Latitude Festival 2009

Poem

Fish Quay

Fish wives widowed
Docks dried up
North Shields Fish Quay
Shut up shop

Hustle and bustle
That was before
Lights high and low
Shine no more

The Tyne looks bare
Not a boat in sight
Even the fish
Know of our plight

Tangled nets
Discarded fish hooks
Our poor North Shields
Where nobody looks

But hark!

The Tyne swells
It heard our alarms
Welcomed by the piers
Like opened arms

The boats are manned
Black Middens are tamed
The nets and hooks
Can be reclaimed

And up on the bank
Vice Admiral looks on
Seen so much
Has our favorite son

Now full of life
North Shields Fish Quay
Proud once again
For all to see

Sonna Lawrence
North Shields, United Kingdom

Originally from Sussex, currently residing in North Shields.

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Competition Rules

Deadline for submissions:
July 3rd 2009

Rules:
Submit one original poem about where you live. The poem can be of any length and in any style, but must not have been published anywhere else before in print or online.

Copyright:
The copyright of each poem remains with the author.

Terms & conditions:

1.  Only one poem accepted per person
2.  Winner chosen by Latitude Festival and Pen Pusher Magazine. The judges’ decision is final.
3.  Pen Pusher Magazine and Latitude Festival have rights to publish or broadcast the winning entry and runners-up.

Prize:

–  a reading on the prestigious New Voices stage in the Poetry Arena at Latitude Festival 2009 on Saturday 18th July*
–  a pair of weekend tickets to the Latitude Festival 2009
–  the winning entry will be published in issue 13 of Pen Pusher Magazine (published July 23rd 2009).

*If the winner is unable to attend the Latitude Festival, a runner-up will be chosen to perform, and the winning poem will be read by one of the poets performing on the New Voices stage.

Background Illustration: Michael Constantine