Great Regulars: A million pages.

This, along with the popularity of poetry readings at literary festivals and the rise of slam poetry competitions, all point to the same conclusion: the 'problem' of poetry is not to do with appetite but delivery.

This is where this Poetry for Performance competition comes in, with its invitation for entrants to submit poems on the theme of 'relationships'. It is another way of proving the vitality of poetry--the energy, invention and enthusiasm of those writing it as well as those reading it.

from Andrew Motion: Telegraph: Poetry for Performance

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