Adelaide Plains Poets competition 2020

The theme of our poetry competition this year is the obvious theme for the year 2020 - and it is Vision, 2020 vision, get it?

These are the details and the wentry form, cut and past the form, and send your entries to me, the Competition Secretary. My details are on the forms.

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ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS Inc.

POETRY COMPETITION 2020

‘VISION’

1st, 2nd & 3rd cash prizes, plus Highly Commended & Commended certificates as awarded
by judge. 

Total prize pool over $700

ENTRY GUIDELINES

Work entered in this competition must be original, in English, unpublished and not have won
a prize in any other competition. Authors retain copyright.

Theme ‘Vision’ - Poems entered must in some way refer to the theme

Open Class - poets 18 years & older

Junior sections – Primary School student (one poem only), Secondary School student
(one poem only)

To maintain anonymity, entrant’s name should appear on entry form only, not on poems. 

Entry forms are to include entrant’s name, address, phone number, titles of poems submitted.

Entries should be typed, on one side of paper only, one poem to a page

Poems to be no longer than 60 lines

Entry fees: Open class $10 for first poem, $5 for every poem entered thereafter

Junior classes - no entry fee, only one poem per student

Cheques/money orders to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc

Or electronically using these details: BSB 105-009 Acc 105 954 340 

(please give poet’s name with electronic payment)

Entries to: Competition Secretary, 1594 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502

Entries to be received by close of business 26 June 2020 – entries received after this date may
not be considered for the competition.

Authors should retain a copy of their work

For further details contact: Competition secretary, 

Carolyn Cordon 

phone: 0418 806 490:
Email: kittycordo@gmail.com 

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ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS Inc. 

POETRY COMPETITION 2020

‘VISION’

ENTRY FORM

Name……………………………………………………………..…..……………………

Phone…………………………………

Address…………………………………………….………………………………………………

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Email……………………………..…………………….....................

Title of poem/s - ……………………………………………………..…………..….…………
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 (use back of page for additional entries) 

Entrants’ names or other details must not appear on poems

Declaration by author: I agree to comply with the Entry Guidelines and declare that the written
work submitted in my name is my own original work and has not been copied in part, or in full,
from any other source.

Author’s signature…………………………………………………………..date………………………

Date of birth (if entering a junior section) ……………………………….………………………… 

Secondary School or Primary School - Circle to indicate which section, for Junior sections

Name of school (if entering junior section) ………………………….…………………..…………..    

Entry fees: Open class $10 for first poem, $5 for every poem entered thereafter 

(OPEN CLASS ONLY – NO FEE FOR JUNIOR ENTRIES)

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES – 26 June 2020

Cheques/money orders to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc, and sent with entries
to Competition Secretary, 1594 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502

Or pay electronically using these details: BSB 105-009 Acc 105 954 340

Authors should retain a copy of their work, entries will not be returned

'Location' Judge's Report

ADELAIDE  PLAINS POETRY  COMPETITION 2019

JUDGE’S  REPORT

In my consideration of the 111 entries received I looked particularly for beauty of expression, use of
imagery and metaphors as well as demonstration of emotional attachment to a particular location.

For first place I chose the poem, In the Shadows, which makes good use of metaphor and expresses a
clearing of thoughts as a result being in a specific location.

I awarded second place to ARRIVING IN PORT PIRIE, an evocative expression of memories tied to a
particular place, which were a reminder of other significant locations, a process which many readers
may identify with.

For third place I chose Birdsville Tracking, which demonstrated beauty of expression, compact form and
very good use of metaphor to bring out the features of this particular location.

Highly Commended: 

I chose Barren Lands for its use of arid lands as a metaphor for feelings of desolation and for its economy
of expression.

Commended: 

Salamanca.   This poem evokes memories tied to a particular place, illustrated with excellent imagery.

Somewhere in Tasmania.   A well realised poem recalling a significant time and place.

Confined.  I liked the shape of this poem and the use of metaphor.

