It’s finally here: the longlist for our 2021 Poetry Contest. Many thanks to all our readers, and to those who submitted their work. Congratulations to these talented poets!
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non-consensual, by Eva Wissting
Last night in my mother’s house, still a maiden, by Zoe Greenberg
an epiphany/psychotic episode, by Moni Brar
Silent Lake and Pretty Palimpsests, by Margo LaPierre
Unlikely Scenarios, by Tania De Rozario
Escarpment, by Maria Ford
Reincarnation, by Paula Stevens
This Sum is Ill, by Angela May
Arranged, by Poonam Dhir
I’m a fucking Libra, by Lanika Yule
On Carl Beam’s The Whale of Our Being, by Cara Goodwin
mama bodyguards chicken, by Debora Anthonypillai
Ribsong, by Gwendolen Aube
another girl, by Nayana Suchak
the neighbourhood, by Samantha Martin-Bird
An Ode to the CEO, by K.R. Segriff
Map of Skin, by Lu Godfrey
Everest, by Chrissy Martin
the whale, by Michelle De Agostini
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Thank you to every writer who trusted us and our judge, Kama La Mackerel, with their poems. The shortlist and winners will be announced in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on the website! In the meantime, our 2021 Cover Art Contest is still accepting submissions.