Results of 2008 International Poetry Competition

We gratefully acknowledge Asia:New Zealand for their ongoing and generous support of the Junior Haiku section, the Jeanette Stace Poetry Trust for additional prizes, and Community Post for their generous sponsorship.

Congratulations to the prize winners of the 2008 NZPS International Poetry Competition. Please click on the section title (in blue) to read the Judge's report, and to find out the Highly Commended and Commended results.

Open Section (Judge: Tony Beyer):

First - Robin Fry, Lower Hutt: 'Hurry'

Second - Frankie McMillan, Christchurch: 'birthday boy'

Third - Elizabeth Robertson, Christchurch: 'My sister's San Diego garden'

Junior Open Section (Judge: Helen Rickerby):

First (Primary/Intermediate) - Rhianne Price, Christchurch: 'The World'

Second (Primary/ Intermediate) - Wanzhi Tay, Christchurch: 'Anger'

First (Secondary) - Charlotte Trevella, Christchurch: 'Other people's gardens'

Second (Secondary) - Nic Harty, Hastings: 'Aftermath'

Third (Secondary) - Sarah Daymond, Christchurch: 'evening in the hotel'

Haiku Section (Judge: Sandra Simpson):

First - Erika Galpin, Nelson: 'held breath'
Winner of the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize

Second - Katrina Shepherd, Scotland: 'gentle rain'

Third - John Bird, Australia: 'park swing - '

Fourth - John O'Connor, Christchurch: 'dawn'

Fifth - Lorna Ashby, Scotland: 'six miles to Pennan'

Junior Haiku Section (Judge: Nola Borrell):

First - Charlotte Trevella, Christchurch: 'Flanders' Field'
Winner of the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize

Second - Sophia Frentz, Tauranga: 'autumn wind'

Third - Harry Frentz, Tauranga: 'night fog'

Fourth - Charlotte Trevella, Christchurch: 'electrical wires'

Fifth - Alex Harding, Christchurch: 'leopard seals'

Many thanks to our hard-working judges Tony Beyer, Helen Rickerby, Sandra Simpson, and Nola Borrell for their work.

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