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Edition 17 (2008)

PoetryPoetry collectionFirst collectionSingle poem (written)Single poem (performed)

Winners

3 people
Mick Imlah Excellence Award

A collection that rereads Scottish myth and history through a modern, sardonic lens, intertwining folk imagination with family memory.

It revives historical narrative in a voice that feels both sharp and newly made.

144 pages
Scotlandhistorymythfamily
Kathryn Simmonds Excellence Award

A debut collection that looks at both body and soul through everyday gestures, letting a faint sense of transcendence rise from urban scenes.

It lets unexpected light fall across ordinary time.

62 pages
daily lifebodysoulurban
Don Paterson Excellence Award

A standalone poem in which humor and intimacy coexist, playfully turning love into something light-footed and self-aware.

It draws the heat of love into unpretentious, nimble language.

lovehumormusicstandalone poem