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Crabbe Poetry Competition Awards 2020
The Crabbe Poetry Competition Awards 2020 were held online via Zoom on 3 October 2020.
Sue Foster compèred, Kate Foley gave a presidential address, and Martin Figura, the adjudicator, commented on the poems.
The ceremony can be seen below. It is in five parts:
- Introductions, Presidential address and first set of Commended poems
- Second set of Commended poems
(Note that a problem with one reader’s audio means the poem is also subtitled). - Third set of Commended poems
- Highly Commended poems
- Prize-winning poems
Commended poems (alphabetical order):
- Halcyon – Sally Baker
- she is on her way – Alexandra Davis
- Isle of Man Internees
- Lichen Seen through a Magnifying Glass – Caroline Gilfillan
- Paced – David Healey
- Return to Southwold – Christopher James
- The Brickie’s Prayer – Rob Lock
- Harvesttime – Oliver Nelmes
- Learning How To Fix A Lamp – Kennedy Osbourne (subtitled)
- Weaving fresh weft over old warp – Fran Reader
- Latin Lovers – Margaret Seymour
- Titian puts down his paintbrush and picks up his guitar – Roger West
- That Perfect Feeling – Richard Whiting
Highly Commended:
- Critical Care – David Healey
- Young Birds – Tim Lenton
Prize-Winning Poems:
- Memory House – Elizabeth Cook (1st)
- Frank’s World – Jane Henderson (2nd)
- Lament for a Lewis Crofter-Man – Mike Bannister (3rd)
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