Minnamurra Falls. Of all the rhyming poems, this one was a delight to read.

Dispossessed. An emotive description of a harrowing time.

The Bush, Shelley Beach.  A well rhymed story of childhood days.

In conclusion, I read many poems which expressed heartfelt feelings, some better expressed than others.
I commend all the entrants for having a go and encourage each one to continue to develop their writing
skills which will contribute a great deal to our understanding of life today.

Adelaide Plains Poets Poetry Competition 2019 Location

Here are the entry form and guidelines for the 2019 poetry competion, on the theme of Location:

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ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS Inc.

POETRY COMPETITION 2019

‘LOCATION’

1st, 2nd & 3rd cash prizes, plus Highly Commended & Commended certificates as awarded
by judge.
Total prize pool over $700

ENTRY GUIDELINES

Work entered in this competition must be original, in English, unpublished and not have
won a prize in any other competition. Authors retain copyright.

Theme ‘Location’ - Poems entered must in some way refer to the theme

Open Class - poets 18 years & older

Junior sections – Primary School student (one poem only), Secondary School student
(one poem only)

To maintain anonymity, entrant’s name should appear on entry form only, not on poems.
Entry forms are to include entrant’s name, address, phone number, titles of poems submitted.

Entries should be typed, on one side of paper only, one poem to a page

Poems to be no longer than 60 lines

Entry fees: Open class $10 for first poem, $5 for every poem entered thereafter

Junior classes - no entry fee, only one poem per student

Cheques/money orders to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc

Or electronically using these details: BSB 105-009 Acc 105 954 340 (please give poet’s name
with electronic payment)

Entries to: Competition Secretary, 1594 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502

Entries to be received by close of business  5 July 2019 – entries received after this date
may not be considered for the competition.

Authors should retain a copy of their work

For further details contact: Competition secretary, Ms C Cordon

at 0418 806 490, kittycordo@gmail.com

or

http://carolyn-poeticpause.blogspot.com.au/

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ADELAIDE PLAINS POETS Inc. POETRY COMPETITION 2018

‘LOCATION’

ENTRY FORM

Name……………………………………………………………..…..……………………Phone…………………………………

Address……………………………………………..………………….………………………………………………………………

……………………..………………….…………………………………………………………………………..………………….…..

Email……………………………..……………………..

Title of poem/s - ……………………………………………………..…………..………………….……………………………

……………………………………………………..…………..………………….………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………..…………..………………….………………………………………………………

(use back of page for additional entries)

Entrants’ names or other details must not appear on poems

Declaration by author: I agree to comply with the Entry Guidelines and declare that the
written work submitted in my name is my own original work and has not been copied in part,
or in full, from any other source.

Author’s signature…………………………………………………………..date…………………………..……..………...

Date of birth (if entering a junior section) ……………………………….…………………………

Secondary School or Primary School - Circle to indicate which section, for Junior sections

Name of school (if entering junior section) ……………………………………..………….……………………..    

Entry fees: Open class $10 for first poem, $5 for every poem entered thereafter

(OPEN CLASS ONLY – NO FEE FOR JUNIOR ENTRIES)

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES – 5 July 2019

Cheques/money orders to be made payable to Adelaide Plains Poets Inc, and sent with entries
to Competition Secretary, 1594 Germantown Rd REDBANKS SA 5502

Or electronically using these details: BSB 105-009 Acc 105 954 340

Authors should retain a copy of their work, entries will not be returned without provision
of a stamped self-addressed envelope, and a written request.

Adelaide Plains Poets Next Poetry Competition

Well, 2018 is almost finished, just a week or so of shopping, then Christmas, then New Years Eve, and then Bang! it's 2019. The theme for the 2018 poetry competition was a big one, "Truth". We received a wide range of responses to this theme, and the Judge chose from that wide range, with many differing versions of Truth in his poems to hunt for winners through.

