{"id":15074,"date":"2020-02-29T14:01:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T14:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?p=15074"},"modified":"2021-02-28T15:18:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T15:18:52","slug":"7th-five-words-competition-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/7th-five-words-competition-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Five Words Competition Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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7th Five Words Poetry Competition Winner and Shortlist Announced<\/font><\/b>
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\n29th February 2020<\/i><\/center>
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\nWe’re thrilled to announce<\/em> the winner of the 7th<\/strong> Five Words International Poetry Competition<\/font><\/b>, for his poem Betty Fox is Skipping<\/em>, is English poet Derek Sellen<\/strong> – and the first poet to win the competition for a second time! <\/p>\n

Judges Afric McGlinchey and Michael Ray made their selection, along with the full shortlist of twelve poems, from 595 entries. All going well, Derek will read and take part in \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al’s 13th anniversary event (13th April 2020), as will a number of other shortlisted poets at the launch of Five Words Vol XIII<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all of this year’s shortlisted poets and for two highly commended entries from Cliona O’Connell (Ireland) and Rosemary Norman (England). <\/font><\/p>\n

Shortlist & Winner<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\nBetty Fox is Skipping<\/em><\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Derek Sellen<\/font><\/strong> (England) winner<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nEvolution<\/em> <\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Cliona O’Connell<\/strong> (Ireland) highly commended<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Automaton<\/em><\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Rosemary Norman<\/strong> (England) highly commended<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nFather\u2019s Day<\/em> <\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Janice Bethany<\/strong> (USA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nWise and Luminous<\/em> <\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Ada Volynska<\/strong> (Ukraine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nSmoke Flares, Pyro Prayers<\/em><\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Lucy Holme<\/strong> (Ireland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Boat Crane<\/em><\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Sharon Phillips<\/strong> (England)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n6am. River. Girl.<\/em>  <\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> Fiona Ritchie Walker<\/strong> (England\/Scotland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTo Paint Death as The
\nMountain Pine Beetle <\/em> <\/td>\n		\n by  <\/font> Michele Ring<\/strong> (France)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nBottled Lines,
\nExcellent Spirits<\/em> <\/td>\n		\n by  <\/font> Ada Volynska<\/strong> (Ukraine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nA Small Bee Came to
\nRest Upon My Hand <\/em> <\/td>\n		\n by  <\/font> Margaret McCarthy<\/strong> (Ireland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nLa Rue des Touettes<\/em> <\/td>\n\n by  <\/font> David W Evans<\/strong> (Jersey)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Judges: Afric McGlinchey<\/strong> and Michael Ray<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n

Shortlisted poems will appear in Five Words Vol XIII<\/i>, to be launched at \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al on Monday the 13th of April 2020, along with the award presentation and readings from contributors. <\/p>\n

The 8th Five Words International Competition will commence at noon on Tuesday the 14th of April, 2020. Due to a significant increase in submissions, the competition will be increasing its prize money.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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