9th Five Words Competition Winners

February 28th, 2022 at 1:11 pm

9th Five Words Poetry Competition Winners and Shortlist Announced

28th February 2022

We are thrilled to announce the results of our 9th Five Words International Poetry Competition, judged by poet Maurice Riordan. Our warm congratulations go to first place winner Marcella Remund for her poem Caught, to second place winner David W Evans for his poem Finding Nero and to third place winner Peter Arvan Manos for his poem Bleeding Kit.

The selection was made from 617 entries (27 countries). Winners will read their entries at Ó Bhéal’s 15th anniversary event, during the launch of Five Words Vol XV (both online and via zoom on the 11th April 2022), as will a number of shortlisted poets and regular five word challenge writers.

An online version of the anthology will also be made available in time for the launch.

Congratulations to all the shortlisted poets and our sincere thanks to all who entered!

Shortlist & Winners

Caught		by Marcella Remund (USA) 1st Place
Finding Nero		by David W Evans (Jersey) 2nd Place
Bleeding Kit		by Peter Arvan Manos (USA) 3rd Place
…stream…		by Peter Longden (England)
Small Blues		by Cindy Botha (New Zealand)
Bathing Mother		by Marcella Remund (USA)
A Barrow From The Marketplace		by Chris Reed (New Zealand)
Lines from the lateral canthus		by Rosemary Norman (England)
Sleep Lessons From Birds		by Laura Theis (UK)
The Complete History of the Lyric		by Kyle Vaughn (USA)
Foregone Conclusions		by Dean Gessie (Canada)
With Blackbirds and Pirates		by Eoin Hegarty (Ireland)