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Congratulations Marty

Post by David J Delaney » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:20 am

Congratulations to Marty Boyce for being awarded a 'Double Tap' award for war poetry. Awarded for his poem 'Poppies', by the International War Veterans Poetry Archives.

These awards are not given 'lightly' & can't be applied for by the author & can only be nominated, then second' by a club member.

Again Congratulations mate. :)

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by Bellobazza » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:51 am

Congratulations Marty...
Well deserved too. Recognition such as this is, in my opinion, far more satisfying than any competition result. It shows that your words have hit home with the people you are writing about.

Cheers, Will.
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has something funny in his head..." CJD

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by warooa » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:40 pm

Great to hear, mate. and well-deserved congrats. Here's to me slappin' ya on the back so hard ya spill ya beer! ;)

Marty

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by Heather » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:26 pm

Well done Marty and congratulations. It's a good poem, you deserve it.

Heather :)

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by Irene » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:02 pm

Congratulations Marty!!!!
Great to see.

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by Leonie » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:07 pm

and another congratulations from me too Marty, well done.

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by Neville Briggs » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:24 pm

Good to hear Marty. It's interesting how the service or ex-services are still keen sponsors of the arts. Maybe its something about the experience of war that only can be said in the distilled language of poetry.



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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by william williams » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:39 pm

congrats Marty many congrats mate

bill the old battler

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by Bellobazza » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:41 pm

Hey Neville...
I don't mean to hi-jack Marty's thread, but just had to jump in when I read your "distilled language". That is how I feel about poetry in a nutshell really.

'distil'...verb...to vaporize and recondense (a liquid); to purify, separate, concentrate.
Nice. 8-)

I may adopt "distil language" as my motto!

Cheers, Will.
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has something funny in his head..." CJD

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Re: Congratulations Marty

Post by Neville Briggs » Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:44 am

I'm with you Will.
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