The William Blake Poetry Prize

We are pleased to announce that The William Blake Poetry Prize is now an annual event!

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The Winner! - The William Blake Poetry Prize 2015

We are pleased to share the 2015 Winning entry, the Runners up and the Commended entries!

Unholy by Sarah Doyle ~ Winner of the William Blake Poetry Prize 2015

2015 Winner, with 'UnHoly' - Sarah Doyle , seen here Performing at Give Us Some Blake in Worthing 2016

Winner - 2015 Performing at Give Us Some Blake in Worthing 2016

Runners-up:

Commended:

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The William Blake Poetry Prize Archive

Read the Winning Entry of The William Blake Poetry Prize 2015! 'Unholy' by Sarah Doyle

Read the William Blake Poetry 2015 Winning entry;- Unholy by Sarah Doyle The image is of our 2015 Winner Sarah Doyle, Performing at 'Give Us Some Blake' in Worthing N.B. Due to circumstances beyond our control we do not have access to poems in digital text form. We... read more »

George Szirtes, Judge of the The William Blake Poetry Prize 2015, talks about the entries...

George Szirtes, 2015 Judge of the William Blake Poetry Prize talks about the entries... You can’t imitate genius you can only quarrel with it. That sounds almost convincing, doesn’t it? Well, not quite. You can send it up, use it as a platform, nail a reference to it, breathe it in slowly like a heady scent, or fill your tank with it like a... read more »

Read Money by Luke Welch ~ Runner Up 2015

Read the poem "Money" by Luke Welch ~ Runner Up 2015 Read Money by Luke Welch NB: Please note that this pdf will open as separate document so please use the back button on your browser to return to the website after reading it.read more »

Be My Wife - Keiran Goddard ~Runner Up 2015

Read Be My Wife - Keiran Goddard ~Runner Up 2015 Be My Wife by Keiran Goddard NB: Please note that this pdf will open as separate document so please use the back button on your browser to return to the website after reading it.read more »

Glad Day - Ross Mackay ~ Commended 2015

Read Glad Day - Ross Mackay, Commended. Glad Day - Ross Mackay NB: Please note that all but this poems can only be read as a pdf file which will open as a separate document. Please use your back button on your browser to return to this website. read more »

Read 'All There Is' by Benjamin T Searle ~ Commended 2015

Read the William Blake Poetry 2015 commended entry;- All There Is Benjamin T. Searle N.B. Due to circumstances beyond our control we do not have access to poems in digital text form. We are in the process of transcribing these which we will then make available here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause until this is completed.read more »

Read My Brave Marriage by Uģis Bunga ~ Commended 2015

Read the William Blake Poetry Prize Shortlisted entry;- My Brave Marriage by Uģis Bunga N.B. Due to circumstances beyond our control we do not have access to poems in digital text form. We are in the process of transcribing these which we will then make available here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause until this is completed.read more »

Read 'Fearfully Asymmetrical' ~ Commended 2015

Read the William Blake Poetry 2015 commended entry;- Fearfully Asymmetrical by Peter Grant N.B. Due to circumstances beyond our control we do not have access to poems in digital text form. We are in the process of transcribing these which we will then make available here. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause until this is completed.read more »

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