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In association with the Cloud Appreciation Society

The sky is low, the clouds are mean

So said Emily Dickinson. Of course, it’s not necessarily the case. Clouds can be whatever we want them to be, which is why we’re teaming up with Candlestick Press to find the very best new poems about clouds for a new Candlestick Press pamphlet due out this summer.

How to enter

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The competition will be judged by Katharine Towers, Candlestick Press Assistant Editor and CAS Poet in Residence. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into. The competition closes at midnight on 17th March 2017 and winners will be notified by 1st May 2017.

Prizes

The winning poem will feature in Candlestick’s forthcoming pamphlet Ten Poems about Clouds which is due for publication in July 2017. It will also be posted on the CAS and Candlestick Press websites. The winner will receive 30 copies of the pamphlet, in addition to a Cloud Appreciation Society membership (or a top-up subscription if already a member). Ten commended poets will each receive five copies of the anthology. The winning and commended poets will be invited to read at the launch of Ten Poems about Clouds in July.

Inspiration

Need some clouds to get started? Take a look at the Society gallery of members’ cloud images. Good luck![/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”center” background_color=”#ffffff” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][qbutton size=”large” target=”_self” font_weight=”” text=”Submit a poem by email” link=”mailto:clouds@candlestickpress.co.uk”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]