Closed!

 The deadline for the Charm Poetry Competition has now passed. Thank you for your entries - judging will soon start. Remember to check back in a few weeks to read the judge's report and the winning entries - one of them could be yours!

One week to go

 In seven days' time, the Charm Poetry Competition 2023 will close, and the judging will begin. So if you haven't entered yet, sharpen that pencil and we look forward to receiving your entry!

April is here

 April is here, and with it the Charm Poetry Competition closing date approaches. If you're looking for inspiration, why not check out https://lightenup-online.co.uk, the quarterly light verse webzine?

All sorted!

 We are delighted to report that the technical hitch has now been resolved, and our Paypal account is working again.

Keep those entries coming!

Technical hitch

 We're having some technical problems at the moment with our PayPal account. We hope to have them resolved soon: in the meantime, keep writing and we'll post again when it's working again!

We're getting ready for 2023

 We are delighted to announce that the Charm Poetry Competition is back for its third year! If you have a poem in you that's warm, or whimsical, or witty, or word-playful, it's ideal for submission to our competition. We look forward to hearing from you.

So check out the competition details, read the rules, and then enter the competition! 

It's results day

For the second year, the entrants to the Charm Poetry Competition have helped proved our contention that poetry can be warm, whimsical, witty, and word-playful. 

We would like to congratulate the six poets placed in the highly commended category, as well as the three prize-winners - Vijaya Venkatesan for ‘Boustrophedon (or, how not to write a Terza rima)’,  Siobhán Flynn for ‘Tall Old Ladies’, and Kelly Davis for 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day'. 

Finally, we would like to thank our judge, Polly Walshe, who was a delight to work with.

You can find out more about the prize-winning poets, and the three prize-winning poems here, and Polly's competition report here. 

We will be back - in the meantime, keep writing!