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8th Five Words Poetry Competition Winners and Shortlist Announced
28th February 2021
We are delighted to announce the results of the 8th Five Words International Poetry Competition. Our warm congratulations go to first place winner Sinéad McClure for her poem A Rook Longs For A Badger, to second place (and previous competition) winner Jill Munro for her poem The Chagallisation of Joan and to third place winner Laura Theis for her poem what you meant when you promised we’d go to the circus . You can view the online version of Five Words Vol XIV here.
Shortlist & Winners
Judge: Grace Wells
28th February 2021
We are delighted to announce the results of the 8th Five Words International Poetry Competition. Our warm congratulations go to first place winner Sinéad McClure for her poem A Rook Longs For A Badger, to second place (and previous competition) winner Jill Munro for her poem The Chagallisation of Joan and to third place winner Laura Theis for her poem what you meant when you promised we’d go to the circus .
Judge Grace Wells made her selection from 776 entries (and 35 countries). We will be inviting our winners to take part in Ó Bhéal’s 14th anniversary online event (12th April 2021), along with a number of shortlisted poets, for the launch of Five Words Vol XIV.
With thanks to all who entered and special congratulations to all the shortlisted poets!
| A Rook Longs For A Badger | by Sinéad McClure (Ireland) 1st Place | |
| The Chagallisation of Joan | by Jill Munro (England) 2nd Place | |
| what you meant when you promised we’d go to the circus |
by Laura Theis (UK) 3rd Place | |
| Held Back | by Sinéad McClure (Ireland) | |
| Both Ends | by Tamara Miles (USA) | |
| In His Jacket Pocket | by Jane Salmons (England) | |
| Crossing | by Eóin Condon (Ireland) | |
| Lightfastness | by David Evans (Jersey) | |
| Girl Missing | by Jane Salmons (England) | |
| Else | by Tamara Miles (USA) | |
| Inferred and Implied | by Glen Wilson (Northern Ireland) | |
| Night Flight | by Sarah Salway (UK) |
The 9th Five Words International Competition commences at noon on Tuesday the 13th of April, 2021 and continues until the 25th of January, 2022.
