Isle of Man Poetry Society, in conjunction with Manx Litfest, has launched the 2015 Douglas Poetry Trail. Entries are invited for inclusion in the trail, which will take the form of 20 poems printed on posters and displayed at venues around Douglas town centre. The posters will be displayed in the lead up to and during this year’s Manx Litfest, which runs from 23 to 27 September.

Bethany de Legh-Runciman, Chairman of Isle of Man Poetry Society, said, ‘Last year’s trail generated a lot of interest from poets across Island, making it a challenge for the judges to choose just 20 poems for the trail. As with last year’s trail, the 20 winning poems will feature on specially designed posters at a range of town centre venues which will be promoted in the Litfest brochure.’

Each of the 20 winners will get to keep the poster featuring their poem once Litfest is over, and the winning poems will be published in the Society’s
magazine.

‘There is no limit on subject matter,’ said Bethany. ‘We welcome poems on any theme that entertain, inspire, or provoke a response. The poems must be suitable for public display and be an asset to Manx Litfest and literature in the Island.’

To submit for the trail, poets need to send their work in to the Isle of Man Poetry Society office with an entry form, together with ?3.50 per poem, by Friday 19 June. The entry form can be downloaded at Isle of Man Poetry Society’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/isleofmanpoetrysociety, or you can pick up a copy at the Henry Bloom Noble Library in Douglas.