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