National Poetry Competition Results

Winning poems

First Prize: ‘Bernard and Cerinthe‘ by Linda France (£5000)
Second Prize: ‘Among Barmaids‘ by Paula Bohince (£2000)
Third Prize: ‘Love on a night like this‘ by Josephine Abbott (£1000)

Seven Commendations: (£100 each)
‘Push-bike‘ by Elaine Gaston
‘Hare‘ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke
‘Gift of the Sloth‘ by Debbie Lim
‘Birdfall‘ by Danica Ognjenovic
‘crepuscule with nellie (take six)‘ by Ken Taylor
‘CCTV Central Control‘ by Tom Warner
‘I Stop Wearing the Mini-skirt, 1972‘ by Patricia Wooldridge