by franco | Sep 4, 2016 | News
Judge: Mario Petrucci Three prizes: £500, £250, £100 Postal entries: £4 for one poem – £10 for three. Online entries: £4.50 per poem Competition opens: 1 Nov 2016 /closes: 31 January 2017 Competition rules and details will be available from 1st November at...
by franco | Jul 10, 2016 | News
What’s on my mind? Facebook asked me. Well, how to tell people about the Torbay Open Poetry Competition and its prizes. I dislike using extravagant words and OTT phrases. Yet the prizes are worth winning: first prize: £700 PLUS a free ticket to everything at...
by franco | Jun 19, 2016 | News
Posted on Fathers Day Though these two poems are not specifically about Fathers, they both mention the role Fathers played in the poets’ lives. Do read them and send in your comments.
by franco | May 22, 2016 | News
If you have a poem in Acumen 85, or are a regular contributor to the magazine, please send us any readings or workshops you may be giving between now and the end of September and they will be posted in the Events listing for those months. If you win a...
by franco | Jan 26, 2016 | News
Acumen poet Gill McEvoy’s latest pamphlet ‘The First Telling’ has won the Michael Marks Award for the best pamphlet in 2016. The pamphlet is published by Happenstance. She is a writer, poet, gardener. Love trees, birds, plants, insects, dogs and...
