Results

First Prize
Des Res
Tom Bryan, Kelso, Scotland

Second Prize
Dog Mess
Mick Wood, Strasbourg, France

Third Prize
Alchemy
Anna Wigley, Cardiff, Wales<

Highly commended

Pythia Gets the Blues
Laura Solomon, New Zealand

The Sparrow's Fall
Frank McDonald, Falkirk, Scotland

Crime of Passion
Brian Docherty, Crouch End, London

"This is what a Poetry Festival should be -- lively and serious, with a variety of events to exchange and celebrate poetry." Maurice Riordan