Set Poem

Adjudicator: Rebecca Thompson BA (Hons) LLAM (Hons)

Please select ONE poem from the three alternatives set.

All poems can be found in LAMDA’s “Anthology of Verse and Prose” Volume XV

Any problems in obtaining any poems please contact Ann Reed: speechanddramadpaforguk  (speechanddramadpaforguk)  

 

 

Class Number	Class Name	Level	Time	Trophy	Fee	Set Piece
6144	Set Poem	4 years	x	DPAF Trophy	£6.00	A Little Talk – Anon A Spider Bought a Bicycle – Phyllis Kingsbury Splash – Anon
6145	Set Poem	5 years	x	DPAF Trophy	£6.00	Bella Had a New Umbrella – Eve Merriam Airliner – S Gilman Let’s Send a Rocket – Kit Patrickson
6146	Set Poem	6 years	x	DPAF Trophy	£6.50	The Mouse in the Wainscot – Ian Serrailier Bullrod the Bulldog – Tony Bradman A Centipede – Julie Holder
6147	Set Poem	7 years	x	Rosemary Milton Shield	£6.50	Waking – Lilian Moore Hide and Seek – Robert Graves The Colours Live – Mary O’Neil
6148	Set Poem	8 years	x	Frederica Tomlinson Cup	£6.50	Oliphant – TRR Tolkien Seal Song – Robin Mellor Norman the Zebra – Jeremy Lloyd
6149	Set Poem	9 years	x	DPAF Trophy	£6.50	Waterway Robbery – Richard Edwards Midnight Wood – Raymond Wilson Blind alley – Eleanor Farjeon
6150	Set Poem	10 years	x	Junior Verse Speaking Cup	£6.50	Noah and the Rabbit – Hugh Chesterman Quieter than Snow – Berlie Doherty Conversation with an Angel – Wanda Barford
6151	Set Poem	11 years	x	DPAF Poetry Performance Trophy	£6.50	Jenny’s Song – Gareth Owen Escape at Bedtime – Robert Louis Stevenson Who Made the World – Steve Turner
6152	Set Poem	12 years	x	Lady Mary Trefusis Picture	£7.00	Miss Wing – James Reeves Speech – Paul Gallico Watching a Dancer – James Berry
6153	Set Poem	13 & 14 yrs	x	Cornwall Cup	£7.00	The Proper Study – WS Slater Conscious – Wilfred Owen ‘I Am’ – John Clare
6155	Set Poem	15 & 16 yrs	x	DPAF Trophy	£7.50	The Trout – John Montague Home thoughts from Abroad – Robert Browning Sparrow – Norman MacCaig
6157	Set Poem	17 & 18 yrs	x	DPAF Trophy	£7.50	Mirror – Sylvia Plath On Killing a Tree – Gieve Patel Spiritual Song of the Aborigine – Hyllus Marus

The Wilkinson & Grant Trophy will be awarded by the Adjudicator for
the most promising performer in the Speech and Drama Section

Where a trophy is shown for more than one class, the highest mark in these classes will win the trophy

Winners in individual classes will receive a DPAF Trophy, a plaque or medal which may be kept