Results of Swale Life Poetry Competition (July 2011) Announced

We are pleased to announce the results of the Swale Life Poetry Competition (July 2011) judged by Mandy Pannett.

The two Highly Commended Poems are:

"Laments" by Ian Barker (Corwen, Wales)
"Reading Rimbaud at Tunstall: A Sestina" by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé (Singapore)

Winners:

Third Prize - "Her Room" by Miles Cain (York, UK)
Second Prize - "May it Disturb Me" by Valerie Bridge (Dorset, UK)
First Prize - "Eulogy at Kingsferry Bridge" by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé (Singapore)

Congratulations to the winners and commended authors. These poems will be published alongside the Judge's Report in Issue #7 of Swale Life Magazine on the 30th of August at www.swalelife.com

This competition raised £66.24 for Diversity House, publishers of Swale Life magazine and brings the total sum Excel for Charity has raised for this charity to £328.02