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Poetry

Poetry Competition Results

“Let a thousand flowers blossom” –Chairman Mao

There were a large number of entries to the philosophical poetry competition in Issue 2. Most were of a high standard, although there was a noticeable tendency towards introspection and melancholy. Where are all the happy poets? The poems were judged one riotous evening by a ninestrong committee using a voting system of amazing complexity, and the final decision was extremely close.

I have decided to print the winning poem and the two runners-up. The winning entry was by R.J.Caldwell, of Coulsdon, Surrey, who therefore gets the bottle of Jack Daniels.

The Body-Mind Problem

I’ve had about me longer than I’d own,
this thing of flesh and blood and bone,

and a changing face I think would fit
anyone who laid a claim on it.

What is this heavy-breathing thing

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