Prize Poem Competition

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 18, 13 November 1931, Unnumbered Page

Prize Poem Competition

THE prize of balf a guinea in the current competition is awarded to K.M.W. for the poem entitled "Age," which hymns triumphant faith in fitting metrical form. Selected for special mention is M.I.P.’s "Picture of a Dairy," a poem of distinction by reason of apparent simplicity of treatment and an impression of pellucid shadow and shine. "Haughton Bay" is: held for further consideration. ° "Blegy’: Good work, with admirable sureness of touch, indicating flair of its author for poetry of the elegaic variety. We thank our new coutributor for pleasant accompanying note. . "Smilax": The spiritual conception and skilful treatment of "Courage" appeal, and we like the lilting song to happiness, and sensitive respouse to beauty apparent in paean to our lovely land. Thanks for suggestion regarding second sheaf; we will avail ourselyes of this kind permission, and weleome so intelligent a newcomer, "aupbidrite’: Modern impressionistic treatment of a vampiric theme. O.K.IL: Thanks for all you suy-interesting in the extreme. We'd like to read the "Iiomeland"’ poem some day. _*Dreamer's Quest" is instinct with the charm one finds in the work of its author, : LL. sends a bird song, aud a sweet one. Sorry space limitations are so stringent, "Wild Rose" sends gentle lay of the bushland, which breathes fragrance of untarnished youth, 8E.EFJ., un optimist, sends several high-spirited contributions, of which "Experience" is the worst. *Tyro"? records delight in study of poesy, with which we are at one wilh him, "At Dusk" is somewhat faulty in composition, but reveals sensitive awareness to beunty. "Lucibel Lee’: We like best your Old Garden. Do you by chance know Swinburne'’s lovely Forsaken Garden? Comments from correspondeuts : ; "L liked the last winning poem extremely (‘airy Tules’). It did not seem like the work of an amuteur.’ "In reading over the poems of the last two prize-winners, T noted low happily they kept breadth and humanness in their poetry, as well us music-u very hurd thing to do," t