Last chance to find Friday, 26 February 2010
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The final week of Hunt The Poem has seen a frenzy of activity. Line 1 is still out there, and we hope that Line 12 may turn up at the last moment.
You are invited to the closing event and prizegiving at the Poetry Library on Saturday, at 3pm. There will be free wine and a chance to quiz the organisers about any puzzle that foxed you.
Meanwhile some very strange things have happened. A portrait of Elizabeth was discovered in an old photographic studio. And last night, with ten lines of the poem safely returned to the library, we received this photograph:
Has Elizabeth herself been drawn to the final resting place of her poem?
Seven down, Five to go Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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It’s been a busy week so far at Hunt The Poem. The hunters have been following secret trails through libraries, moonlighting as poetry paparazzi and much more. Chris Scott followed in the footsteps of Burke and Hare and recovered Line 3:
It’s not too late to join in. There are several more clues to be cracked and a meet up planned for Saturday. In fact, you can start off hunting Line 12 by simply letting us know about your favourite poem.
Better Than Flowers Friday, 12 February 2010
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Love or hate Valentine’s day, what could be more romantic than searching the winding closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town for a poem which has been lost for a century?
This weekend, you can Hunt The Poem by:
- searching graveyards for clues to buried treasure
- finding postcards of faraway places
- decoding three cryptic messages
- taking photographs
- or even just telling us about your favourite poem.
Watch the Latest News to hear about new clues as soon as they appear.
The lines already found tell of lost love — what will you find this weekend?
Join the hunt! Monday, 8 February 2010
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This weekend, poetry hunters are closing in on the first lost lines in the Hunt The Poem treasure trail. The players have been following mysterious maps, struggling with fiendish riddles, trying to decode cryptic messages and even just taking photos to help find lines of a poem lost over a hundred years ago. We need you to join in!
Head over to www.huntthepoem.com to see how you can take part and perhaps win a prize! New clues are appearing all the time.
Hunt the Poem Thursday, 3 December 2009
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We’ve lost a poem. The pieces are scattered throughout Edinburgh. We need your help to find them and put the poem back together.
“Hunt The Poem” is an exciting treasure hunt running throughout February 2010, as part of the Carry a Poem campaign. A certain poem, a priceless family secret passed down the generations, has been broken into twelve lines which lie hidden around the city. You’ll have to search high and low to find them.
Can you find the clues and carry the poem to a safe resting place at the Poetry Library? There are prizes for the first to find each line.
The hunt will begin in February 2010 at www.huntthepoem.com.