Leading up to National Poetry Day 2012..........

In the month leading up to National Poetry Day 2012  a competition is being held:

My Quake Nightmare

Participants are invited to submit a poem of between 10 and 20 lines on this theme.

The poem must be delivered or posted to Canterbury University Bookshop,

University Drive, Ilam, Christchurch 8041. No email entries.

Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, author of Shaken Down 6.3 will judge

There will be 10 prizes. The first 5 winners receive a $50 UBS book voucher

Next 5 winners receive a copy of Shaken Down 6.3.

Please add your contact details to entry.

All 10 winners will be invited to read their poem at the Canterbury University Bookshop National Poetry Day Event 27^th July 12.30pm – 1.30pm.

Poets Respond to the Quake.

Performers Jeffrey Paparoa Holman Helen Howe, Writer in Residence UC 2012 and Ben Brown

The first 30 people to attend the event will be given a free voucher for coffee or tea at the newly opened adjacent AdLib Café.

In addition, in the week leading up to the event, we will feature poetry inside the shop with book displays and  poetry walls inside and out..