Each of the placed winners in the four competition categories receives a free copy of the book and copies of the book are also available to purchase on the night at the special launch price of £5 (instead of the usual £6).
A 50p donation from each book sold at the event will go to the Nelson & District Branch Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
Copies of the book can be purchased via mail order by using this link: http://www.poshupnorth.com/2012/10/available-25th-october-selected-poems.html
or Prize Winners can order copies directly here:
Please note that orders will not be sent out until after 25th October 2012.
A full list of the poems included in the book is as follows:
ENTRANTS AGED UNDER 18
WAR by Emily Boothman, Padiham
KNOWN UNTO GOD by Meredith Graham, Camberley
DEAR GRETA by Megan Farrimond, Westhoughton
A PICTURE OF SHANGRI LA by Samman Mahmood, Nelson
THE MASK by Priyanka Pal, Delhi, India
LOCAL PENDLE ENTRIES
SEWING SOCKS by Jenny Palmer, Twiston nr DownhamA SOLDIER’S THOUGHTS by Les Bond, Accrington
WHY, oh WHY? by David Walker, Barrowford
BARNSTORMERS by William Stephenson, Colne
ALL PALS TOGETHER by William Eddleston jr, Hapton
FOUR DAYS IT TOOK by LA Pocock, Pendle
FROM VINNY, BY IRENE by Irene Westell, Accrington
THAT BEACH by John Williams, Colne
TEARS AND SCORPIONS by Tony Howarth, Colne
REMEMBRANCE DAY by David Walker, Barrowford
A SOLDIER FROM BARNOLDSWICK by Glenys Thompson, Barnoldswick
T’IS TIME…by Beverly McKiernan, Colne
COME! ...... FOLLOW ME.by David Lightbown, Padiham
BATTLEFIELD by Olwen Lund, Barnoldswick
THE QUIET SOLDIER by Heather Sheldrick, Barnoldswick
NEVER QUITE FORGOTTEN by Ralph Woolnough, Blacko
THE CONVOY by Bob Walker, Burnley
UK NATIONAL ENTRIES
METAL AND MUD by Glyn Bailey, Poulton le FyldeQUIET HERO by Mary Hodges, Scorton
FOR MY DAD by Vivien McCord (nee Tenny), Rochdale
TOMMY’S WAR by Hazel Gibb-Shacklock, Stretford, Manchester.
BACK FROM THE STREETS by Tina Morris, Bilsborrow
NO MAN’S LAND by Stephen J Cribari, London
WAR, NO PEACE by Winifred Hughes, Birkdale
THE CENOTAPH by Dorothy M Rawnsley, Thornton Cleveleys
WAR by Luke Bowden, Hull
DO NOT FORGET by Katherine Wroe, Rochdale
FROM THE ASHES by Guy Hayward, Hythe, Kent
REALITY –2007 by Layla Claridge, Oxfordshire
APATHY by Anthony Owen, Coventry
MEMORIES OF A SOLDIER by Anthony Richard Andrews, Settle, North Yorkshire
CHRISTMAS 1941 by Caroline M Davies, Wing Nr Leighton Buzzard
IN MEMORY OF THE ROYAL MARINES BAND DEAL BOMBINGS...by David Lilburn MBE, Crawley
IN THE FACE OF WAR by Yvonne Fielding, Poulton le Fylde
INGLEBOROUGH ROAD PLAYING FIELD by Les Highton, Sevenoaks, Kent
JUSTIN by Christian Ward, Hampton Wick
OVERSEAS ENTRIES
THE WORLD BLASTS EVERYDAY by Fabiyas MV, Kerala State, IndiaTHE FARM SOLDIERS by Sammy Duncan Musungu, Caracas,Venezuela
STAY by Maumo Motloung, Johannesburg, South Africa
A SOLDIER’S THOUGHT by Christopher J S Adde, Sierra Madre, USA
YET THE SOLDIER STILL MARCHES by DJ Schafer, USA
THE SOLDIER by Edgar Esler, New Zealand
10 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT by johnlemmon… Australia
I DIDN’T FEEL THE BULLET by Peter Parsley, Belgium
TEARS OF YESTERDAY By Emmanuel Ugokwe, Nigeria
PUDDLES by Neil Leinwohl, Rockville Centre, NY, USA
WEAPONS by Saurabh Mishra, Uttar Pradesh, India
THE CONGOLESE GORRILA WARFARE by Lazola Pambo, Queenstown, South Africa
KEEPING FAITH by Punya Samanthapali, Sri Lanka
NO MENS' LAND By Subhasish Das, Assam, India
