This year is the 200th anniversary of Nelson's victory and death at Trafalgar. I want poetry commemorating this, and/or the life and times of Nelson that is dignified, noble, historically accurate and thought-provoking. The legacy of Nelson on world history is also a legitimate subject.
I prefer rhymed or otherwise structured poetry, but it must be deft. I believe rhymes, when one sees them, should seem inevitable, not forced. The natural structure of a sentence should not be distorted to provide a rhyme.
I am a member of the Nelson Society of Western Australia and, with the author's approval, will suggest to them that any suitable poems be published in the society's journal.
Warning: this subject has been written about often before. Some repetition of imagry, thought and sentiment may be inevitable but I do not want cliches.
I prefer rhymed or otherwise structured poetry, but it must be deft. I believe rhymes, when one sees them, should seem inevitable, not forced. The natural structure of a sentence should not be distorted to provide a rhyme.
I am a member of the Nelson Society of Western Australia and, with the author's approval, will suggest to them that any suitable poems be published in the society's journal.
Warning: this subject has been written about often before. Some repetition of imagry, thought and sentiment may be inevitable but I do not want cliches.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 6, 2005
- Rewards: Gold: 500
- Final notes:
Entries [1]
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21st October 1805,
Cost England one of her finest men• Commented on by judge.
Gold trophy winner
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Any chance i can write about elephants instead?
Sorry my sense of humour gets the better of me sometimes.. right i will just put all of BBC scheduling to rhyme and that should do it, we have had some really good programmes on him just lately...
Barb -
A ship in one of Nelson's fleets was called the Elephant. You may write about it.
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NELSON'S FLAGSHIP AT COPENHAGEN, HMS ELEPHANT. The Men the Ship the Battle
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This interesting publication is one from the Nelson Society, which gives a very detailed account of the Battle of Copenhagen., fought on 2 April 1801 and the aftermath.This was the famous occasion when Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye and claimed not to see the signal from the British admiral commanding, Sir Hyde Parker, instructing him to break off action. He chose to ignore the order and went on to win the battle. Apart from an account of the battle there is the transcription of a talk by the Danish officer commanding Copenhagen naval base, given in 1990 and describing the action from the Danish point of view. There are biographies of ten of those who took part in the batle, including Nelson's servant, Thomas Allen. There is the muster roll of the ship's company in alphabetical order and the muster list of officers and men of the Rifle Corps transferred to Elephant for the assault and returned to their previous vessel at the end of hostilities. There is a description of the specifications and construction of HMS Elephant . A very thoroughly researched publication.
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Having nearly gone do-lally trying to concoct a poem about Pitt, am I really daft enough to try one about Nelson? You bet! catch you later!
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I know you don't want cliched and would have prefered something a bit more in depth butI am not much interested in the sea battles he fought, valiant and brilliant as they were, I'm more a people person myself, so i'm sorry if this doesn't actually fit the bill.
Barb -
Doen't have to be about battles - he had a very interesting personal and inner life.
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There was only one entry which tended to simplify judging somewhat but the one entry made up for this by being very worthy and would have been a strong contender even in the presence of competition. It adhered to my conditions of being dignified and original.
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Oh gawd, it's like being back in school.. i won the egg and spoon race by default, no one else entered.. would you like the points back? Give them to a charity of your choice, perhaps the APWSPS (AP wrist splitters protection society), I bought a shiney frock for these awards and here I am a wallflower again
Edited on Sep 06, 8:13 because 'forgot me punctuation thingy'. -
lolhere Kevin
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