Following the announcement of the results of Lupus UK Poetry Competition 2012, we received some complaints from our readers who recognised Simon Jackson's Highly Commended Poem 'Helvellyn' as being the same poem as 'The Ice Storm' with which he had won the Slipstream Poets Open Poetry Competition 2011.
We are satisfied with Mr Jackson's explanation that there was no intention to deceive anyone; he had revised the poem since it won the Slipstream in 2011 and entered it in error in the Lupus competition.
Mr Jackson is happy to forego his £10 prize money and is pleased that Excel for Charity will donate the money to the charity.
We hope this brings a satisfactory close to the matter.
Nnorom Azuonye.
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