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[2023·昆明市高三模拟]
National Poetry Competition
Still looking for inspiration to create competition winning poems? Our 2020 writing guides are here to help!
Programme Details
Running alongside the 2020 National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society has presented a series of writing guides by previous winners. You can select from a guide by Ella Frears on poems that explore the unknown, a guide by Pascale Petit, focusing on nature writing, a guide by Eric Berlin looking at poems where the speakers' viewpoints take sudden turns, and a guide by Matthew Caley on poems that use lightness to great effect.
2019 Winners
First prize: Susannah Hart for “ReadingtheChildProtectionandSafeguardingPolicy”.
Second prize: Ann Pelletier for “GranddaughterMovesIn”.
Third prize: Natalie Linh Bolderston for “MiddleNamewithDiacritics”.
Poetry Themes
YEAR
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THEME
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YEAR
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THEME
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2009
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Heroes and heroines
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2015
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Light
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2010
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Home
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2016
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Messages
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2011
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Games
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2017
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Freedom
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2012
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Stars
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2018
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Change
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2013
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Water, water,
everywhere
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2019
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Truth
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2014
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Remember
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2020
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Vision
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Thanks for entering. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
1.Who aims at writing about nature?
A.Ella Frears. B.Pascale Petit.
C.Eric Berlin. D.Matthew Caley.
2.Which of the following won £2,000 as an award in 2019?
A.Water, water, everywhere.
B.MiddleNamewithDiacritics.
C.GranddaughterMovesIn.
D.ReadingtheChildProtectionPolicy.
3.When did the poetry theme probably focus on a family?
A.In 2020. B.In 2016.
C.In 2012. D.In 2010.