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@Oliver Schick
Fair enough. I obviously haven't read it, but light verse is perfectly acceptable in such competitions. There's a big divide in contemporary poetry between, on the one hand, supposedly deep, sub-Eliotian/Hughesian crap, and straight, highly regular verse on the other--as you can see with the success enjoyed by Carol Ann Duffy, it doesn't have to be profound. The samples I've seen of TST so far look very good and skilful, and if this is sustained throughout the book, it will be in with a chance (especially as Simon Armitage is the judge).