{"id":19274,"date":"2023-03-06T16:25:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/?p=19274"},"modified":"2023-06-28T15:06:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T15:06:30","slug":"10th-five-words-competition-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/10th-five-words-competition-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"10th Five Words Competition Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/FiveWords\/5wordscomp2023bSm.jpg\" alt=\"Five Words Poetry Competition\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><center><strong><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><b><font color=\"gray\">10th Five Words Poetry Competition Winners and Shortlist Announced<\/font><\/b><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<i>6th March 2023<\/i><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <font color=\"grey\" size=\"1\">David Ross Linklater<\/font><br \/>\n<font color=\"silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.obheal.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Winner2023DavidRossLinklaterVsm.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" border=\"1\"\/><\/font><font size=\"1\"><em>We are delighted to announce<\/em> the winners and shortlisted entries from our <strong>10th<\/strong> <b><font color=\"green\">Five Words International Poetry Competition<\/font><\/b>, judged by Victoria Kennefick.  Our warm congratulations to first place winner <strong>David Ross Linklater<\/strong> for his poem <em>Lighthouse \/ Mother<\/em>, to second place winner <strong>Alison McCrossan <\/strong> for her poem <em>Walking alone<\/em> and to third place winner <strong>Glyn Matthews<\/strong> for his poem <em>Terms of Endearment<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The selection was made from 481 entries representing 24 countries. Winners will read their entries at \u00d3 Bh\u00e9al&#8217;s 16th anniversary event, during the launch of <em>Five Words Vol XVI<\/em> (both online and via zoom on the 10th April 2023), as will most of the shortlisted poets and our regular five word challenge contributors. <\/p>\n<p><center> An online version of the anthology will also be made available in time for the launch.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the shortlisted poets and our sincere thanks to all who entered! <\/center><\/font><\/p>\n<p><center><font size=\"2\" face=\"times new roman\"><strong>Shortlist &#038; Winners<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\" align=\"left\">\n<em>Lighthouse \/ Mother<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong><font color=\"green\">David Ross Linklater<\/font><\/strong> (Scotland) <font size=\"2\" face=\"times new roman\" color=\"green\"><strong>1st<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"2\" face=\"times new roman\" color=\"green\"><strong><\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>Walking alone<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Alison McCrossan<\/strong> (Ireland) <font size=\"2\" face=\"times new roman\" color=\"green\"><strong>2nd<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"2\" face=\"times new roman\" color=\"green\"><strong><\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><em>Terms of Endearment<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Glyn Matthews<\/strong> (England) <font size=\"2\" face=\"times new roman\" color=\"green\"><strong>3rd<\/strong><\/font><font size=\"2\" face=\"times new roman\" color=\"green\"><strong> <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>Shive<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>David W Evans<\/strong> (Jersey)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><em>Gifted<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Laura Theis<\/strong> (England)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>After Eunice<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Jill Munro<\/strong> (England)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>Scut<\/em> &nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>John Baylis Post<\/strong> (England)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>Fump<\/em>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Phoebe Colby<\/strong> (Canada)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>It Isn\u2019t Inevitable, Just Likely<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Dante Miller<\/strong> (USA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>In praise of liminality<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Gabrielle Deakin<\/strong> (Spain)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>The University Of Brattleboro And The Uncluttered Table<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Rolf Parker-Houghton<\/strong> (USA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<em>Then There Was Only One Foetal Heartbeat<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<font size=\"1\"> by &nbsp;<\/font> <strong>Mandy Beattie<\/strong> (Scotland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><font size=\"1\">Judge: <strong>Victoria Kennefick<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"1\">The 11th Five Words International Competition will commence at noon on Tuesday the 11th of April 2023 and continue until the 30th of January 2024.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10th Five Words Poetry Competition Winners and Shortlist Announced &nbsp; 6th March 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; David Ross Linklater We are delighted to announce the winners and shortlisted entries from our 10th Five Words International Poetry Competition, judged by Victoria Kennefick. 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