[MR] Known World Poetry Competition Prizes

[David A. Warner]

To the Poets, Bards, Versifiers, and literati of Atlantia and the Known
World, and Anyone Else who Cares, greeting from the slothful, eremitic,
orthographically challenged, and delinquent of duty Poeta Atlantiae,
Thomas Broadpaunch.

 

The details of the Known World Poetry Competition have been published
elsewhere, and the running of it at the war is being handled by Lady
Tehair, as I am unable to be present. I have obtained, however, two
prizes that are on offer to the challenge and general competitions,
which I hope will motivate at least those whose love of words is
idiosyncratic in the same way as mine.

 

To the winner of the challenge category will go a new paper copy of the
one-volume photo-reduced Oxford English Dictionary (which purports to
contain the entire contents of the 20 volume original) complete with
magnifying glass. 


To the winner of the general category will go a new CD-ROM version of
Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary (unabridged).
Although it may appear to be the lesser prize, it has one capability the
other prize does not, that may be of particular use to poets: It has a
"rhymes with" search function.

 

So, that's what's on offer. Sharpen the quills and minds, if you have
not already, and -make your sacrifices to your various muses, and get to
work!!! If you need more information about the rules for the
competition, see http://poeta.atlantia.sca.org/pennsic/index.html 

 

And please cross-post this to all relevant lists in all Kingdoms and
subgroups to which verbal artisans with a war in their near future may
subscribe.

 

I remain,

Your worthless servant,

Thomas Broadpaunch

By Their Atlantian Majesties' grace, Poeta Atlantiae