HANNAH FRANK POETRY COMPETITION

Hannah Frank Art Poetry Competition 2010 The winning poems have now been announced and the prize presentation was made at a ceremony at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, on 23rd August 2010, the day which would have been Hannah Frank's 102nd birthday.

Category A (9 and under)

  • Winning poem: "Buzzing Midgie".  Adam Hood, Linnvale Primary School, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire.  The poem is based on the drawing The Mocking Fairy)
  • Runner-up: "Sunset Mysteries".  Eva Dodds, Milngavie Primary School, Glasgow. The poem is based on the drawing O That Was A Flight Through the Air)
  • Commended: "Midnight Moon". Teresa Bockmuehl, Cuddington, Bucks. The poem is based on the drawing Moon Ballet

Category B (10-12)

  • Winning poem: "Fat? Thin? Tall? Small?"  Andrew Vettraino, Netherlee Primary School, Glasgow.  The poem is based on the drawing How Sultan After Sultan.
  • Runner-up: "Singing Sisters".  Kezia Liddle, St Margaret’s C of E Junior School, Newcastle-under-Lyme.  The poem is based on the drawing Garden.
  • Commended: "Many a Jealous Conference". Stephen Ramsay, Dumbarton Academy, West Dunbartonshire.  The poem is based on the drawing  Many a Jealous Conference.

Category C (13-15)

  • Winning poem: "Xanthippe". Harry Hudson, Oxford, Oxon.  The poem is based on the drawing  Untitled 1932 – [HF088m on the web gallery].
  • Runner-up: "Listen". Zoe Barnes, Grantham, Lincs. The poem is based on the drawing O Melancholy.
  • Commended: "Quickening".  Emma Groome, Pontesbury, Shropshire.  The poem is based on the drawing Out of the Night A Shadow Passed.

Category D (16-18)

  • Winning poem: "Theanthropy".  Shelby Derbyshire, Jarrow, Tyne and Weir. The poem is based on the drawing Untitled 1931 [HF081m on the web gallery]
  • Runner-up: "Egypt's Agonies".  Rhona McKellar, Isle of Harris.  The poem is based on the drawing  Then to the Rolling Heaven
  • Commended: "When life gives you lemons". Adam Burton, Eston, North Yorkshire. The poem is based on the drawing Untitled 1927 [HF025m on the web gallery].

Category E (19+)

  • Winning poem: “The Ballad of Two Women”. by Vanessa Austin Locke, Brighton, Sussex.  The poem is based on the drawing  Dream.
  • Runner-Up: “Undialled Dreams” by Gabriel Griffen, Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta, north Italy.  The poem is based on the drawing Out of the Night a Shadow Passed
  • Commended:  Tracey S. Rosenberg, Kinkardine, Fife

Hannah Frank workshops at the Hidden Lane Gallery - 5 October and 30 October for adults, 26 October for schools -  click here for details

 

For further information and press pack please contact Fiona Frank at hannahfrankart@googlemail.com or tel 07778 737681

 

Link to Fiona Frank’s blog where you can see photos of the launch of the poetry competition, and an interview with Mrs Wood, teacher at Pollokshields Primary School, Glasgow, talking about an innovative way of working with children to produce imaginative poetry inspired by Hannah Frank’s drawings.   http://fionaathannahfrank.blogspot.com

 

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