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 Smith 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 Man
Iain McClure
Paul McMahon
Katrina Moinet
Denise O‘Hagan
Elizabeth Osmond
Elizabeth Robinson
Mary Anne Smith Sellen
Victoria Spires
Judith Taylor
Matt Taylor
Laura Theis
Denni Turp
Jeff Tobin
Roger West
Lila Zokni
Many congratulations to each of you.
Thank you to all who entered the competition, it has been a stunning collection to read and judge.