Plough Poetry Prizes and a Granddaughter

Congratulations to Irish blogger Kate Dempsey who has just been announced the winner of the short poem section in The Plough Prize a very prestigious UK competition. Her winning poem, Amsterdam Otto Recommends, is here - a brilliant take on diamonds, recession, relationships, Ireland etc. And it rhymes! Well done.

Also well done to Peter Goulding, another Irish blogger, who has been short listed in the poems for children category and longlisted in the short poem category.

As for me, no listing anywhere. Ah well to more important matters. Our first granddaughter arrived Friday, Ayda Rose. She looks as if she has just parachuted in. A little information on the name here. No great granddaughter poem comes to mind but there's one by Dorothy Parker here.