Re: Boree Log Results
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:08 pm
Thanks Terry (plus Marty, Heather, Bob, David, Maureen and Leonie), and congratulations to you and David.
For those who don’t know this competition, and who might like to enter next year, it’s a long-standing and well-run (by the Eastwood-Hills FAW in Sydney) written comp. that offers something for just about everyone. The Boree Log is bush verse, but there are also separate sections for free verse, traditional verse, memoir (might interest the yarn-spinners) and short stories (one max. 3000 words and one max. 800 words).
The judges’ report doesn’t say how many entered the Boree Log and traditional poetry sections, but the other categories were: free verse-117; memoir-83; 800 word SS-64; and 3000 word SS-141.
Brian Beesley is the regular (and ABPA accredited) judge for the Boree Log, and his comments reinforce the importance of “consistent rhythm, uncontrived rhymes, credible storylines and poetic language”. He criticises poor rhymes, such as rhyming a singular with a plural, and also those poems which deteriorated in rhythm structure: “Generally speaking, the first verse determines the make-up of the poem, both in the number of lines and the syllable count.” As he says, “every word must count”.
So for those who are interested in competitions, keep an eye out for this one. It usually has a closing date at the end of May. And no, this isn’t a paid advertisement…it’s based in a different city and I have nothing to with its organisation! But we’ve seen a few competitions struggle recently and, although this one isn’t simply a bush poetry event, we need to support our writing comps and hard-working organisers wherever possible.
Cheers
David
For those who don’t know this competition, and who might like to enter next year, it’s a long-standing and well-run (by the Eastwood-Hills FAW in Sydney) written comp. that offers something for just about everyone. The Boree Log is bush verse, but there are also separate sections for free verse, traditional verse, memoir (might interest the yarn-spinners) and short stories (one max. 3000 words and one max. 800 words).
The judges’ report doesn’t say how many entered the Boree Log and traditional poetry sections, but the other categories were: free verse-117; memoir-83; 800 word SS-64; and 3000 word SS-141.
Brian Beesley is the regular (and ABPA accredited) judge for the Boree Log, and his comments reinforce the importance of “consistent rhythm, uncontrived rhymes, credible storylines and poetic language”. He criticises poor rhymes, such as rhyming a singular with a plural, and also those poems which deteriorated in rhythm structure: “Generally speaking, the first verse determines the make-up of the poem, both in the number of lines and the syllable count.” As he says, “every word must count”.
So for those who are interested in competitions, keep an eye out for this one. It usually has a closing date at the end of May. And no, this isn’t a paid advertisement…it’s based in a different city and I have nothing to with its organisation! But we’ve seen a few competitions struggle recently and, although this one isn’t simply a bush poetry event, we need to support our writing comps and hard-working organisers wherever possible.
Cheers
David