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I believe that modern poetry has drifted dangerously far from the common reader and admire work which is technically accomplished, has powerful images, and appears to mean something. I am always trying to make the magazine better and always glad to hear from writers I have not encountered before.
I founded the Myeloma Awareness Open Poetry competition, now coming up to its third year, and the winners will be published in the June issue. Incidentally, it's quite successful and Alan Brownjohn has agreed to be our judge in 2006.
Merryn Williams
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THE INTERPRETER'S HOUSE started life in 1996 as a Bedfordshire magazine and the title comes from 'Pilgrim's Progress' - 'the house of the Interpreter; at whose door he should knock; and he would show him excellent things'. I've always been guided by that principle, and by the inscription on a mug in a Bedford museum, 'the best is not too good for you'. POETRY NEWS commented at the time that 'the pieces in THE INTERPRETER'S HOUSE are quite unusual, as editor Merryn Williams looks for "the union of simplicity and mystery which makes writing memorable" The first issue was interesting because of this third dimension; the works mutate and change meanings so they are exciting to reread'.
