"Seven bums and fourteen legs,
a brazen ecstasy which begs
the question some of us are asking -
is Peter Goulding multi-tasking?"

Martin Parker, Editor, Lighten Up Online

Monday, September 13, 2010

Highly commended in Kilkenny

Dear Peter,

Your poem, Marta Becket at the Amargosa Opera House, was highly commended in the first ever Black Diamond Poetry Competition. Congratulations!

We hope you will attend the Prize-giving in the Discovery Park, Castlecomer on Saturday, September 25th at 10.15 am. to receive your certificate and to read your successful poem.

Grace Wells will facilitate a poetry workshop in the afternoon: 2.30 to 4.30 in the Community Hall and this will be followed by a live mic session in Bollard's Pub at 5.30 to which you are, of course, most welcome.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you will be attending the Prize-giving, and if you wish to reserve a place on the workshop.

Again, Congratulations,

Best Regards,


Oh, I love emails like this!! I'm glad about the poem too because I really liked it - its a sestina about this 80 year old woman who has been singing and dancing in the middle of Death Valley for over forty years now.
For a full list of prizewinners see Michael Farry's post

Does anyone know if 'Highly Commended' counts as being a Prizewinner in regards to submitting it elsewhere?
Also, does anyone know anything about the Magnolia issue of the Derry journal Abridged, which was supposed to have been launched last month? Can't find anything about it on the web.

10 comments:

  1. Excellent work, Peter. I look forward to reading it some day.

    Kat

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  2. Good question re being eligible elsewhere. Did you win a prize? No. Therefore not a prizewinner and you can enter it again in other competitions is my take on it. But what about resting it and giving the rest of us a chance!

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  3. Yes congrats Peter well deserved :)

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  4. Well done! We'll get to hear that sestina then!

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  5. Yahoo! Congratulations.
    No idea on either question, but like the sound of the poem.

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  6. Well done boss!Soundslike a deadlo pome.

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  7. Congrats!
    I got an email with the list of contributors for Magnolia:
    Amanda Anastasi, Kevin Graham, Abigail O’Brien, Eoin McHugh

    Helena Nolan, Jean James, Catherine Devlin, Noelle Sullivan, David McLean,

    Joanna Karolini, Mike Alexander, Kathleen McCracken, Michelle O’Sullivan,

    David Mohan, Clare McCotter, Patrick Hogan, JJ Griffin, Gill McEvoy,

    Simon Perchik, Alyson Hallett, Lisa Malone, Maria Campbell, Paul Muldoon,

    Xaviera Simmons, Peter Goulding

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  8. Well done on wrestling out a sestina. Respect!

    I had an email on Abridged/Magnolia yesterday
    Amanda Anastasi, Kevin Graham, Abigail O’Brien, Eoin McHugh Helena Nolan, Jean James, Catherine Devlin, Noelle Sullivan, David McLean, Joanna Karolini, Mike Alexander, Kathleen McCracken, Michelle O’Sullivan, David Mohan, Clare McCotter, Patrick Hogan, JJ Griffin, Gill McEvoy, Simon Perchik, Alyson Hallett, Lisa Malone, Maria Campbell, Paul Muldoon, Xaviera Simmons, Peter Goulding
    I'll email you

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  9. Recognise a few people on the list so I'm obviously out of my league.
    Niamh B - erm, no, its a different sestina to the rhyming sestina!
    Michael, I don't quite think my limited success poses any threat to you!!

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