Attention all poets and budding poets!

Published on 11 October 2025 at 00:46

John Parsons Bognor Regis Heritage Partnership

October 10, 2025 - 15:43

Attention all poets and budding poets!

A poetry competition with a local focus.

"In the footsteps of William Blake"

Write a poem no longer than 500 words.

Its content should have a local setting and written in the style of William Blake, picking up on his themes or be about him.

The competion is sponsored by The Blake Cottage Trust and The Bognor Regis Heritage Partnership

Ther will be prizes of £250, £150 and £75 for the 3 winning entries.

The short listed topics entries will be presented at a Blake Event at Bognor Regis Library at 6.30pm on Wednesday 3rd December. More details to follow.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF
William Blake
A POETRY COMPETITION WITH A LOCAL FOCUS


The poem should be no more than 500 words in length and the closing date is 31st October 2025.


Its content should have a local setting and written in the style of William Blake, pick up his themes or be about him.


Send entries to irecampbell@aol.co.uk  (Organiser Irene Campbell)

The top six entries selected by the judges will be presented at the Blake event at Bognor Regis Library at 6.30 pm on Wednesday 3rd December, when the winning entries will be performed by actress Jean Rogers.


The event will be introduced by Simon Brett.
There will be three prizes of £250, £150 and £75, sponsored by the Bognor Regis Heritage and Arts Partnership.


The top six entries will be posted on the Blake Cottage Trust website as well as the Bognor Regis Heritage and Arts Partnership website www.blakecottage.org and www.bognorregistrails.co.uk 

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