Robert Burns Poetry Competition - Awesome Prizes, Enteries From Around the world

[LADY ALEXANDRIA]

Robert Burns Scotland's Bard The Man - The Myth - The Legend
Dream of Scotland and express it through Burns Style Poetry

At times he was a LOVER and at others he was a LECHER.

At times he was a ROMANTIC and at others he was a REALIST.

He was a NATIONALIST and at times he was an INTERNATIONALIST.

He was at times a RADICAL and at others a REACTIONARY.

Come join us as we explore the role of a lifetime for actor Gerard Butler - BURNS. Another Grand Adventure to take us on the rides of our lives and another journey to embark on with Gerry!!!!

Get your Poet Hearts Out Of The Closet and come and join all the fun over at RT Burns!!!!!

Hello my fellow Burns lovers and poets, great to have you all along for this awesome Burns Journey. There will be many twists and turns no doubt and a heck of alot of fun here!!!!

Of course it is a Poetry Contest ( Competition) and we would like the Poetry submitted in Robert Burns style, full of love and passion. Bring out your inner Scot!! We are hoping for many enteries World Wide and to date have enteries from:

Scotland
Canada
United States
England
Italy
Australia


1ST BURNS RT POETRY CONTEST ( Competition) PRIZE RECAP:

1) Rosemarie has donated $ 250.00 as a CASH PRIZE

2 Mr. Jackson - Jacko Productions - book out of his own ( Working on Burns Film)
collection called "The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns."

3) The Globe Edition -Poems Songs and Letters Being The complete Works of Robert Burns Macmillan and Co. 1875 - Alexandria's Donation

4) NickBicanic - Two signed Shadow Company Posters ( director Shadow Company Documentary)

5) TFL 20 trees dedicated to whomever the winner wishes - Rosemarie - In Beautiful Scotland - Conservation Forest In Scotland - Trees For Life

6) A CD "Ye Banks and Braes, Folksongs to touch the heart"

They are mainly Scottish, English and Irish with a couple of African-American and Waltzing Matilda thrown in at the end. Two of the songs, Ye Banks and Braes and Ca' the Yowes are by Robert Burns.

7) A sterling silver Celtic knot ring (the only size they had was an 8 but a ring guard can be gotten by the winner to make it smaller if necessary). A sterling silver Celtic knot pendant and sterling silver chain. - Donated by AngelRose (tense)

8) Dougie MacLean signed CD'S - Dougie MacLean is one of Scotland's most successful, respected and popular musicians.
Singer, Songwriter, Composer and 'magical' Performer, he is also a fine guitarist and fiddle player.




Here are the judges:

1) Andrew Boswell Film Producer - The Mob Film Co (Burns Film)

2) Mr. Jackson (Writer, Producer, Director of the film) Jacko productions ( Burns Film)


HERE is the link to the RT Burns Group where all the poetry enteries will be posted:

http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_...nalid=100004715


We have some poems that are in the Scottish dialect that will literally transport you to Scotland and to days gone by but not forgotten.

These two prizes will be for the Poets who DO NOT WIN in the Main Competition and the NON - WINNERS will have their names dropped in a hat and they will have a chance to win these TWO PRIZES:

1) A heavy old brass souvenir spoon that is in excellent condition with a nice patina. It is 4 inches long and the bowl is 2 inches in diameter. The handle is a bust of Robert Burns and the bowl shows the interior of his cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. It is on the banks of Bonnie Doon, Scotland. Robert Burns was born into a farming family at Alloway in Ayrshire.

2) Robert Burns & his landmarks on a Scottish linen tea towel, in mint condition- it measures 30.5" by 21" .


As many of you know of my Scottish background and my family Heritage with the Grant Clan, well this brings out what we have sent to Gerard Butler to start our Burns Journey. To really kick off our Burns Rt Poetry Competition, in style

For over 100 years this wonderful Burns book as been passed down through the generations and it passed to me by my Grandfather who told me before he died, to pass it along to a special person who is kind of heart and kind of soul, he made me swear to do it as his last dying wish. He said it has to go to a person who is full of dreams and a soul that touches others at it travels through life, well to me that is Gerard, he has touches so many and continues to touch so many.

