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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


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    • Open Letter to the Arts Minister
  • About MPU
    • AGM
    • Current Committee
    • History
    • MPU Trust Fund
    • MPU 40th Birthday Celebration
    • Contact
  • Events and Projects
    • Opps and Comps
    • Upcoming Events (2019) >
      • Interviews
    • Workshops
    • Recent Events (2018)
    • Past Events 2016
    • MPU Guest Blog
    • MPU International Poetry Competition >
      • 2019 international Poetry Competition
      • 2018 International Poetry Competition
      • 2017 MPU International Poetry Competition
      • 2016 International Poetry Prize
  • Publishing
    • Submission Guidelines
    • MPU Indigenous Policy
    • 'Poam' Newsletter
    • Current Chapbook Titles >
      • Henry Briffa
      • Elizabeth Beaton
      • Bronwyn Blaiklock
      • Katherine E. Seppings
      • Alana Kelsall
      • Chrsitina Spry
      • Joan Katherine Webster OAM
    • Past Publications
  • Multimedia
  • Membership
    • Join the MPU
    • MPU Member Bios >
      • MPU Members A-F
      • MPU Members G-L
      • MPU Members M-R
      • MPU Members S--Z
  • Hire a poet
  • Poetry News & Links