Competition
On the way out
In Competition No. 3036 you were invited to provide a resignation letter in the style of a well-known author. I…
That lovin’ feeling
In Competition No. 3035 you were invited to provide a poem entitled ‘The Love Song of [insert name of a…
Occasional verse
In Competition No. 3034 you were invited to provide a poem written by a poet laureate present or past on…
Presidential patter
In Competition No. 3033 you were invited to take as your first line ‘I am the very model of a…
Documentary
In Competition No. 3032 you were invited to provide a poem about passports. While the news that British passports…
Rude food
In Competition No. 3031 you were invited to provide a review by a restaurant critic that is tediously loaded with…
First thoughts
In Competition No. 3030 you were invited to provide a poem entitled ‘January’. I mentioned William Carlos Williams, R.S.…
Best foot forward
In Competition No. 3029 you were invited to provide a new year’s resolution (or more than one) in verse. …
Season’s greetings
In Competition No. 3028 you were invited to submit lines for a Christmas card courtesy of well-known poets. Poets moved…
Shipping lines
In Competition No. 3027 you were invited to submit a poem inspired by the Shipping Forecast. Life-saver, lullaby, poetic…
Double dactylic
In Competition No. 3026 you were invited to submit topical double dactyls. The double dactyl was dreamed up in…
Let us pray
In Competition No. 3025 you were invited to submit a Lord’s Prayer for the 21st century. One of my…
Brown studies
In Competition No. 3024 you were invited to submit a short story in the style of Dan Brown. This comp,…
Mixing it
In Competition No. 3023 you were invited to submit cringeworthy portmanteau words. The word portmanteau was first used in this…
A poem for Boris
In Competition No. 3022 you were invited to compose a safe poem that Boris Johnson could have on hand to…
Northern frights
In Competition No. 3021 you were invited to compose terrifying lullabies. Lorca wondered why ‘Spain reserved the most potent songs…
Marriage guidance
In Competition No. 3020 you were invited to submit the formula for a successful marriage courtesy of a well-known husband…
Officially amazing
In Competition No. 3019 you were invited to submit a limerick describing a feat worthy of inclusion in Guinness World…
Get a life
In Competition No. 3018 you were invited to take your lead from Meik Wiking — CEO at the Happiness Research…
On the house
In Competition No. 3017 you were invited to submit a sonnet containing household tips. You were on sparkling form…
Diary stories
In Competition No. 3016 you were invited to submit an extract from the diary of the spouse of a high-profile…
Watching the clock
In Competition No. 3015 you were invited to submit a poem about Big Ben’s bongs. The decision to remove…
From me to you
In Competition No. 3014 you were invited to submit a love poem written by one contemporary politician to another. …
Flavour of the month
In Competition No. 3013 you were invited to submit a poem in praise or dispraise of August. There was…
Reprogramming
In Competition No. 3012 you were invited to change a letter in the title of a well-known play and submit…
