Ware Poets Competition

Competition Winners

First prize – I Sat With My Grandmother Imogen Wade

Second prize – the light of love John Gallas

Third prize – Plea Beatriz Echeverri

The Ware Sonnet prize – bread of heaven Lucy Crispin

Commended poems

Aleppo Katie Campbell

In a World of Newts Hélène Demetriades

And So We Come To Highclere Lindsay Fursland

A Matter of Geography Virginia Griem

Ode to my black cardigan Cathy Grindrod

The Koala Bear Purse Cathy Grindrod

On the street, the faces come at me like leaves Janet Hatherley

Before Setting Out... Marion Hobday

Staring at Beasts Christopher Horton

Plastic Seahorses Christopher Horton

The Trip Suzanne Matin

My mother’s party dress Mary Mulholland

The Edge of the World Judy O’Kane

Driving home after the gig Ilse Pedler

Little Terns Thea Smiley

Wishing for Snow Imogen Wade

A Pint for Dannie Abse Jeremy Wikeley

Strawberries Pat Winslow

Testing Judith Wozniak

Many thanks to all who entered the competition. We hope to read more of your poems next year.

If you would like a copy of the anthology (those listed above receive one automatically) please send a cheque for £5.00 (payable to Ware Poets Competition) to the Competition Secretary, 21 Trinity Road, Ware SG12 7DB.

Stuart Handysides, competition secretary, warepoets_competition@hotmail.co.uk