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Congratulations to our five prize-winners in our 2024 Spring Short Competition for prose poems on the shorter end of the spectrum.
- First Meeting by Stephen Schwei
- For a while, after a funeral by Richard Jordan
- Blue Heart by Danielle Benvenuto
- Mothers by Anne Marie Wells
- July by Seraphina Dawn
You can read our full judge’s report here. In the coming months, many of the shortlisted poems as well as a few of the reading team’s favourites from the longlist will appear alongside a selection of longer poems from our most recent open reading period. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this little collection of poems that work their magic with an economy of words.
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