NORWICH WRITERS' CIRCLE 39th ANNUAL OPEN POETRY COMPETITION

WINNERS

1st Prize - £200.00

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Failing Fire by Tim Lenton, from Norwich

2nd Prize - £100.00

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Media by Peter Watson, from Norwich

3rd Prize - £50.00

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The Dog In The Painting by Helen Burke, from York

Sponsored Prizes

Family - H G Powell -£35.00

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Mother Love by Andrew Heron, from Norwich Writers' Circle

Minimalist - Hilary Mellon - £15.00

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Learning by Shirley Ann Percy, from Colchester, Essex

Humorous - John Coleridge - £15.00

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Laptop Computer by Gerard McKee

Highly Commended

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Rivey Hill by Paul Birch

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The Falling Man by Melissa Collin

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The Tryst by Joan Condon

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Older by H V Goddard

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The Lost Boys by H V Goddard

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Secrets by Tim Lenton

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Abducted By Aliens by Tim Lenton

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Cutlery by Tim Lenton

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A Foggy Day In Humdrum Town by Gerard McKee

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2006&allth@ by Gerard McKee

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No Blue, A Bayeaux Horse Speaks by Mandy Pannett

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While We Slept by David Underdown

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It Wasn't For My Birthday by Peter Watson

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Love Me by Peter Watson

Commended

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Sprinkler by Sharon Black

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Bicycle Men Still Lack Wings by Sharon Black

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Leaving Home Lyric by Sam Funai

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Bubblepop And The Devil's Balls by Emily Hinshelwood

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Blythburgh Winter by Richard Maslen

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Field by Denise McSheehy

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Returning by Denise McSheehy

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Leaving Clues by Phil Powerly

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Salad Days by Kate Rahman

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The Wendy House by Matthew Stoppard

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I Thought I Was A Good Person by Shelaigh Wain

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Kitchen Knife by Peter Wallis

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Again by Peter Watson

Selected

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Senryu by Sheila Barksdale

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Arboretum Cathedral by Victoria Bartlett

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Gone Fishing by Les Baynton

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Road To Love by Les Baynton

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Sewing Machine by Sharon Black

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Excercising Ghosts by Helen Burke

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It Seemed To Rain by Melissa Collin

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The Brazen-ness Of Bones by Melissa Collin

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Hospital Visit by Jennifer Curry

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Decision by Alan Dunnett

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If You Can See, Don't Speak by Marilyn Fountain

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Margarita by Margaret Gleave

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March by Margaret Gleave

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How by Nicolette Golding

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Warm Evening In August by Nicolette Golding

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Silver Child by Pauline Hawksworth

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Gare Du Nord by Terry Jones

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Logging Out Of Windows XP by Terry Jones

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And The Cotton Is High by Owen Lowery

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The Urbs On The Hill by Mike Marqusee

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A Walk In Time by Fay Marshal

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Flute Music For Cows by Denise McSheehy

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Thaw 2010 by Robin Muers

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You Don't Express Yourself Much by Brandon Robshaw

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Memory-Loss by Joy Saunders

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Beating Time by A K S Shaw

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Long View by Anne Sherry

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Airborne by Matthew Stoppard

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My Brother The Builder by Stephen Sullivan

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Einarsfjord c1450 by David Underdown

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Clear As Tea by Jean Watkins

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Mirroring Birthing Pools by James Knox Whittet

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Nude In The Bath by James Know Whittet

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The Leaving Room by Howard Wright

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A Temporary Shelter by Howard Wright

A full list of the winning poems is available to download by clicking here.

All the winning poems are now available to read in the Anthology, Keeping The Fire Going, which is available to buy for only £7.00. Please go here to see how to order your copy of the book.

For further information on this year's competition, please go to our Open Poetry home page.