Time running out to enter poetry competition! (From This is The West Country)

Time running out to enter poetry competition!

5:00pm Sunday 1st November 2009

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NOW is your last chance to write a prize-winning poem about Yeovil – a poem which could win you £1,000 in a competition aimed at getting more people to write poetry.

It is free to enter the competition and it is open to all UK residents, young or old. All you have to do is send a poem about life in your home town or area to Local Poem, United Press Ltd, Admail 3735, London EC1B 1JB or visit the website www.unitedpress.co.uk or call 0870-2406190.

The best poem will win £1,000 cash and you can send up to three entries, which must be no more than 20 lines and 160 words each.

A United Press spokesman said: “The competition is designed to encourage more people to get involved in writing poetry. Your entry can be about something or someone from your home area.

“We find that poems written from personal observation and experience are the most heartfelt and expressive, so we’re expecting some great entries from Yeovil.

“Last year’s winner was from Oxford and previous winners came from Stafford and Rotherham. Maybe this year the £1,000 will go to a poet from Yeovil.”

The closing date is December 31, 2009.

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