18 APRIL 1998, Page 53

No. 2032: In Excelsis

Not only did Oscar Wilde go to jail as a consequence of libel, so did silly Lord Alfred (`Bosie) Douglas, for libelling Win- ston Churchill. In prison he wrote a poem with the above title repeating the libel. You are invited to imagine what it was (maxi- mum 16 lines). Entries to 'Competition No. 2032' by 30 April.