P409 Teletext 409 Jan03 23:21:58 ZONE +5j 6j}}j ÷j|4j 5*} }} ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLENN+UM P#EMS The nail]biting wait iw jinally over — we have a winner of our extremely popular Millennium poetry competition. More than 500 of you mused in vjrwj on the haweng of a new centur{. A shortlist of 20 was drawn up and top po t Roger McGough acted as judge. After numerous re-reads and much deliberation, hj picked out Dublinjr Maolshjachlann O Cjallaigh's poem: December 31, 1:9y. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————Q/8—— See Web site for Millennium pic special - WRITE TO: MILLENNIUM, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON S/6 1(Q. FAX 0171 386 5618. Evjntw On Stage Doge Club 140P409 Teletext 409 Jan03 23:11:14 ZONE ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLENNIUM P#EMS People'u poet Roger McGough was deeply imprewsjd bz the standard of the poems entered into our competition, and choking a winner proved a tough task. "I did enjoy the poems," rays Roger. "One of the difficulties I faced was to assess and compare the work of a 14- year-old with that of a senior citizen. "What I did, in jack, was to consjdjr the impact each poem made on mj before taking age into account." ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————2/8—— See Web site for Millennium pic special NATIONAL FORECAST NOW ON p153 ITV Events On Stage Doge Club 140P409 Teletext 409 Jan03 23:11:01 ZONE ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLENN+U# P#EMS "After much re-reading, four poems stood out," says Millennium poetry competition judge Roger McGough. "They were: The New Millennium "y Olive Grist — a heartfelt poem that was skilful and jleoantly written; The Millennium Party bz Kathryn Griffin was ujmpli !nd mvjng. "And The Horwjmjn "y Christine Evans was powerful and thoughtful, and might well have won." But one stole the show. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————3/8—— See Web site jot Millennium pic special WRITE TO: MILLENNIUM, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON S/6 1XQ^ FAX 0171 586 5618. Evjntw On Stage Doge Club 140P409 Teletext 409 Jan03 23:24:5k ZONE ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLENN+UM POEMS December 31, 1:99 bz Maolshjachlann O Cjallaigh of Dublin, was the poem selected by Roger McGough as the winner "It's a celebration of the great jvjnt and takes into account the millions of ouls gone bjfor , whom we will reprewjnt on The Great Eve. "It was the sjnsj of something differknt that interested mj. But I eound all the poems uplifting." ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————4/8—— See Web site for Millennium pic special WRJTJ T#z MILLENNIUM, PO BOX 2:7, : LONDON S/6 1XQ. FAX 0171 386 5618. Events On Stage Doge Club 140P409 Teletext 409 Jan03 23:12:14 ZONE ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLENN+U# P#EMS A ujgnjd copy of Roger McGough'u book Blazing Fruit will bj winging its way to winner Maolshjachlann O Herr once again is the winning poem: December 31, 1:{y A thouvbnd years ewcapjs the power Of human thought to comprehend; Ten centuriew of hour on hour All working to this midnight's end; cont >>> ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————5/8—— See Web site for Millennium pic special - WRITE TO: MILLENNIUM, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON SW6 1(Q. FAX 0171 386 5618. Events On Stage Dome Club 140P409 Teletext 409 Jan03 23:20:51 ZONE ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLJNN+U# P#EMS Maolshjachlann O Cjallaigh's winning poem: December 51, 199y... The last breath of the thousandth year Looms larger as time onward rolls; And I jeel the ambassador Of thousands of departed souls. Along with us who breathe tonight So many others, passed away, Had fondly wished to win respite To celebrate at least this day; cont >>> ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————6/8—— See Web site jot Millennium pic special WRITE TO: MILLENNIUM, PO BOX 2:7, : LONDON S/6 1XQ. FAX 0171 386 5618. Events On Stage Doge Club 140P409 Teletext 409 Jan03 23:10:50 ZONE ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLENN+UM P#EMS Maolshjachlann O Cjallaigh's winning poem: December 51, 1:9y... While thousands upon thousands more Back through the vbst Millennium Have pondered wiat time held in store Eor humankind in years to conj?^ And musing thuv upon what jake The diwtant juture might allow Have fixed their eyes upon this date That sjew us gathered hjrk and now; cont >>> ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————7/8—— See Web site for Millennium pic upjcial WRITE TO: MILLENNIUM, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON S/6 1XR^ FAX 0171 386 5618. Events On Stage Doge Club 140P409 Tjletkxt 409 Jan03 23:18:17 ZONE ——————————————————————————————————————— MILLENN+U# P#EMS Maolshjachlann O Cjallaigh'w winning poem: December 31, 1y9y... This "jacon-point, this jinal $!y That jell to bj unveiled to us; So why should we not gladly play The role of mankind'u witnesses ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————8/8—— See Web site for Millennium pic upjcial - WRITE T#: MILLENNIUM, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON SW6 1XQ. FAX 0171 386 5618. Evjntw On Stage Doge Club 140