[New-Poetry] Arvon calling

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Arvon Poetry Competition: 'Break every law...' 
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 03/05/2008

As the Telegraph joins forces with the £5,000 Arvon Poetry Competition, Jean Sprackland offers some tips

Arvon Poetry Competition entry form

Don't be taken in: there is no one way to write a poem, no recipe or instruction manual, no winning formula where competitions are concerned. It's something you can only learn by doing, and even then it remains a slippery and mysterious process.

   
Jean Sprackland won the 2007 Costa Poetry Award for Tilt 
As the Irish poet Michael Longley said, "If I knew where poems came from, I'd go there." But since I once had the privilege of acting as a judge of the Arvon International Poetry Competition, I do have a few thoughts that might be useful if you are thinking of trying your hand.

 

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