My Great Great Grandfather had it with him all during the first World War and he said it kept him sane all through the death and madness of the war, it has seen many a battlefield all through Europe and he prized it above even his cigarettes. He read from it as one of his fellow soliders lay dying on the battle field and held his hand to ease his suffering, so the book as been many places and has been help near to many people's heart in my family and it was sent to Gerard from all of us at Team Burns.

It just seemed the right thing to do and to get us rolling to begin this wonderful Burns Journey together.

The book is 177 years old and I have read it many times as a child and held great wonder in my eyes.

It is published in 1830 Volume 11 - Poetical Works Of Robert Burns

We had a special person get it to Gerard since the book is very Rare and old and we want to make sure he gets it.


So come and join in all the fun and good cheer and enter our RT Burns 1ST Poetry Competition, explore the magic of Burns and Scotland and Gerard Butler's future Burns Film Role.

Help promote Scotland, Burns and all who love great poetry!!!

Limit of 5 poems per person

Competition Starts April 6, 2007 and will run for a few weeks, a firm end date will be posted - we have a few Surprizes yet in store.

********Contest Ends MAY 31, 2007*********************************************

Please email your poetry enteries to:

[email protected]
[email protected]

Check out all the enteries at RT Burns and leave a comment for our awesome Poets:

http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_...nalid=100004715


Good Luck to all and thank you!!!!


Alexandria

[Lady Rose]

Hi Alexandria,

I agree the site is wonderful and the poems are just amazing, so much
heart and soul in them, they have done Scotland proud, whilst championing
a film of Robert Burns to be made soon, starring the charismatic and talented actor Gerard Butler, a man who shares so many of Robert Burns qualities and
with such a deep passion and a great love for Scotland.

I hope everyone will get behind him in Scotland for this one.

Lady Rose

[LADY ALEXANDRIA]

Yes it would be awesome to see Scotland stand behind one of their own ---Gerard Butler for Burns


Lady Alexandria

[LADY ALEXANDRIA]

Here is an updated RT BURNS POETRY CONTEST PRIZE LISTING:



1ST BURNS RT POETRY CONTEST ( Competition) PRIZE RECAP:

1) Rosemarie has donated $ 250.00 as a CASH PRIZE

2 Mr. Jackson - Jacko Productions - book out of his own ( Working on Burns Film)
collection called "The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns."

3) The Globe Edition -Poems Songs and Letters Being The complete Works of Robert Burns Macmillan and Co. 1875 - Alexandria's Donation

4) NickBicanic - Two signed Shadow Company Posters ( director Shadow Company Documentary)

5) TFL 20 trees dedicated to whomever the winner wishes - Rosemarie - In Beautiful Scotland - Conservation Forest In Scotland - Trees For Life

6) A CD "Ye Banks and Braes, Folksongs to touch the heart" - Donated by Kathy

They are mainly Scottish, English and Irish with a couple of African-American and Waltzing Matilda thrown in at the end. Two of the songs, Ye Banks and Braes and Ca' the Yowes are by Robert Burns.

7) A sterling silver Celtic knot ring (the only size they had was an 8 but a ring guard can be gotten by the winner to make it smaller if necessary). A sterling silver Celtic knot pendant and sterling silver chain. - Donated by AngelRose (tense)

8) Dougie MacLean signed CD'S - Dougie MacLean is one of Scotland's most successful, respected and popular musicians.
Singer, Songwriter, Composer and 'magical' Performer, he is also a fine guitarist and fiddle player.

