The 2022 Poetry Readings and Prize-giving will take place in the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul
in Shepton Mallet on Saturday 19th February 2022.
in Shepton Mallet on Saturday 19th February 2022.
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We are pleased to announce the results of the 2022 Poetry Competition -
'Hope In Nature'
'Hope In Nature'
Finalists 18 & Over category
Winner: ‘First Snowdrop’ Kathy Miles, Ceredigion
Special Mentions:
‘On Hawkburn Head, North Pennines, 30th December, 2021’, Jane Burn, County Durham
‘The Return’, Partridge Boswell, USA
Highly Commended (in no particular order):
‘Fabrication’, Lizzie Ballagher, Kent
‘Fig tree’, Alwyn Marriage, Surrey
‘Pigeons’, Elizabeth Barton, Surrey
‘Remembering trees’, Shirley Anne Cook, Buckinghamshire
‘River’, Eithne Lannon, Ireland
‘Saved by the Ring Ouzel’, John D Kelly, County Fermanagh
‘Toads During Lockdown’, Jane Smith, Cheshire
‘Vigil’, DW Evans, Channel Islands
The Allen Prize for Best of Shepton:
‘The Nordic Daughter’, Jo Munroe, Shepton Mallet
Finalists 12 to 17 Category
Winner: ‘Sweet Solstice’, Lily Whitelock, Berkshire
Special Mentions:
‘There Is Hope Yet’, Domini Aldridge, Somerset
‘Walking the Dog in Italy’, Eleni Barrett, Greater London
Highly Commended (in no particular order):
‘Hope in Nature’, Freya de la Bédoyère, St Dunstan’s School, Glastonbury
‘In Winter Rains’, Aurora Blue, Cheshire
‘Seeing these woods’, Luu Vinh Khang, Vietnam
‘Silent Bells’, Madeline Phelps, Australia
‘The Robin’s Calling’, Alfie Cook, St Dunstan’s School, Glastonbury
‘The Tree of Life’, Jacinta-Maria Wajero, Liverpool
‘The World in Focus’, Rosie Ibberson, Derbyshire
Finalists 11 & Under category
Winner: ‘The Willow Tree’ , Belinda Gifford-Guy,
Wells Cathedral Junior School, Somerset
Special Mentions:
‘Holding my hand to give me hope’, Avishi Gurnani, Singapore
‘Sonnet to a hedgehog’, Jasmine Wales, Cambridgeshire
Highly Commended (in no particular order):
‘A Recipe for the Rise of Nature’, Heather Thompson, Somerset
‘Pause of Winter’, Esme Blue, Cheshire
‘Phoenix’, Esther Li, Australia
‘Snowdrops’, Rohan Thumba-Nail, Croscombe C of E Primary School, Somerset
‘The Little Seed’, Joseph Thompson, Somerset
‘The Swift’, Nancy Newman, London
‘Winter Walk’, Freya Williams, Wells Cathedral Junior School, Somerset
Winner: ‘First Snowdrop’ Kathy Miles, Ceredigion
Special Mentions:
‘On Hawkburn Head, North Pennines, 30th December, 2021’, Jane Burn, County Durham
‘The Return’, Partridge Boswell, USA
Highly Commended (in no particular order):
‘Fabrication’, Lizzie Ballagher, Kent
‘Fig tree’, Alwyn Marriage, Surrey
‘Pigeons’, Elizabeth Barton, Surrey
‘Remembering trees’, Shirley Anne Cook, Buckinghamshire
‘River’, Eithne Lannon, Ireland
‘Saved by the Ring Ouzel’, John D Kelly, County Fermanagh
‘Toads During Lockdown’, Jane Smith, Cheshire
‘Vigil’, DW Evans, Channel Islands
The Allen Prize for Best of Shepton:
‘The Nordic Daughter’, Jo Munroe, Shepton Mallet
Finalists 12 to 17 Category
Winner: ‘Sweet Solstice’, Lily Whitelock, Berkshire
Special Mentions:
‘There Is Hope Yet’, Domini Aldridge, Somerset
‘Walking the Dog in Italy’, Eleni Barrett, Greater London
Highly Commended (in no particular order):
‘Hope in Nature’, Freya de la Bédoyère, St Dunstan’s School, Glastonbury
‘In Winter Rains’, Aurora Blue, Cheshire
‘Seeing these woods’, Luu Vinh Khang, Vietnam
‘Silent Bells’, Madeline Phelps, Australia
‘The Robin’s Calling’, Alfie Cook, St Dunstan’s School, Glastonbury
‘The Tree of Life’, Jacinta-Maria Wajero, Liverpool
‘The World in Focus’, Rosie Ibberson, Derbyshire
Finalists 11 & Under category
Winner: ‘The Willow Tree’ , Belinda Gifford-Guy,
Wells Cathedral Junior School, Somerset
Special Mentions:
‘Holding my hand to give me hope’, Avishi Gurnani, Singapore
‘Sonnet to a hedgehog’, Jasmine Wales, Cambridgeshire
Highly Commended (in no particular order):
‘A Recipe for the Rise of Nature’, Heather Thompson, Somerset
‘Pause of Winter’, Esme Blue, Cheshire
‘Phoenix’, Esther Li, Australia
‘Snowdrops’, Rohan Thumba-Nail, Croscombe C of E Primary School, Somerset
‘The Little Seed’, Joseph Thompson, Somerset
‘The Swift’, Nancy Newman, London
‘Winter Walk’, Freya Williams, Wells Cathedral Junior School, Somerset
You can read all of the winners' poems by clicking on the links below
Other finalists to follow shortly
Other finalists to follow shortly
All finalist poems will be printed in an anthology booklet available to purchase at the Festival
