Poetry Competition 2025

The team at Artemesia are delighted to announce the eight top places selected by Jo Bell from the shortlist of the 2025 Artemesia Poetry Competition.

Winner

this. Dillon Jaxx

Runners Up

Like my father Mary Anne Sellen

Petrichor Judith Taylor

Highly Commended

On a British Columbia Highway Lynn Caldwell
The Pre-Poem Poppy Hulbert
The Garden of the Fourteen Buddhas Iain McClure
Flapping Along the Bottom of the Sky Paul McMahon
what happens to all the trees in march? Victoria Spires

Many congratulations to all the winning poets, your poems were outstanding.

All eight poems will be included in the Artemesia 2025 Poetry Anthology published by Mosaique Press. In addition, at least another 25 poems will be selected from the shortlist for publication.

The poems entered this year were of an incredibly high standard. We are very grateful to every poet who took part – without you there would be no competition. Thank you all so much for your support.

The 2025 Artemesia Arts Poetry Competition shortlist selected by Jo Bell

D.A. Angelo

Lydia Jane Bennett

Jessica Boatright

Paul Burns

Lynn Caldwell

Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana

Robin Daglish

Kristina Diprose

A H Fitzwilliam-Hall

Beda Higgins

Jenevieve Hughes

Poppy Hulbert

Tessa Foley

Marius Grose

Doreen Gurrey

Elizabeth Hewes

Dillon Jaxx

Pam Job

Sue Kindon

Vanessa Lampert

Sarah Leavesley

Harry Mann

Ian Maclure

Paul Mcmaho

Katrina Moinet

Denise O‘Hagan

Elizabeth Osmond

Elizabeth Robinson

Mary-Anne Sellen

Victoria Spires

Judith Taylor

Matt Taylor

Laura Theis

Denni Turp

Jeff Tobin

Roger West

Lila Zokini

Many congratulations to each of you.

Thank you to all who entered the competition, it has been a stunning collection to read and judge.