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Online Poetry Competition 2005

Every month we hold The Top 5 Poems of the Month competition.

The writer of the best poem wins a web page of their own in our Featured Poets section, to showcase some more of their work.

To submit a poem to the Online Poetry Competition, email inbox@forwardpress.co.uk (Enter Top 5 Poems of the Month in the subject line, including your name and postal address)

Or post your poems to Top 5 Poems of the Month, Forward Press Ltd, Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough PE2 9JX (Write your name and address on each piece of work you send)

The Top 5 Poems of the Month for December 2005

Darling It's Time to Die - Mark Roope

Remembrance - Chris Mann

Subliminal Dealings - Tracy Thorogood

Thoughts of a Dying Soldier - Orren Wagner

The Tightrope Walker - Chris D. Bonnington

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for November 2005 

Fame - Kevin Raymond

Spiritual Whispers - Rochelle Moore

Just Beyond the Moon - James E. Davis

Angels - Deborah Gail Pearson

Soldier Daddy - Juliette Waldock

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for October 2005

Diet - Linda Howitt

The World Today - Samantha Walsh

Grunellia Shrew - Jennifer Ewing

A Liberated Lady - Kevin Raymond

The Bride - Irene Pickering

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for September 2005

The Pals Anniversary - Ben Hamilton

The Kitchen - Martin Collins

Arbeit Mach Frei - Sean Kinsella

Vengeance - TL Dewing

Insomnia - Elaina Laurick

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for August 2005

Poisoned Justice - Sam Kelly

The Mist Rolled In - Clive Atkins

Daisy Chain - Cora Barras

Bin Liner - Nick Wright

Requieme 3 - Hayes Turner

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for July 2005

The Barbecue - Shirley McIntyre

Sweet Contradiction - Katy Gray

My First… - Gael Ross

A Thousand Times - Andrew Carter

Look Away Now it Doesn't Concern You - Kevin Raymond

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for June 2005

MFI DIY! - Melinda Penman

My Dad - Callum Smith

My Harbour - Chris Scriven

Doors - Vicki Stevens

Man Flu - Other Teresa

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for May 2005

Fallen Angel - Rachael Ajao

Some Things in Life Are Precious - Kevin Raymond

You Gave Him Wings Now Let Him Fly - Elaine Tyrrell

In this Deep and Silent Forest - David Cromby

Brother - Tracy Sherrin-Miller

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for April 2005

Younger by Moonlight - Charles R Wyvill

Complete Makeover - Melinda Penman

Life Goes On - Claire Smith

Progress - I A Morrison

Stars and Candlelight - Leonard Low

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for March 2005

Revenge is Sweet - Samantha Walsh

Inspiration - Patricia Lindsay

Moon-tide to Toes - Bill Eden

Forget Not - Ian Morrison

How Do I Love You? - Polly Davies

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for February 2005

Why did you hurt my child today? - Karen Smith

Call to Poetry - Eimer Lynch

Gaugin Dreams - Emma M Gascoyne

Caring (A Groom’s Dedication to his Bride) - N Ferguson

The Hypochondriac - Geoffrey Kemm

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month for January 2005

Stay Awhile - Kerenza

Water Lillies - Amy Fuller

Old Flame - Trevor Stott

If - Grace Divine

Belief - Geoffrey Kemm

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month Competition is judged by our imprint editors, and all entries that are not used will be considered for publication in new Forward Press anthologies.

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