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Time: January 31, 2012 all day
Location: National
Website or Map: http://www.griffith.edu.au/hu…
Event Type: opportunity, prize, competition
Organized By: Griffith University
Latest Activity: Feb 2, 2012
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Amongst the richest poetry and short story prizes in the world, the Josephine Ulrick prizes in 2012 are worth $40,000 in prize money.
Griffith University's School of Humanities on the Gold Coast administers the Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize and the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize on behalf of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts.
Up to 200 line poem or suite of poems
First Prize: $20,000
Closing date 31 January 2012
The Leap………
There is no explanation,
To understand you have to come,
Like your in the front seat of a car,
Going that fast your tingling numb,
And for that split second blackness,
I cannot see a thing,
I never knew the climax of what it felt like falling in…
Your life may flash before you,
Like a memory upload,
But every thoughts a stimulant
Its quite intense if you let go,
Conquering extreme bliss as you navigate this space,
Where the minutes are like hours,
As the g-force strangles you from feet to face,
I swallow and lay back as heat consumes my vital frame,
Slowly standing steady from a ride that was insane,
I fuelled up and i fired in a quest to be set free,
And it isn’t untamed desire,
But the element of excitement that gets me…….
Jodieanne McCormack
TAUNTED BUT OVERCOME
In my mind to myself i know i am quite mean,
but it comes with the territory of a complex
and shocking self esteem,
my state of life is not in tune,
and for years iv said it will be soon,
its now im stuck and can't crawl out
and iv come to my own conclusion
of what is life about ?
tis then through mist the veils pulled back
i see a vision of my goals, and have another crack
suddenly there is hope
the miles to climb don't seem that far
and when iv reached the very top
its success im ready to embark
because up with a face of confidence, i am sure to go
and from here the heights that can be reached
for me are unbeknowns.
Jodieanne McCormack
THE DREAM
How do dreams gain momentum, fullfilling and so real
revealing extreme happiness im waking up to feel
such excitment cant be reigned
it runs right through my vital frame
alive inside to grasp the touch
of the affection exposed i now crave so much
sometimes i wish i never woke from such a blissfull dream
to realise its within my reach and do nothing so it seems
i am not in abundance, therefore why do i wait
for something iv wished for before
but learnt i acted way to late
this time i refuse and wont let go
of this vision through my eyes
because i beleive that if i do
its my own life i will despise.
Jodieanne McCormack
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