Another set of awards to profile poetry. This time from the famed bookshop Foyles who further praise the growing number of young poets by awarding those they feel deserving of special praise and by doing so elevate the few yet increase awareness of the many. The youth is always where the future lies and by all I see the future is looking good.
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Dear poetry enthusiast,
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2020!
We congratulate all 100 winners, as well as everyone who submitted. This year's competition received nearly 16,000 poems from an incredible 118 countries, and judges Maura Dooley and Keith Jarrett had to make some very difficult decisions.
The winners were announced in an online ceremony over Zoom this afternoon, to an audience of over 200 including poets, publishers, teachers and adoring fans (aka friends and family). We heard each of the top 15 poems read aloud, and celebrated all the commended poets' names - you can find out who is among the winners and read the top 15 winning poems on our website, and watch performances of many of the poems by the winners on our YouTube channel.
The top 15 poems explore identity, racism, friendship and so much more, through the lens of chicken breasts, supermarkets, grandmothers... in fact, you can see many of the images in this year's top 100 poems in this beautiful, specially drawn poe-tree illustration by Imogen Foxell below. It incorporates imagery from every single winning poem this year. Plus, head to our website to read a new poem by Keith Jarrett, inspired by the process of judging this year's competition, weaving in each of the top 15 poems. |
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We are also delighted to announce the winners of the final two August challenges! Huge congratulations to all ten winners and longlisted poets in these challenges. Read the seven brilliant poems chosen by Ife Olatona which repeat a single image - from fire to body to pins - here, and watch Rian Paton's three top spoken word poems that address grief, flirting at your best friend's funeral, and surviving (recommended 16+).
As the US elections are heating up, you might be thinking more about political language. There's just over a week left to channel that in the challenge on political language with the Orwell Youth Prize - submit by 25 October.
And don't forget to submit to the People Need Nature challenge with Gboyega Odubanjo by 1 November! We're really encouraging anyone who thinks that nature poetry isn't 'for' them to enter. We want to hear new perspectives on nature - tell us about the grassy patch outside your flats, the guy who feeds the pigeons, what the cat brought in and why.
Keep scrolling for exciting digital Young Poets Takeover news, and plenty more opportunities for you!
Happy writing and reading (there's so much reading here!),Helen at Young Poets Network
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