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I started writing poems in 2011 and find it an excellent hobby. I joined this site in 2015.

Where I live is in France, but I am English. I enjoy noticing the contrasts between the two countries in terms of sociology. There are quite a few - subtle ones for the most part.

I have (by March, 2023) set up over 100 Poetry Contests for you all.

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My poetic philosophy are these -

Understatement in poetry gives the readers more to think about than overstatement.

Tell, rather than show. It's far more intellectual.

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Judging Methodology

Blog Posted by Julia Ward: 7/29/2023 6:40:00 AM

One thing I do not want to have in my own contests is a points system. A free verse poem is not inferior to a rhyming poem; a sonnet is not the be and end all of poetry writing. Layout does not have to be judged on whether a left hand margin has been avoided in favour of putting the poem in the centre of the page, something that does not suit a lot of poems anyway. No, what I do is to judge on content. If a poem appeals to me that obeys the rules I have specified and does not have spelling mistakes, it will go on my Winners' list, a list without shared placements.

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