tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post1754550932500550809..comments2024-01-19T21:33:09.716+00:00Comments on E Y E W E A R, THE BLOG - FREEDOM MEANS BEING UNAFRAID TO WRITE WHAT YOU THINK: Montreal Poetry Prize a bit of a dudEYEWEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900801847916951522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-20455126849638869542013-01-22T18:53:19.277+00:002013-01-22T18:53:19.277+00:00i like the blind judging as it is fair for all !!i like the blind judging as it is fair for all !!canadian12212012https://www.blogger.com/profile/11773454460379578893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-52843902967780558902011-12-22T17:55:57.204+00:002011-12-22T17:55:57.204+00:00Remember the competition, like many poetry comps, ...Remember the competition, like many poetry comps, is judged blind. You might get well-known poets (if they entered) being short-listed or you might get newcomers.<br /><br />Also, remember that last year's National Poetry Competition winner, Paul Adrian, was an unknown. Not every well-known poet wins competitions. That's the beauty of them. Anyone can enter and possibly win.shadow in the cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883642939573396954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-18121843979082772762011-12-19T09:23:02.175+00:002011-12-19T09:23:02.175+00:00I disagree. The whole point of the prize, as I un...I disagree. The whole point of the prize, as I understand it, is to leave reputation at the door and get new voices in. The prize is judged blind, and with good reason: because they didn't want things like established names to be taken into account. Also, I believe the point of the prize is to widen Anglophone poetry beyond British, American and Canadian. The winner was Australian, but they got submissions from 59 countries, which actually seems pretty impressive for a prize that's just started up and which hasn't really received much media attention.Mike O'Briennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-49638143998928302052011-12-18T11:29:17.828+00:002011-12-18T11:29:17.828+00:00Dear Todd
Congratulations on receiving your PhD. ...Dear Todd<br /><br />Congratulations on receiving your PhD. At this rate, you'll soon be joining 'Sir Motion' in the House of Lords!<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon & RustyPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-12866634719398964062011-12-17T19:22:24.246+00:002011-12-17T19:22:24.246+00:00A majority of poems have been recorded by the poet...A majority of poems have been recorded by the poets and the mp3's are linked to on the site. This is a positive innovation; no? <br /><br />I don't understand your complaint about there not being enough 'established' poets, particularly if you haven't read the poems in question. You seem to be dismissing these people not on the strength of their poems but because they are not as famous as people like us.<br /><br />I personally welcome an anthology that is more interested in the poetry than the personality. Wanting to foreground the poem rather than elevating mediocre poets with more talent for social networking than writing quality gear.CoirĂ FilĂochtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137576329670368944noreply@blogger.com