The winners of the Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize, judged by Andy Jackson, were announced on November 30.
To read Andy’s comments, click here, and click on the entries to read the poems.
BWI thanks Terry for his insightful comments and all those who entered for their support, and offers congratulations to the winners and those highly commended.
First Prize ($1,000)
‘Bee Hives at Night‘ by Nathan Curnow, Ballarat East, VIC
Second Prize ($400)
‘Banksia‘ by Claire Miranda Roberts, Edinburgh
Third Prize ($100)
‘What Time It Is In Auckland‘ by Colin Montfort, Padbury, WA
Highly Commended
2022 JUDGE: ANDY JACKSON
Andy Jackson is a poet and creative writing teacher, and was awarded the naugural Writing the Future of Health Fellowship. He has been shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, the John Bray Poetry Award and the Victorian Premier’s Prize for Poetry. Andy has co-edited disability-themed issues of Southerly and Australian Poetry Journal, and his latest poetry collection is Human Looking, which won the 2022 ALS Gold Medal
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