Results of the Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2025, sponsored by the Frogmore Foundation and adjudicated by John Greening.
The Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2025 is awarded to Sharon Black of St André de Valborgne, France for the poem PONT DES ARTS. She receives the sum of two hundred and fifty guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
The first runner-up is Michael Greavy of Littleborough, Greater Manchester for the poem BELGIANS. He receives the sum of seventy-five guineas and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
The second runner-up is Jonathan Edwards of Crosskeys, Gwent for the poem ’84. He receives the sum of fifty guineas and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
Other poems shortlisted were:
HOW SWIFTS HOLD THE SKY by Isabel Greenslade
SOUP OF THE DAY by Wendy Klein
MYSTERY WRAPPED IN A PUZZLE by Richard Lister
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH PAINTS MR & MRS ANDREWS, 1750 by Sue Moules
PILGRIM SYNTAX (SEEKING THE WELLS) by Yvonne Salmon
QUINAG by Mark Totterdell
FEN SHADOW by J S Watts These poems will all be published in number 106 of The Frogmore Papers in September 2025. 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.