GETTING poetic about Ulverston could land a local scribe a £1,000 prize.
United Press Ltd is inviting poets to send a stanza about Ulverston of no more than 20 lines and 160 words.
The best poem written about someone's home town from anywhere in the UK will win the cash prize.
"It can be about something or someone from the poet's home area," said a United Press spokesman.
The closing date is December 31. For more information contact Peter Quinn on 0870-240-6190.
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