Fashion
In Competition No. 2922 you were invited to invent new garments and provide definitions. Thanks to the reader who, inspired…
Fictihew
In Competition No. 2921 you were invited to write a clerihew about a fictional character. The clerihew is a comic…
Rocker to writer
In Competition No. 2920 you were invited to submit an extract from a novel written by a rock star of…
Change of direction
In Competition No. 2919 you were invited to write a poem that begins with the first line or two lines…
Threesome
In Competition No. 2918 you were invited to submit a poem composed entirely of three-letter words. ‘This is the most…
Right to reply
In Competition No. 2917 you were invited to submit a reply from Andrew Marvell’s coy mistress. Marvell’s mix of cajoling…
Rebranded classics
In Competition No. 2916 you were invited to recast a well-known scene from literature to reflect the fact that its…
Arty limericks
In Competition No. 2915 you were invited to submit limericks featuring a well-known artist and a destination of your choice.…
Bennboozled
In Competition No. 2914 — which was inspired by a speech given by the late Sir Keith Joseph in which…
Back to school
In Competition No. 2913 you were invited to submit an extract from the school report of a well-known author, living or…
Fan fare
In Competition No. 2912 you were invited to submit a tribute in verse to a once-popular foodstuff that has fallen…
Triple thrill
In Competition No. 2911 you were invited to submit a thriller in three text messages. This one seemed straightforward enough…
Pet hate
In Competition No. 2910 you were invited to submit a poem by a pet who is cheesed off with its…
Taking the Michael
In Competition No. 2909 you were invited to follow in the footsteps of Michael Gove, who has urged civil servants…
Open and shut case
In Competition No. 2908 you were invited to submit a comically appalling opening to an imaginary novel. Thanks are due…
Tube lines
In Competition No. 2907 you were invited to imagine that poets, living or dead, had been recruited to compose verse…
Poetry in motion
In Competition No. 2906 you were invited to write a poem about an encounter in an airport. Craig Raine’s poem…
I can see a rainbow
In Competition No. 2905 you were invited to write a sonnet whose lines begin with the letters R,O,Y,G,B,I,V,V,I,B,G,Y,O,R, in that…
Court report
In Competition No. 2904 you were invited to take as your first line ‘There’s a breathless hush on the centre…
Off colour
In Competition No. 2903 you were invited to provide an extract from an article in an interiors magazine featuring some…
Howzat!
In Competition No. 2903 you were invited to supply a poem incorporating a dozen cricketing terms. English poets love cricket:…
Pylon poetry
In Competition No. 2901 you were invited to write a poem in praise of a modern-day blot on the landscape.…
Sauce material
In Competition No. 2900 you were invited to write a short story that ends on a condiment of your choice.…
Occasional verse
In Competition No. 2899 you were invited to write a poem commemorating the birth of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. The…
21st-century Belloc
In Competition No. 2898 you were invited to give an update on one of the children in Cautionary Tales who…