9) Sterling Silver Robert Burns medal on chain - Baxter Jewelry - Scotland



These two prizes will be for the Poets who DO NOT WIN in the Main Competition and the NON - WINNERS will have their names dropped in a hat and they will have a chance to win these TWO PRIZES:

1) A heavy old brass souvenir spoon that is in excellent condition with a nice patina. It is 4 inches long and the bowl is 2 inches in diameter. The handle is a bust of Robert Burns and the bowl shows the interior of his cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. It is on the banks of Bonnie Doon, Scotland. Robert Burns was born into a farming family at Alloway in Ayrshire.

2) Robert Burns & his landmarks on a Scottish linen tea towel, in mint condition- it measures 30.5" by 21" .

Good luck to everyone!!!

Rose and I wanted the prizes to really reflect Burns and Scotland. Many awesome people / companies in Scotland have been very generous and donating some cherished prizes ----memories to last a lifetime!!!!!

Thank you for support Team Burns and helping Burns become a reality.



Hugs

Lady Alexandria

[LADY ALEXANDRIA]

There Once Was A Dream, A Dream That Was Burns


Once there was a dream that was Burns and you could only say it in a whisper
To hope and pray that one day a dream could come true and could be realized
The distant Ancient Highlands would say his name in a whisper and send it along on the north wind, Burns, Burns, Burns

Can you hear the name from within the distant fog and spread about the moors
It is a name that history has written within her book with tears of forbidden love that is for sure

Love and hate we are told indeed go hand in hand, throughout the ages of time they both indeed span
Burns is indeed a legend, a myth and is truly more than a mortal man
His words of love, passion have tested time itself, more than he could have ever planned

He takes his rightful place as a romantic and can be said he was a realist, far beyond his given time
His words of passion make you dig down within your heart and soul, you say with a gentle whisper, I wish him to be mine

Many a fair maiden have fallen under his spell, how many through the years, it is hard to tell
The promise of true love and devotion pulls at your very soul and is part of the very magic of the spell
Without his words and touch your body feels like a distant empty shell

So as you drift through the years remember as it nears your time to pass, there once was a dream, a dream that was Burns and it has been realized


We are also holding a Robert Burns Poetry Contest with over 75 enteries to date from all around the world, here are the details:


Burns Poetry Competition - World Wide Enteries - Celebrity Prizes

Hello, here are a few updates on our Burns Poetry Contest that now has over 70 poems and we are so proud to have as a additional prize offering: Signed Dougie Maclean Cd's and as well David Sibbald from www.robertburns.plus.com would be pleased to announce the winner on his own web site and feature the winning entries if the authors give him permission to do so. He has always had an interest in Robert Burns, presumably because he is a descendant, on his mother's side, of John Murdoch who was Burns Tutor at an early age. However, the interest was a latent one until he joined The Glasgow Haggis Club. This club was founded in 1873 and affiliated to the Burns federation in 1886, being number 33 on the roll of Burns Clubs

He has been president of The Glasgow Haggis Club and The Glasgow and District Burns Association, the latter in 1996 which was the bi-centennial of Burns death.


Robert Burns Scotland's Bard The Man - The Myth - The Legend
Dream of Scotland and express it through Burns Style Poetry

At times he was a LOVER and at others he was a LECHER.

At times he was a ROMANTIC and at others he was a REALIST.

He was a NATIONALIST and at times he was an INTERNATIONALIST.

He was at times a RADICAL and at others a REACTIONARY.

Come join us as we explore the role of a lifetime for actor Gerard Butler - BURNS. Another Grand Adventure to take us on the rides of our lives and another journey to embark on with Gerry!!!!

Get your Poet Hearts Out Of The Closet and come and join all the fun over at RT Burns!!!!!

Hello my fellow Burns lovers and poets, great to have you all along for this awesome Burns Journey. There will be many twists and turns no doubt and a heck of alot of fun here!!!!

