The Bards of Glastonbury were out in force last week as theyannounced the theme for this year's Bardic competition.
In medieval Gaelic and British culture, a bard was a professionalpoet, employed by a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron'sancestors and to praise their activities.
Tony Atkinson, fifth Chaired Bard of Glastonbury, stood on thesteps of the Market Cross in the centre of town and announced thatthe theme for this year's competition is to be Twelve Giants: TheGlastonbury Zodiac.
Tony said: "We're after wordsmiths - be they poets, singers orstorytellers.
"If you live in the area and think that you've got what it takesthen you're more than welcome to have a go. All you have to do iswrite an original piece on the theme and perform it before our panelof judges."
The 6th Bardic Trial of Glastonbury will take place in May at theAssembly Rooms.
The preliminary heats will be on May 10 and the finals will takeplace on St Dunstan's day, May 19.
Application forms can be downloaded from www.bardic.org orcollected from The Library Of Avalon in the Glastonbury Experience,2-4 High Street.
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