We are pleased to announce the results of this competition, judged by Cherry Smyth, to whom we are very grateful for her skill and enthusiasm. Copies of the anthology of winning and commended poems can be ordered from our publications page).
Winner
Brush With A Past, John D. Kelly
Second Place
The Ark of Noah, Maxine Backus
Third Place
Cabinet Maker, Frank Farrelly
Commended
Cire Perdue, Caroline Bracken
Cutting your toenails, Maresa Sheehan
Doorway 1, Maurice Devitt
Doorway 2, Maurice Devitt
Unsettling, Maresa Sheehan
\?b?-?-?mo?r-fik\ , Victoria Kennefick
Freedom, Caroline Bracken
The Melancholy of Departure, Maurice Devitt
Changing into the old clothes, Maresa Sheehan
Shortlisted
And Fish Might Fly, Cathy Leonard
Circus Elephant Goes AWOL, Susi Clare
Doni Tondo, Victoria Kennefick
Happy Hour, Cathy Leonard
One for the pot, Roger Elkin
The Black Dog, Karen O’Connor
The Will, Maresa Sheehan
