The 2012 Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition results have just appeared on the website. Yipee I'm there! OK Among the seventy commended but I'm delighted.After not sending out poems for most of 2011 because of history I sent out at least thirty to various competitions and journals in December. This is the first result! Great!
As usual the poem commended is not the one of those I sent in I might have chosen as my best. Often happens. I have entered this competition a few times in the past but never got noticed.
Two other Boyne Writers in the commendeds, Evan Costigan and Tom Dredge. Well done lads!
A measure of the international aspect of the competition is that the first and second winners are from the USA and of the ten highly commended only one is Irish.
Congratulations, thats a brilliant result, in such a big competition. Fingers crossed for the other 29:)
ReplyDeleteA question about another post of yours, was it usual that music was played to accompany a film in most picture houses in Ireland? ie I'm imagining someone playing a piano...?
Thanks Niamh. Yes live music was played to accompany silent movies. At least a piano, often small groups. For special films there could even be a large orchestra and singers.
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing. It would be wonderful to recreate that.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Michael! No doubt, there was a slew of entries for this competition--all the more reason to celebrate your success. Plus you're in great company (the Rooney Bros.,
ReplyDeleteEileen Casey, David Mohan, among others). A nice start to the new year...
Congratulations, Michael. A good literary start for you in 2012 + two other Boyne writers? - must be something in the water!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Michael. Great start to your year (I didn't enter so I can be be jovial)
ReplyDeleteIt does concern me how often the winners are from the US for this particular competition. No idea why. They would be no better nor worse than Europeans. A different style somehow?
Great way to start off the year - the first of many I'm sure. Padraig Rooney won Strokestown a couple of years ago and he's Irish too. Last year's was very American - orientated as well, as I recall - a truly international competition
ReplyDeleteI didn't enter this either. Well done Michael, Tom and Evan :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Michael. I join you two names down the line, and I feel exactly the same.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Claudia Riiff Finseth