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The CNW \/ SALC micropoem competition<\/a> drew 94 entries<\/a>: the judges met yesterday with the unenviable task of picking just 3 poems for prizes and here is their verdict:<\/p>\n

‘We thought Andrew McMillan<\/a>‘s ‘train, backwards’, the winning micropoem, made every syllable count and created an amazingly rich visual world in such a small space. Its fluent rhythm and mixture of ordinary and extraordinary details were very impressive.<\/p>\n

We liked many of the other micropems too: Simon Barraclough<\/a>‘s ‘Zed’ was witty and precise and span intriguing variations from its title while David Milligan-Croft<\/a>‘s ‘The stone’ used a single strong image very effectively.<\/p>\n

While we enjoyed reading all <\/em>of the entries, we found it hard to leave out the good images of Valerie Sirr’s ‘Wild Geese’, Angie Holden’s ‘Meet me…’ , David Borrott’s ‘Pair’ and Martin Kratz’s ‘Morning’, the narratives of Fielding Ronshaugen’s ‘They say a bird in the house’ and Peter Viggers’ ‘Leaving’, and the lovely sonic patterns of Rebecca Perry’s ‘A Rhopalic’, Tony Vowles’ ‘Remotely’ and Alison Lock’s ‘Himalayan Balsam’.<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone for taking part, and we hope you’ll enjoy reading the Manchester Review and can join us at CNW events at the Martin Harris Centre next academic year.<\/p>\n

Janet, John and Simon’<\/p>\n

1st<\/strong><\/p>\n

train, backwards through town\/river\/the long, unbroken thought of it\/red kite \/ chest burning\/phoenix rising from the ash trees <\/p>\n

Andrew McMillan<\/em><\/p>\n

2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n

ZED
\nKnee-bent bookend,
\ndoor stop, blood clot,
\nblind spot, dead drop,
\nhalting the alphabet
\nin its tracks.<\/p>\n

Simon Barraclough<\/em><\/p>\n

3rd<\/strong><\/p>\n

The stone
\nMeets its reflection
\nAs it skims across the lake.<\/p>\n

David Milligan-Croft<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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