The theme for the competition this year is going to be another big one, and the competition secretary is looking forward to reading a wide variety of responses to our theme again. One of the highlights for the competition secretary, when bringing in the mail, once the entry forms and guidelines are sent out all around Australia, is to read the new entries as they arrive!

So enough about the past, now onto the present and then future. The theme for the Adelaide Plains Poets Poetry Competition for 2019 is "Location"! So you can write about your favourite state, country, or simply your favourite place to sit and think! If I could enter this competition, (I can't, because I am the competition secretary), I would perhaps write a poem about where I live, my property, or the closest town, or perhaps the closest big town, where I often go because my writing group meetings are held there.

Do you have a favourite location? A skiing spot perhaps, or favourite and best place to fish? Think about it, put on your poetry hat, and get writing about the theme of Location! After the New Year, the entry form and guidelines will be posted to this blog, and you can get serious about what poem/s you might send to this competition.

Entries are not being accepted yet, so don't send in anything. Any entries received before the end of the year will not be allowed, they will be sent back to you unopened.

Anyway, think about location. Maybe about your cat's favourite place to be, or how your dog gets excited when it realises where you are taking it in the car ... Or do you have an interesting Real Estate experience on the theme of location, location, location? Whatever it is, looking forward to reading it next year!

Adelaide Plains Poets 'Truth' Poetry Competition

Adelaide Plains Poets Poetry Competition – Judge’s Report 2018

The winners of this competition were announced during the Adelaide Plains Festival of Words, as the penultimate event of the Festival.The Competition Judge, Alex Robertson, read his report (below). Some of the winning Open Section poets were present and their winning entries were read.

'This year there were nearly 90 entries in the open section and smaller (under 20 each) for the secondary and primary sections. There were a range of formats dealing with the topic with varying degrees of success presenting the theme of Truth.

We had the entry from young and old providing perspectives from aged and some naive experiences… There were perspectives from family violence, prison terms, political and current affairs viewpoints as well as traditional ballad formats. Interestingly, whilst politics featured in a couple of poems, the topic of relationships (family violence, unequal associations and love interests) were high on the agenda with many poems in the open section dealing with those concerns. The entries that piqued the interest of the judge were those that had a tale to tell, were true to form given the format of the sub-genre of poetry, and left a resounding impression after the piece was read. 

For the winners, whilst unique stories to tell featured highly, there was not a discrimination on rhyming verse or older formats.  All of the place getters and highly commended had tried and true devices, imagery and/or other features which set them apart from other entries. Those who didn’t “make the cut” were perhaps a little vague in their description, not being precise enough in their ability to label their content effectively. Sticking to the theme was also a tricky matter, with some entries not showing enough of a direct relationship to tackle the theme of truth in their work. A minor situation for some authors didn’t suitably break up their content into different stanzas.

The primary section had a clear winner, with content talking about a leader, a highly descriptive piece, revealing the identity in the final lines.  Second place recipient spoke of a lion’s truthfulness, using imagery to personify this big cat’s traits. Third place drew on personal experience, looking upon reflection – a moment of indecision and black thoughts as opposed to the brightness and colour of a normal personality. 

The secondary section drew a complexity of emotions. The first-place getter looked at friendship as an issue where in today’s society it is difficult to do. The second place looked at a brief but effective poem, considering a proposal. The third winning entry considered emotion as a battleground in the theme of war.

The Open section had one outstanding piece that showed the bleak but necessary topic of understanding family violence. This was a deep understanding on a very complex issue. Second place somewhat shared the domestic theme of first place but put it into the view of first person, considering the issue of stolen children from a child’s perspective. The winner of third place had a jovial tale of whether a grandfather told the truth in a tale of rhyming verse, allowing reflection at the end of the poem.

All in all, there were tales and truths to be told, many effectively done on a range of topics. It is pleasing to see that the standard set was very high, especially in the open section. The theme was a worthy one, allowing personal experience and imagination to flow and give the judge much to think about in a Twenty-first Century setting. 

Congratulations to all who entered and for those who didn’t place, there is always next year.'