Spectator competition winners: stories behind the composition of famous poems

In Competition No. 3336 you were invited to supply the story behind the composition of a famous poem.

This challenge drew a smart and diverse entry that proved tricky to whittle down to a prizewinning half-dozen. But after lengthy consideration, D.A. Prince, Brian Murdoch and Paul Voogt are awarded commendations and those printed below earn their authors £25 each.

Dear Marlowe, so, you want to write poems to impress the London girls.