem Competition

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 20, 28 November 1930, Page 32

Prize Poem Competition

"THE prize of half a guinea for the current competition is awarded to "J.J." whose poem, "Tired Old Horse," in a simple pathos and comprehending sympathy with those pushed aside in the race, will appeal te meee Paiconl pity and . love & Graimed, the halt and the dumb. Also ommendation is "J.C,’s" "Nocturne," lo i the beauty of the Edinburgh of New Zealand. vB Zoey’ f "Thur" sends two contributions, of which we prefer the quaintly sweet "Anee," a very human little poem. "Teave the World a Little Better’ voices excellent precept, which, from Longfellow onward, has been insisted upon in the past te the point of weariness. -- D.A.S.: Your work has charm and originality, but the last verse slightly disappoints. ‘ "Marion’s" sorrowful "Requiem" is couched in too jingling a metre. "S H.D.": We find the sentiment laboured, and in any case your contribution exceeds our limit of 25 lines. "A Summer Matin" is a brief and somewhat vague invocation to the spirit of beauty. "Annabel Lee" sends a trifle of verse set out in the modern manner. "Oh Mack" chants sweetly, if without distinction, of love among the ratas, surely a lovely setting for budding or full-grown romance. "at Waimauku" carols of loveliness of Maoriland in contradistinction to the land of the "bonnie purple ‘heather," this contributor imprisoning in her poem something of the glow and clarity of a midsummer morning. 0.8.:; We like the brief verses entitled "Armistice Day," but unfortunately it igs too late for publication this year. J.R., as usual, sends competent and interesting work. "To My Very First Love" is a wistful sigh and smile for the land of long ago. "Black Watch’: Alas, those spooks don’t carry conviction! "Claribel’; An unsuccessful reversion to the Tennysonian manner.