Phew! It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Marriott Love Poems HQ! We’ve had poems galore to read, review, shortlist and then finally pass on to our esteemed judges Fiona Sampson and Matt Harvey.
Fiona and Matt really enjoyed reading all the poems and the found the judging process a real pleasure! This is what they told us:
Fiona Sampson commented, “Thanks so much for involving me in Marriott Love Poems! I think the poems we've read have been really attractive and very well written examples of vernacular in verse. These are poems on a big theme by real, ordinary people and part of our nation’s vibrant community culture. What particularly marked out the poems we read was the unusually high technical standard of accomplishment. These were verses which had been properly made, with a reader in mind, unlike much writing in this - and any - tradition.”
Matt Harvey said, “It has been a pleasure to read the poems we’ve received. I found much material that touched and delighted me and I’m overjoyed that so many people felt inspired to write a poem on the theme.”
Matt Harvey said, “It has been a pleasure to read the poems we’ve received. I found much material that touched and delighted me and I’m overjoyed that so many people felt inspired to write a poem on the theme.”
Now has come the time to reveal our winning and runner up poets – all of whom will be published in our upcoming book ‘Marriott Love Poems – a collection inspired by love, weddings and romance’, to be released next week.
Before we reveal the poets that have been selected, we’d just like to say a HUGE heartfelt thank you to everyone who wrote and submitted poems. As Fiona Sampson says, “Writing poetry is a difficult thing to do. Even the most seasoned professional can feel daunted by the blank page. No wonder Writer's Block is so notorious!”
A Big Congratulations to everyone who has been selected to be a winner or runner up!
The 10 Winning Poets
East Midands – Hayley Gait-Golding, Derbyshire
East Eng – Louise Wilson, Essex
London – Vivien Hampshire, Ickenham
North – Mrs Denise Jones, Southport
Scotland –Jane Graham, Glasgow
South East – CJ Munn, Kent
South West – Mrs. Heather Grange, Plymouth
Wales – Catherine Smith, Bridgend
West Midlands –Tracy Davidson, Warwickshire
Yorkshire – Emma Salmon, Leeds
The 10 Runner Up Poets
East Midlands – Mrs. Pauline Halliwell, Northampton
East Eng – Andrea Porter, Cambridgeshire
London – Helen Marsh, Battersea
North – James Coghlan, Leigh
Scotland – Martin Richmond, Falkirk
South East – Diana Barsham, West Sussex
South West – Rob Burton, Plymouth
Wales – Craig Astley, Swansea
West Midlands – Nick Williams, Wolverhampton
Yorkshire – Mrs. Dawn More, York
We will be doing another blog post to share the winning poems soon…so remember to keep visiting the blog!
Congratulations to all the winners and runners up. Look forward to reading the anthology.
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