... on which one is not. (I know how he feels ... Nebuchadnezzar by William Blake) The Blake Poetry Prize, presented by the NSW Writers' Centre and the Blake Society with the support of Leichhardt Council, is a $5,000 prize for a new poem or poems that best explore the religious or spiritual. The Prize is non-sectarian and encourages poets to engage in the dialogue btween religion, spirituality and poetry. The Blake Poetry Prize is named for visionary artist and poet William Blake. Judges: Anna Kerdijk Nicholson Ron Pretty Les Wicks |
2010 Blake Poetry Prize Shortlist
"Perfume" by Margaret Collett
"Quince" by Peter Comino
"All Our Pretty Ones" by B.R. Dionysius
"From 'Still Lifes'" by Dan Disney
"Adrift" by Brook Emery
"Encounter in Manhattan" by Stephen Leeder
"Above, Below" by Earl Livings
"Marian Vespers" by Homer Reith
"Rahula" by Tasha Sudan
"Song of (someone like) myself" by Mark Tredinnick
The winner and highly commended poets will be announced at the 59th Blake Prize Exhibition Opening. Opened by David Malouf. Thursday 2 September, 6-8pm, National Art School Gallery, Forbes Street, Darlinghurst.
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