The Longlist

and an invitation to the party BY CLARE SHAW

I read 1956 poems and I longlisted these.

It feels strange to be so proud of other people's poetry but I think this is an incredible list. I’ll be writing about the process of judging poetry - and what makes a winning poem - in my next post. But in the meantime, grab yourself a free ticket to the prize giving event, online and in person, on 5th Oct - an amazing opportunity to hear 25 wonderful poets read their poems, and to beat me at arm-wrestling. Book using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winchester-poetry-prize-ceremony-2024-tickets-983781937257