School Poem Competition 2011

Greater Manchester County School Poem Competition

The Royal British Legion is celebrating its 90^th Anniversary in 2011, and to mark this special occasion the Greater Manchester County is running a poem competition within the schools of the County.  The theme for the competition is "The Poppy" or "Remembrance"(why should we remember).  Poets are invited to use their imagination to interpret this theme which could refer to a time, a place, a person, a feeling or something completely different.

The Competition will be divided into 5 categories:

Category 1   -          School years 1 - 2

Category 2   -          School years 3 - 6

Category 3   -           School years 7 - 9

Category 4   -           School years 10 - 13

Category 5   -           Cadet Units

The competition will be judged by a panel and the top 3 from each category will be put on show at the Imperial War Museum North next June, where the Royal British Legion are running a weekend of events to celebrate the 90^th Anniversary.  The general public will then get the opportunity to vote for the best poem within each category.  The five winners will then go to the Annual Church Service in July at Manchester Cathedral and read out their respective poems during the service.  The National President of the Royal British Legion who will be present will present all 15 poets with their prizes and certificates. 

To Download the criteria for the competition please click on the link below

CRITIERIA AND RULES

 

To Download the application form please click on the link below

ENTRY FORM