Results of the Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2026, sponsored by the Frogmore Foundation and adjudicated by Mike Barlow.
The Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2026 is awarded to Laura Jenner from Whiteabbey, County Antrim for the poem PAT BUTCHER. She receives the sum of two hundred and fifty guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
The first runner-up is Ciarán Parkes from Roscam, County Galway, Ireland for the poem HER PHTHISICAL HUSBAND. He receives the sum of seventy-five guineas and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
The second runner-up is John Lancaster from Totnes, Devon for the poem DUNNA TELL ME THIS GLOBALISATION’S A GOOD THING. He receives the sum of fifty guineas and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
Other poems shortlisted were:
A THOUSAND SELVES by Aeman Abbasi
WHO WOULD TRUE VALOUR SEE by Julia Deakin
LEVELS by Martin Goldsmith
BIRTHRIGHT by Peter Lockhart
OPEN RETURN by Peter Lockhart
ANNE ASKEW CONSIDERS HER MARTYRDOM by Clare Morris
THE SPINNING HOUSE by Deborah Vernon Purvis
These poems will all be published in number 108 of The Frogmore Papers in September 2026. Entrants for this year’s Prize can order a copy for the special price of only £3.50. Please quote ‘prize entrant’ with your order. All the authors listed above will receive one copy of the issue gratis.