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The Papers are 104!

The 104th edition of The Frogmore Papers has now been published and is available from The Frogmore Press (still only £5.00, post free). The issue includes all ten poems shortlisted for this year’s Frogmore Poetry Prize, which was adjudicated by Graham Mort, including the winning poem by Kathy Miles (see below), alongside new poetry from the likes of Sharon Black, Maggie Butt, Robert Hamberger, Maitreyabandhu, Christine McNeill, Jackie Wills and Lynne Wycherley (to name but a few), prose from H Alder, Robert Charles and Mark Levy, and the usual clutch of reviews of recent publications from the world of poetry.

The Frogmore Papers No. 104, cover designed by Eva Bodinet

German artist Eva Bodinet has created another memorable cover for the issue. Julia Casterton (1952 – 2007) is the writer featured in the ‘From the Archive’ section, and our 104th edition also includes what may prove to be one of the last poems by the Irish poet Fred Johnston, a frequent contributor to the Papers, who very sadly died unexpectedly earlier this month.

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Poetry Prize adjudicator announced

Adjudicator announced

The 38th Frogmore Poetry Prize will be adjudicated by writer and Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing and Transcultural Literature Graham Mort. Graham is the author of ten full-length poetry collections, most recently Black Shiver Moss (Seren, 2017)  and three collections of short fiction, most recently Like Fado and Other Stories (Salt, 2021). He has also written BBC radio drama. Graham has read his work widely across the UK and overseas in South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam and China. 

The deadline for submissions is 31 May 2024. Full details at:  http://www.frogmorepress.co.uk/frogmore-poetry-prize

This year’s Prize (2023), adjudicated by Helena Nelson, was won by Lynda Plater with her poem ‘The Revd. Michael Woolf on his way to a parishioner in need’. Runners-up were Alison Binney and Christopher Horton.