I'll be putting the comp number in the thread title, as well as the subject, in future, for those of you who like to keep impeccable records of your submissions, which I do, of course. (OK, so I'm lying...

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COMPETITION NO. 144
It seems increasingly fashionable to claim that the world is going to end in 2012. So a poem, please, not necessarily about 2012, with the title ‘The End of the World’. Maximum 16 lines.
Entries to ‘Competition 144’ by post (The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London W1T 3EG), fax (020 7436 8804) or email
comps@theoldie.co.uk by 18 November. Don’t forget to include your postal address.