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RICHARD FLINT COMPETITION

The Richard Flint awards were invented through a very generous legacy left to the Fellowship by Richard Flint. It was his hope that the money would be used to encourage survivors of polio to embrace there artistic flare and allow it to flourish. Every year since we have run competitions in three categories (Art Photography and Poetry) for polio survivors. Each category has a 1st place prize of £250, 2nd place prize of £150 and a third place prize of £75. 

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PLEASE NOTE: THE ENTRY DEADLINE IS NOW CLOSED

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The winners for 2024 are as follows...

 

Art 

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1st Place, Jerry Hutchinson

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Photography

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1st Place, Violet Roe

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Poetry

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1st Place, Limi Jones

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Two worlds. Two paths. One life. 

 

In one we are queens, adorned in royal red. 

Admired, feared, and praised. 

In the other, we are an incubator, 

Destined to be a homemaker. 

 

In one our hair flung loose we dance 

bare feet to the jazzy beat of our hearts. 

In the other, we are told to be unassuming. 

We have no vice, we are made of all things nice. 

 

In one we are fired, intuitively 

Inspired, to walk a different path. 

In the other, we are a burden, not inspirations. 

We are weighed down by the dowry of generations. 

 

In one we open our wings in flight and soar 

High, and high. 

In the other, we are clipped and crushed. 

Told to look down, and not up. 

 

in one we strut the power, of our feminine sexuality. 

Our curves, a worship of our female sensuality. 

In the other, our flesh is cloaked, covered, and concealed. 

Told to be ashamed, of our own sex appeal. 

 

In one we shout and scream how we feel 

Where our words mean something real. 

In the other, we are choked, stifled and censored. 

By false practice, and beliefs. 

 

In one we are submissive, compliant, humble. 

An obedient, docile, dutiful daughter. 

In the other, we are rebellious, a fierce shakti, a chaos. 

Where we have the freedom, the independence and the right, to be us. 

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Please send entries via email to:

 

matthew@britishpolio.org.uk

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or by post to

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The British Polio Fellowship 

CP House

Otterspool Way

Watford

WD25 8HR

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Full details of the competition can be found here

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