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Edition 10 (2001)

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Winners

3 people
Sean O'Brien Winner

Downriver is a poetry collection that moves through journey, landscape, and change. Its restrained voice lets image and repetition build emotional pressure.

A compact poetry collection shaped by journey and landscape.

96 pages
journeylandscapechangememory
John Stammers Winner

The Panoramic Lounge Bar is a poem that condenses urban observation, sharp observation, and alienation into a tightly controlled lyric voice. Its spare movement carries strong emotional pressure.

A tightly focused poem where urban observation and sharp observation quietly intersect.

urban observationsharp observationalienationlanguage
Ian Duhig Winner

The Lammas Hireling is a poetry collection that moves through folklore, rural life, and haunting atmosphere. Its restrained voice lets image and repetition build emotional pressure.

A compact poetry collection shaped by folklore and rural life.

80 pages
folklorerural lifehaunting atmospherememory