Of course it is a Poetry Contest ( Competition) and we would like the Poetry submitted in Robert Burns style, full of love and passion. Bring out your inner Scot!! We are hoping for many enteries World Wide and to date have enteries from:

Scotland
Canada
United States
England
Italy
Australia


Here is a Prize Recap with New Prize Additions:

1ST BURNS RT POETRY CONTEST ( Competition) PRIZE RECAP:

1) Rosemarie has donated $ 250.00 as a CASH PRIZE

2 Mr. Jackson - Jacko Productions - book out of his own ( Working on Burns Film)
collection called "The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns."

3) The Globe Edition -Poems Songs and Letters Being The complete Works of Robert Burns Macmillan and Co. 1875 - Alexandria's Donation

4) NickBicanic - Two signed Shadow Company Posters ( director Shadow Company Documentary)

5) TFL 20 trees dedicated to whomever the winner wishes - Rosemarie - In Beautiful Scotland - Conservation Forest In Scotland - Trees For Life

6) A CD "Ye Banks and Braes, Folksongs to touch the heart" - Donated By Kathy

They are mainly Scottish, English and Irish with a couple of African-American and Waltzing Matilda thrown in at the end. Two of the songs, Ye Banks and Braes and Ca' the Yowes are by Robert Burns.

7) A sterling silver Celtic knot ring (the only size they had was an 8 but a ring guard can be gotten by the winner to make it smaller if necessary). A sterling silver Celtic knot pendant and sterling silver chain. - Donated by AngelRose (tense)

8) Dougie MacLean signed CD'S - Dougie MacLean is one of Scotland's most successful, respected and popular musicians.
Singer, Songwriter, Composer and 'magical' Performer, he is also a fine guitarist and fiddle player.

9) Sterling Silver Robert Burns medal on chain - Baxter Jewelry - Scotland
http://www.baxtersjewellers.com/

10) A framed print of the Scots pine and the Loch Ness Monster - Donated by: Peigi

11) CD from Hugh Morrison - Scottish Born Musician - http://hughmorrison.co.uk/main/index.php

12) ROBERT BURNS: THE TINDER HEART- In depth book about Robert Burns' life - by fellow Scot, Hugh Douglas - Donated By: Janet (Morganathered)


These two prizes will be for the Poets who DO NOT WIN in the Main Competition and the NON - WINNERS will have their names dropped in a hat and they will have a chance to win these TWO PRIZES:

1) A heavy old brass souvenir spoon that is in excellent condition with a nice patina. It is 4 inches long and the bowl is 2 inches in diameter. The handle is a bust of Robert Burns and the bowl shows the interior of his cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. It is on the banks of Bonnie Doon, Scotland. Robert Burns was born into a farming family at Alloway in Ayrshire.

2) Robert Burns & his landmarks on a Scottish linen tea towel, in mint condition- it measures 30.5" by 21" .



Here are the judges:

1) Andrew Boswell Film Producer - The Mob Film Co (Burns Film)

2) Mr. Jackson (Writer, Producer, Director of the film) Jacko productions ( Burns Film)


HERE is the link to the RT Burns Group where all the poetry enteries will be posted:

http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_...nalid=100004715


We have some poems that are in the Scottish dialect that will literally transport you to Scotland and to days gone by but not forgotten.
So come and join in all the fun and good cheer and enter our RT Burns 1ST Poetry Competition, explore the magic of Burns and Scotland and Gerard Butler's future Burns Film Role.

Help promote Scotland, Burns and all who love great poetry!!!

Limit of 5 poems per person

Competition Starts April 6, 2007 and will run for a few weeks, a firm end date will be posted - we have a few Surprizes yet in store.

*******Contest Enteries - Deadline May 31, 2007 ***********************************

Please email your poetry enteries to:

[email protected]
[email protected]

I insist that you shall write whatever comes first, - what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length" - Robert Burns.


Lady Alexandria

[Lady Rose]

The list grows by the day alexandria, everyone is really coming together
on this project for the Burns film to go ahead soon, starring Gerard Butler and they have all been so generous and enthusiastic, it is wonderful. Thank you for updating it, once again.


Your poem is amazing and i am so happy that David Sibbald has posted it
on his incredible Burns website already.

