The Latin Programme Poetry Prize VI

THE LATIN PROGRAMME POETRY PRIZE VI

Theme: ‘all roads via Rome’

ENTRIES TO THIS YEAR’S PRIZE ARE NOW CLOSED

On Tuesday 17th March, we celebrated the sixth edition of The Latin Programme Poetry Prize with our annual prize-giving event at The Broadway Bookshop, Hackney. It was a wonderful evening, bringing together this year’s poets with friends and supporters of the programme, with the longlisted poems brought to life by readings from Alison Skilbeck and Simon Kunz. 

Many congratulations to Alys Torrance, whose poem The Sybil of Cumae… was chosen as this year’s winner. You can view the full results of the prize below. 

Thank you to all who entered this year’s Poetry Prize, and to everyone who came to the event and made the evening such a success:

The Judges: Brighde Mullins, Rosanna Omitowoju, Rashed Aqrabawi

The Readers: Alison Skilbeck, Simon Kunz

Venue: Many thanks to Jane Howe, and all staff at The Broadway Bookshop. 

Event space and art curation by Margarita Makhanova 

Original artwork by Angus Forbes

Flowers by William Forbes

Copies of this year’s Prize Anthology are also available, please email info@thelatinprogramme.co.uk for more information. 

THE LATIN PROGRAMME POETRY PRIZE VI RESULTS:

Winner:

The Sybil of Cumae… by Alys Torrance

Runners Up:

Via Lingua by Chuk Tai Wai

Abandonment of Shame by Dennis Johnstone

Shortlist:

The Sybil of Cumae… by Alys Torrance

Via Lingua by Chuk Tai Wai

Abandonment of Shame by Dennis Johnstone

Via by Pira Muthu

Continuance by Peter Devonald

So Tonight That I Might See by Bianca Layog

Gatti di Pompei by Matt Leonard

All roads lead via Rome by Hannah Jevans

Canopy’s Map by David Murray

Off Season by Mistale Taylor

Longlist:

The Sybil of Cumae… by Alys Torrance

Via Lingua by Chuk Tai Wai

Abandonment of Shame by Dennis Johnstone

Via by Pira Muthu

Continuance by Peter Devonald

So Tonight That I Might See by Bianca Layog

Gatti di Pompei by Matt Leonard

All roads lead via Rome by Hannah Jevans

Canopy’s Map by David Murray

Off Season by Mistale Taylor

Severan sentiments by Carl Hope

The Roman Road To… Where by John Gallas

Vestigia in Aethere (Footsteps in the Ether) by Anne Meale

The Way You Became My Destination by Alan J Winters

The Map of Paradise by Barry Carter