19 NOVEMBER 1983, Page 48

Competition

No. 1296: Truepenny?

Set by Jaspistos: How glad, really, was Penelope when Odysseus/Ulysses returned? An untraditional poem please (maximum 16 lines) such as she might have confided to her diary before or after his arrival. Entries to 'Competition No. 1296' by 2 December.

Competitors are strongly advised to send their entries by first-class post and to allow for its tardiness. Godfrey Bullard (and others on other occasions) would have won a prize last week if his entry had not been late.