Worlds End Poetry
Competition

The aim of this competition is to produce two wonderful anthems for the climate change / environment movement based on these two melodies. 

 

In 2024 the melodies are EITHER I Vow to Thee My Country (Jupiter theme from Holst’s The Planets) OR Tallis' Third Mode Melody (theme of Vaughan-Williams’ Tallis Fantasia).

 

Prize-money for each of the two winning 2024 texts is £200. 

 

1. The competition will be launched on Monday 2nd September 2024. 

2. Deadline for receipt of entries will be 11:59 GMT on November 19th 2024. 

3. Decisions on the winning texts will be made by mid-December 2024.

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Judges are the Bristol-based poet and augmented sound artist Ralph Hoyte, 2022-2024 Bristol City Poet Kat Lyons and David Adams, Bozarts Artistic Director.

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Bozarts will actively promote the winning works to a wide range of performing groups and organizations, including choirs and instrumental ensembles from community, amateur, and professional backgrounds. This also includes exciting initiatives like the Climate Change Choir movement, as well as schools and other institutions, offering an incredible opportunity to have your poetry performed and shared with diverse audiences..

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Submissions should be text and audio recordings emailed to David Adams at bozarts.info@gmail.com. 

1. Each email submission should contain ONLY TWO VERSES in writing for the melody chosen.

2. Each email submission should also contain an INFORMAL AUDIO MADE BY THE WRITER of singing or speaking over the melody in the rhythm of the melody. A self-made audio phone recording of reciting over the music is fine.

3. Fee per submission is £5 UK sterling per poem submitted/melody chosen. If you put in two different texts that's 2 x £5. Concessions fees are £2.50.

4. You can purchase a competition submission ticket via Humanitix ticketing website here (https://events.humanitix.com/bozarts-worlds-end-poetry-competition).

5. Please note we cannot consider your poem in the competition until you have bought your submission ticket.

 

Simple instrumental recordings of the two 2024 melodies can be found at:

• Jupiter: https://soundcloud.com/kimrobertson-music/i-vow-to-thee-my-country-feat 

• Third Mode Melody: https://youtu.be/Dr-NqUEhGpo?si=ppwArdRCEt0IniA-

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For further questions please use the Contact Form below or email David Adams, Bozarts Artistic Director at bozarts.info@gmail.com