Sunday 30 September 2012

2012 Competition Results: OVERSEAS

In the OVERSEAS Category, the judges have announced the following result:

1st Place: “The Soldier” by Edgar Esler, New Zealand

2nd Place: “A Soldier’s Thought” by Christopher J S Adde, Sierra Madre USA

3rd Place: “Tears of Yesterday” by Emmanuel Ugokwe, Nigeria

Highly Recommended:

“I Didn’t Feel the Bullet” by Peter Parsley, Belgium

“Puddles” by Neil Leinwohl, Rockville Centre, NY USA

The writers of the 1st , 2nd and 3rd placed poems each receive a certificate, a  copy of the “Bullets & Daffodils” Soundtrack CD and a copy of the “Pendle War Poetry Competition – Selected Poems” 2012 book, in which their poems will be included.

The Highly Recommended entries will also receive a certificate and their poems will be included in the book.

The winning poems will be read out at a special presentation evening to be held at the ACE Centre in Nelson on Thursday 18th October on the occasion of the East Lancs Première of the Bullets & Daffodils show, in the presence of the Mayor of Pendle, local MPs and other dignitaries.  

Competition winners will be contacted individually regarding the Presentation Evening.

Tickets for the evening are on sale to members of the public from the ACE Centre box office now – priced £6 (£4 concessions) tel: 01282 661080 and can also be ordered online here: http://www.ticketline.co.uk/bullets-and-daffodils#bio

The winning poems will be posted on this website after the Presentation Evening.