Impressions of Scotland by Kevin Smith

“Is ann den aon chló an cathdath”To the Black Watch Hard Rock Scotch Goth,
The wolf-beater, the clan of iron

Pretension by Calvin Klein written by Kevin Smith

The cheapest red wine in a glass (plastic)
Classics from the online library, borrowed books and
Burnt CDs of Beethoven’s stolen symphonies.

The Button by Damian McCallion

A slurp of his coffee proceeded by a relaxed groan and Paddy is in a tranquil haven, nothing around him but blinking lights and a few surveillance monitors.

LINKS

Online Books

The Online Books Page http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ 

The Shadow of Fear by Mary Kavanagh

Fear is a shadow

but my hands have

touched its face.

MICE DON’T WEAR RED by Mary Kavanagh

I love red nail varnish.
It makes a bold statement
it’s got audacity,

More Competitions…

http://www.nawg.co.uk/compmore.htm

Poetry Competitions

http://www.poetryireland.ie/news/competition.asp

This site is an excellent resource for information on upcoming poetry competitions and events around the country. Poets keep an eye on this one.

Short Story Competition

http://www.fishpublishing.com/13th-fish-international-short-story-prize.php

30th November 2006.

For info on other writing competitions run by Fish Publishing check out http://www.fishpublishing.com/

Short Story Competition

http://www.williamtrevorshortstory.com/

Deadline: Friday 8th December