We are pleased to announce the winner of the
2022 Winchester Poetry Prize is

Luke Palmer for his poem Desire | Fathers

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Second Prize: Erica Hesketh - Tidings

Third Prize: Jonny Wiles - Colossus

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Highly Commended Poems
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Harriet Truscott - Living ever after

Emily Cooke - Missing Package Slip

Jenny Munro-Hunt - Qomolangma

Nia Broomhall - NINA, WHO IS STILL HERE

Jim Green - MUSTARD

Jenny Danes - Quality Snacks

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Commended Poems​

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Freya Bantiff - The Removal Process

Vicci Bentley - Mermalaise

Roger Bloor - Seen from the lakeside train

Jeanette Burton - The one thing we underestimate about our dogs

Pamela Crowe - River

Elaine Desmond - Golden

David Day - John Clare makes headway in the snow

Philip Dunn - In Memorium: Chetan Sharma 

Martin Figura - Sunday 11 November 1956

Rosie Jackson - Letter to Sharon Olds

Jos Olive - Yellow Jelly Babies at the Bottom of the Bag

Jenny Mitchell - Colonial Colour Chart

Ben Rhys Palmer - Yeti

Laura Theis - I went out today looking for wonder

Imogen Clare Wade - Camping

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The prize for best poem by a Hampshire-based poet was won by
Jeremy Wikeley for his poem The Sign Says Hungerford. 

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