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Calling All Clan Poets Summon Your Bardic Roots and Enter The Gathering Poetry Competition In honor of The Gathering 2009, The Scotsman newspaper in conjunction with the Scottish Poetry Library is launching a search for a poem that expresses the essence of coming together.
Poems are invited from children, young people and adults both from around the world, that will bear the title The Gathering – but which can interpret the subject in any way imaginable. The judges for the poetry competition are: best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith, Edinburgh Makar (poet) Ron Butlin, Robyn Marsack of the Scottish Poetry Library, Jenny Gilmour from The Gathering 2009 and Claire Smith from The Scotsman newspaper. To serve as an inspiration for entrants, Ron Butlin has written “The Gathering 2009” - a poem for the occasion. Speaking about his poem, Butlin said, "I was trying to get to the notion of something that is really behind the Homecoming – a kind of touching base for everyone Scottish – whether they are inside the country or outside the country. As Scots, our history has been a chequered one. Now we are in charge of where we are going and where we are and that is a good place to be." The Gathering 2009 by Ron Butlin Several centuries ago we found ourselves drawn Families were split, clans broken up In the last year of the last millennium we summoned up our strength Time to take a good hard look at what we've been through – How to Enter the Competition
The following information has been provided by the poetry competition judges and committee What are the categories for entries? A – Under 12; What are the judges looking for? Poems are to be entitled The Gathering and should be no longer than 20 lines. Although we are expecting many entries to focus on Scottish identity, entrants are free to interpret the subject in whatever what they choose. How do I enter? Poems should be submitted by post to: The Gathering 2009 Poetry Competition, The Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8DT. Entries should be typed, double spaced on A4 paper. They can be written in any language but must be accompanied by a translation into English. Please include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Entrants in categories A-C should state their age and the category they are entering. If aged under 16, entrants should also include contact telephone numbers for a parent, guardian or teacher. How long have I got? The closing date for entries is 1 May, 2009. Unfortunately, we are unable to acknowledge receipt of entries What can I win? Winning poems will be published in The Scotsman in June and winners will receive a volume of Scots poems from The Scottish Poetry Library and a Gathering 2009 Commemorative Award. The winners and runners-up will also receive two tickets to The Gathering 2009 in Holyrood Park on either 25 or 26 July. For further information, visit The Gathering 2009.
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