Next Youth Bard will be appointed at a ceremony March
Budding young poets are being urged to consider being the next Manx Youth Bard.
The competition to claim the title is entering its seventh year.
The next Youth Bard will be appointed in March during a ceremony at Henry Bloom Noble Library in Douglas.
Jordanne Kennaugh is the current Manx Bard:
If you'd like to enter you're asked to submit up to three poems on any theme.
Those that make it into the final will then be asked to perform one of their pieces to the judging panel.
Entrants must be aged between 10 and 17 and live on the Isle of Man.
To enter contact: manxbard@gmail.com or collect a form from Henry Bloom Noble Library on Duke Street in Douglas.
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