The Latin Programme Poetry Prize VI
THE LATIN PROGRAMME POETRY PRIZE VI
Theme: ‘all roads via Rome’
Judges: Brighde Mullins, Rosanna Omitowoju, Rashed Aqrabawi
ENTRIES TO THIS YEAR’S PRIZE ARE NOW CLOSED.
Poetry Sharing Event:
We are delighted to announce that this year’s prize-giving event will be taking place at the Broadway Bookshop, Hackney (E8 4QJ). There will be drinks, refreshments, and live readings of this year’s shortlisted poems. Join us for what promises to be a wonderful evening, celebrating the sixth edition of The Latin Programme Poetry Prize.
Event details:
Tuesday 17th March, 2026, 6:30-8:30 pm
The Broadway Bookshop, Hackney, E8 4QJ
Suggested ticket donation: £14
Concession rate: £5 (Including students, Camden and Hackney residents)
Register via the form below.
THE LATIN PROGRAMME POETRY PRIZE VI 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 de 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