19 APRIL 1986, Page 45

No. 1419: An Urban Lad

April 30 is the 50th anniversary of A. E. Housman's death. You are invited to supply a poem (maximum 16 lines) such as he might have written had his favourite scene been not Shropshire, but modern suburbia or the inner cities. Entries to `Competition No. 1419' by 1 May. The top winner of this competition will receive a bottle of KWV Riesling 1983.