Poetryzine Magazine presents the open call for the “Love the Words” poetry anthology celebrating Dylan's Day
‘Love the Words’ is an annual celebration of the magic and power of words, and is part of International Dylan Thomas Day which takes place on May 14 each year.
This time around, Love the Words encourages people of any age, anywhere in the world, to send a poem of up to 40 lines on the theme of ‘water’.
Since ‘Dylan’ means ‘son of the sea’, and the poet was born in the seaside town of Swansea, and later lived on the estuary in Laugharne, we’re looking for poems that celebrate our seas, rivers, lakes, and ponds, although poems about water in every form, from waterfalls to fountains, bathtubs to drinking water, are welcome.
The competition will be judged by the creative director of Dylan Day, Hannah Ellis, who is Dylan’s grand-daughter, and former Dylan Day coordinator and poet, Mab Jones.
The competition opens on Monday March 7 and closes on Saturday May 7 at midnight (GMT).
You may enter as many times as you like. We would ask you to put your poem in the body of an email – not in an attachment – and also to put ‘Love the Words’ as the subject of your email. We’d like to know your full name, the country you are writing from, and your age (we will only publish the ages of winners who are 21 or under). Please send your poem(s) to: infinitybooksuk@gmail.com
Winners will be published in an ebook anthology which will be shared on the Discover Dylan Thomas website on Dylan Day, 14 May.
Please note that copyright of the poems remains with the authors, although by taking part you grant us permission to share your poems in our social media, in the e-book, and in our publicity relating to Dylan Day and the competition.
As in previous years, we also encourage you to share your creative writing on Twitter, either as an image of your entire poem or as an extract from it. Simply use the hashtags #LovetheWords and #DylanDay, and we will reshare as many as we can in the lead up to the celebration.
Source: Discovery Dylan Thomas