Love Rose

[Lady Rose]

We now have a living relative of Robert Burns on our RT site, what a wonderful connection, Burns was alan's GGGG uncle. The competition has now closed and there are 85 entries. We hope to have the winners posted here soon and i hope some of you will show some interest and sign the petition too, that would
be lovely, for Burns, Scotland and Gerard.

Lady Rose

[LADY ALEXANDRIA]

UPDATED RT BURNS POETRY CONTEST PRIZE LISTING - NEW ONE


1ST BURNS RT POETRY CONTEST ( Competition) PRIZE RECAP:

1) Rosemarie has donated $ 250.00 as a CASH PRIZE

2 Mr. Jackson - Jacko Productions - book out of his own ( Working on Burns Film)
collection called "The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns."

3) The Globe Edition -Poems Songs and Letters Being The complete Works of Robert Burns Macmillan and Co. 1875 - Alexandria's Donation

4) NickBicanic - Two signed Shadow Company Posters ( director Shadow Company Documentary)

5) TFL 20 trees dedicated to whomever the winner wishes - Rosemarie - In Beautiful Scotland - Conservation Forest In Scotland - Trees For Life

6) A CD "Ye Banks and Braes, Folksongs to touch the heart" - Donated By Kathy

They are mainly Scottish, English and Irish with a couple of African-American and Waltzing Matilda thrown in at the end. Two of the songs, Ye Banks and Braes and Ca' the Yowes are by Robert Burns.

7) A sterling silver Celtic knot ring (the only size they had was an 8 but a ring guard can be gotten by the winner to make it smaller if necessary). A sterling silver Celtic knot pendant and sterling silver chain. - Donated by AngelRose (tense)

8) Dougie MacLean signed CD'S - Dougie MacLean is one of Scotland's most successful, respected and popular musicians.
Singer, Songwriter, Composer and 'magical' Performer, he is also a fine guitarist and fiddle player.

9) Sterling Silver Robert Burns medal on chain - Baxter Jewelry - Scotland
http://www.baxtersjewellers.com/

10) A framed print of the Scots pine and the Loch Ness Monster - Donated by: Peigi

11) CD from Hugh Morrison - Scottish Born Musician - http://hughmorrison.co.uk/main/index.php

12) ROBERT BURNS: THE TINDER HEART- In depth book about Robert Burns' life - by fellow Scot, Hugh Douglas - Donated By: Janet (Morganathered)

13) Gorgeous book about Scotland (some of the most beautiful photogaphy I have ever seen, and it covers the entire country). It's huge, about 12-14 inches long x about 10-11 inches wide x 1 inch thick it's hard cover with additional glossy cover, and is just beautiful. It has an exerpt from one of Robert Burns poems on the back of the book. Donated by - Tense Smith (AngelRose)

14) American songwriter/singer/entertainer Gerard Kenny a signed
cd by him as a prize. He has written songs for Barry Manilow and for many people and has had television shows and awards. It is signed To the Burns Competition All the Best Gerard Kenny.
Donated by Rose

15) A Wonderful Robert Burns Recording - This Is A Must Have For Any Burns Fan

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/annie...eyRecording.jpg

- Donated by Merry


These two prizes will be for the Poets who DO NOT WIN in the Main Competition and the NON - WINNERS will have their names dropped in a hat and they will have a chance to win these TWO PRIZES:

1) A heavy old brass souvenir spoon that is in excellent condition with a nice patina. It is 4 inches long and the bowl is 2 inches in diameter. The handle is a bust of Robert Burns and the bowl shows the interior of his cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. It is on the banks of Bonnie Doon, Scotland. Robert Burns was born into a farming family at Alloway in Ayrshire.

2) Robert Burns & his landmarks on a Scottish linen tea towel, in mint condition- it measures 30.5" by 21" .




Good Luck to everyone and remember it is an honor that David will be posting the winners on his website!!!!



Alexandria