No fewer than 133 poems are included in this hefty, but beautifully designed and illustrated anthology of award-winning poems from the annual Tom Howard Poetry Contest and the annual Margaret Reid Prize for Traditional Verse.

all poets, both aspiring and professional.

"Island Matinee" by the late Jacqueline Cooke, one of the finest poets of recent years, whose death in 2008 was a sad loss to contemporary poetry.

the winning poem. I loved all the other poems in the book but I thought "Love's Labor Found" just a little too labored for its own good. It's the sort of verse that critics endorse. I thought it would have been far more effective at a quarter the length.

polish up my own verses.

glad that so many poets have achieved the success they deserve.

has contributed a couple of fine poems himself. I really enjoyed "Shopping Mall".

with just that one reservation, it is a wonderfully inspiring collection of contemporary verse.

I wish there was a rating higher than five to describe the superlative illustrations.

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