Prize Poem Competition

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 44, 13 May 1932, Unnumbered Page

Prize Poem Competition

ue prize of half a guinea in the current competition is awarded to "Karakia" for the peem entitled "Drought," a vivid vignette descriptive of Nature's ruthlessness. expressed with force and sincerity in the modernist manner. Highly commended are two poems by *"Benmnont,"’ the first being conspicuously successful in its revelation of questing imagination nud admirable sequence of thought. A. correspondent writes: "In my judgment the. verses now appearing in the Poetry Column of the ‘Record’ are increasing in merit, and several have reached a very high standard, notably the beautiful ‘Bells of Remembrance’ (April 15). This poem is an object-lesson to your lessexperienced contributors in the art of writing musical blank verse.ELS." We thank the writer of the note, himself an accomplished yersifier, for his appreciation. ANIC. sends s small song of night’s magic, lilting in its metre and charme ing in its genre. AJR: Your ode to one of the "grand peaks" of this beautiful land flows with ease und vigour to an impressive close. We thank A.J.R. for his note and suggestion, but fear there are not enough devotees of the muse of poesy to warrant our acting upon the latter, ess A gallant little poem with considerable merit. "Morrie": The second of the two yerses is infinitely the better constructed in your paean of remembering, thankful hearts. ISoM.: "Willow Branches" in its voicing of wistful sentiment la degree of attractiveness, but "Forgotten" is inadequate to it theme. "Wayfarer? in "Prayer? holds spiritual commune with the Divine, and in u second contribution pays tribute to one who, we feel sure, will rejoice to be inspiration for expression of so beautiful a regard. We thank our correspondent for brief, revealing note. "Red Rose’: Your verses. aiming high, are somewhat obscure in construction, the last verse containing obvious faults. Study the poets. "irefly’: The rambling lines you submit defeat their intention, which presumably is to set forth a central idea with a certain amount of clarity and coherence, "Don Pedro" sends elegant verses which smack of other days and other ways. Fantaisie Impromptu: Impromptu, indeed! Ss some s great