A weekend packed full of poetry and entertainment was held at Binalong for the 2014 NSW Bush Poetry Championships. People travelled from near and far to attend the poetry weekend and they were not disappointed.
Local schoolboy Henry McColl (pictured, photo by Camilla Duffy) came second in the junior competition Reid Noyes of Young taking out first place.
Winners of the Written NSW Bush Poetry Championships 2014, held in conjunction with the Binalong Bush Poetry Prize.
Overall Champion: David Campbell
Serious
1. David Campbell, The Lucky Country
2. Tom McIlveen, A Call to Arms
3. Milton Taylor, Stinky Steve
HC Will Moody, The Chorus of the Night
HC Tom McIlveen, The Cattle Pastures
C Brenda Joy, Secrets of the Desert
C Tom McIlveen, Eugene
C Val Wallace, To My Son
C Milton Taylor, In Defence of the Workers
Humorous
1. Milton Taylor, Wallace Dot and Croc
2. Milton Taylor, Of Felines and Females
3. Tom McIlveen, The Breathaliser
HC David Campbell, When Rhyme is a Crime
HC Brenda Joy, A Musing
HC Tom McIlveen, Roadside Pizza
C Beryl Stirling, Bob from Burrado
C Neil Carroll, Rob the Pilot
C Beryl Stirling, Wedding Day at Bunji Best
Novice: Rob Hughes, Wild Dog Trapper.
Congratulations to all who entered.
