Results of the Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2024, sponsored by the Frogmore Foundation and adjudicated by Graham Mort.
The Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2024 is awarded to Kathy Miles of Aberaeron, Ceredigion for the poem AFTER A TERMINATION ON MEDICAL GROUNDS. She receives the sum of two hundred and fifty guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
The first runner-up is Pamela Job of Wivenhoe, Essex for the poem NIKOLAI ASTRUP SHOWS A RARE VISITOR AROUND HIS VILLAGE. She receives the sum of seventy-five guineas and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
The second runner-up is Ben Verinder of Tring, Hertfordshire for the poem THE MARFA LIGHTS. He receives the sum of fifty guineas and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
Other poems shortlisted were:
THE VISITORS by Jane Davidson
AFTER THE RESULT by Tim Dwyer
A FOX WALKS INTO A BAR by Kate Horsley
FISH FARMING FOR NOVICES by Sarah Salway
WALKING THE COBBLES by Thea Smiley
PAPERWHITE by Vivienne Tregenza
DILAPIDATIONS by Ben Verinder
These poems will all be published in number 104 of The Frogmore Papers in September 2024. 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.