Welcome to Winchester Poetry Festival
Festival weekend will take place October 13-15 2023.
Winchester Poetry Prize 2022
celebrating the best in new writing
We are pleased to be able to announce that the following poems have been selected by our judge Jo Bell
as the longlist for the 2022 Winchester Poetry Prize.
Freya Bantiff
Vicci Bentley
Roger Bloor
Nia Broomhall
Jeanette Burton
Emily Cooke
Pamela Crowe
Jenny Danes
David Day
Elaine Desmond
Philip Dunn
Martin Figura
Jim Green
Erica Hesketh
Rosie Jackson
Jenny Mitchell
Jenny Munro-Hunt
Jos Olive
Luke Palmer
Ben Rhys Palmer
Laura Theis
H M Truscott
Imogen Clare Wade
Jeremy Wikeley
Jonny Wiles
The Removal Process
Mermalaise
Seen from the lakeside train
Nina, who is still here
The one thing we underestimate about our dogs
Missed Package Slip
River
Quality Snacks
John Clare makes headway in the snow
Golden
In memoriam: Chetan Sharma
Sunday 11 November 1956
MUSTARD
Tidings
Letter to Sharon Olds
Colonial Colour Chart
Qomolangma
Yellow Jelly Babies at the Bottom of the Bag
Desire | Fathers
Yeti
I went out today looking for wonder
Living ever after
Camping
The Sign Says Hungerford
colossus
The winners will be announced at a special prize-giving event on Saturday 8 October 2022 at the Arc (formerly Winchester Discovery Centre) as a part of the Winchester Poetry Day.
All are welcome to attend the prize-giving. Places are free but should be booked.
Winning and commended poems will also be published in an anthology which will be published on the day and is available to pre-order via our online shop.