Bardic Seat Competition 2024

Who will be the next Bard of Caer Dur / Dorchester - This wonderful community event is a must for all ages. Take part or be an audience member. Celebrate the poets of Dorset.

We are thrilled to confirm that the competition for the Third Bard of Dorchester will take place on the 15th of September 2024, at 3 pm at The Brownsword Hall columned area in Pummery Square.

The Bard will be appointed to serve Dorchester for a Year and a day. The competition will be run annually in the second or third week of September. Prospective Bards will present one of their own poems written to a prompt, their own interpretation or performance of a poem by Thomas Hardy and their Bardic Manifesto, details below.

The event will be hosted and compered by Peter Roe, The Second Bard of Dorchester.

The Judging Panel will be five members representing different organisations. Kevan Manwaring, 3rd Bard of Bath, Academic and Author of The Bardic Handbook; Rob Casey former Bard of Exeter and founder of Bridport’s Apothecary spoken word night; Mark Chutter, Chairman and Academic Director of The Thomas Hardy Society; Jean Lang, Chair of The Trustees of The Dorset Museum; and one other to be confirmed.

Go to the Bar Seat Webpage - https://bardofdorchester.substack.com/p/bardic-seat-competition-2024

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