Winners and commended poets of the 2016 IPC

Thanks to our 2016 judge John Jenkins for his hard work. It's never an easy job, but John has tons of experience in the field and there was a wide sense of agreement at the awards night that he'd chosen very well. And this is who he picked...

Six Commended poems:
Goblin Valley, Utah by Brett Dionysius
Losing, Lost by Rod Usher
In The One Day of the Year by Jennifer Compton
Scrambled by Gayelene Carbis
My Next Life by Catherine Bateson
Das Kapital by Brett Dionysius



Three Highly Commended poems:
Her Singularity by Gershon Maller
Survival of the Young by Jenny Macaulay
Time Dilation (Dojo St Mark’s) by Magdalena Ball



The Martin Downy Urban Realist Prize:
The Boy in the Ambulance by David Campbell



Third, Second and First Prize winners:
3rd Prize Talking Back to Jack by Catherine Bateson
2nd Prize The Guest by Rob Wallis
And drumroll....
1st Prize Kyoto Autumn Maples by Andrew Lansdowne.  

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For John's full report, click HERE