After receiving over 200 entries to our first ever competition, we are thrilled to announce the 20 shortlisted poems and poets selected by our judges Alan Buckley, Vanessa Lampert and Jenny Lewis.
In alphabetical order, they are as follows:
Leo Boix, ‘A Latin American Sonnet XCV’
Michael Brown, ‘Visiting Hour’
Hanne Busck-Nielsen, ‘Our table’
Charlotte Carnegie, ‘A spoonful of sugar’
Cat Cochrane, ‘Sensed’
Bronte Cooke, ‘If the Virgin Mary came for the bank holiday’
Deborah Finding, ‘isn’t it beautiful?’
John Gallas, ‘abhar blas (a matter of taste sonnet)’
Andrew George, ‘The New Italian’
M C A Gibson, ‘Missed Calls’
Sarah James/Leavesley, ‘rum and raisin’
Jennifer A. McGowan, ‘Her Own Making’
Estelle Price, ‘A last meal with my father’
Rency Jumaoas Raquid, ‘The Snail’
Jack Richardson, ‘Dry Goods’
Marka Rifat, ‘Sweet harvest’
Dulcie Shaw, ‘Teenage Nostos’
Smriti Verma, ‘My favourite thing to write about’
Siobhan Ward, ‘Table Manners’
Mariah Whelan, ‘Hunger’
Congratulations to all those shortlisted and thank you so much to everyone who entered the competition.
The final results of the competition will be announced at our awards evening on Friday 10 May. All shortlisted poets are invited to read their poems and the judges will give their feedback on the competition and the winners. Our fantastic prizes sponsored by Lula’s Ethiopian and Eritrean Restaurant, Picturehouse Cinemas and OPL patrons will be presented on the night.
Join us to celebrate at an entertaining evening of delicious poems! All shortlisted poets are welcome to join us for free, but for everyone else, a limited number of tickets are available! Register your spot here!
