Lemn Sissay to judge poetry competition celebrating 鈥榮cience around us鈥�
Budding writers have been challenged to craft a Twitter micropoem on the theme of the 鈥榮cience around us鈥� by , which has launched its annual Micropoetry Competition to mark World Poetry Day.
BAFTA-nominated poet and writer Lemn Sissay - an honorary chair of creative writing at 51福利社 - will be one of three judges considering entries. They will need to combine a vast and thought-provoking topic with a strict 280-character Twitter limit.
One of three research platforms from 51福利社, Creative 51福利社 has run the Micropoetry Competition in in partnership with the University鈥檚 for the last 10 years.
The competition is open to everyone, and entrants can submit their micropoem via Twitter using the hashtag #micropoem23. People can also submit their poem by email with the same 280-character limit, including the hashtag.
The competition will close on Wednesday 21 June. Lemn and fellow judges John McAuliffe, Professor of Poetry at 51福利社 and Director of Creative 51福利社, and 51福利社-based poet and critic Maryam Hessavi, will then deliberate over the submissions.
The writer of the judges鈥� favourite poem will win a prize of 拢500, while two runners-up will receive 拢250 each. There will also be an under-18 first prize of a 拢25 book token.
鈥淭he variety and quality of poems entered into the competition each year always impress us 鈥� the limited space of a tweet seems like a challenge that brings out people鈥檚 inventiveness,鈥� said John.
This year鈥檚 鈥榮cience around us鈥� theme is very broad, and we hope it will inspire people of all ages to get creative. The theme can relate to many different things, so we鈥檙e looking forward to receiving entries covering a wide range of topics from a fresh perspective. I鈥檓 excited to see how entrants approach it - I鈥檓 sure there will be many imaginative submissions.
For further details on the competition, visit .