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The Cruse Poetry Competition (2008)
Poems on loss and bereavement
Does poetry help when nothing else can?
Have you ever felt the need to put pen to paper?
Might your words comfort someone else in their grief?
Does poetry help when nothing else can?
Have you ever felt the need to put pen to paper?
Might your words comfort someone else in their grief?
Cruse Tyneside presents its first fund-
Cat 1 - 14 - 18 years
Cat 2 - Over 18 years
The competition’s final judge will be the award-
It is hoped that an anthology will be published and will include the best poems from the competition. There will be a reading and presentation of prizes at the Literary & Philosophical Society, Newcastle Upon Tyne in September 2008.
Competition Entry Fees
£5 per entry of 1 - 5 poems
£10 for a copy of the anthology
£5 invited as a donation to the work of Cruse Bereavement Care in the North East.
£5 per entry of 1 -
£10 for a copy of the anthology
£5 invited as a donation to the work of Cruse Bereavement Care in the North East.
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and entry conditions
Application Form
and entry conditions