First prize
Veronica Lake, Australia – ‘Antipodean Dryad’
Congratulations to Veronica whose winning poem will feature in a forthcoming issue of Anthology
Second prize
Jessica Cable, England – ‘Men Carrying Flowers’
Third prize
Hannah-Rose Anderson, South Africa – ‘A shirt too loose to hide my frame’
Highly Commended
The judges would also like to highlight the work of the following entrants.
(In alphabetical order by last name):
Geoffrey Beevers, England – ‘Admit Impediments’
Zaid Bin Rehan, Canada – ‘All my (life), (I’ve) lived in parentheses’
Robert Castagna, United States – ‘Chance Encounters’
Bhavishya Kala Chilukuri, India – ‘Hyderabad’
Paula Gabriela de Oliveira Freitas, Switzerland – ‘Blood’
Peter Finch, England – ‘Nan’
Kirstie Negus, England – ‘Alice (a sestina)’
Damen O’Brien, Australia – ‘Resolutions’
Robert Reid, Australia – ‘ever after’
Kalman Stein, United States – ‘The Bowling Ball’
Tony Trafford, England – ‘Bookmark’
Catherine G. Tripp, United States – ‘I Met Death Darkly’
Congratulations to our winners and highly commended entrants and thank you to all who participated in the competition to help make it a success.
Thank you also to our panel of judges, led by Dr. Rachael Hegarty, who carefully assessed each entry to select the shortlist, highly commended entries and overall winner.