35th Anniversary Contest

In 2010, Contemporary Verse 2 turned the big 35, and to give our birthday a special kick we created a contest for the occasion.

The challenge was that each poem had to incorporate “35” somehow. It could be that a poem had 35 lines or 35 stanzas or it could be that literally the number “35” was used or written out, or included in the title.

Honourable Mention: Belinda Betker – Friary

First Place

- 35th parallel -

By Doyali Farah Islam
Second Place

Thirty Five

By Anne Swannell
Third Place

doggerel

By Debbie Strange