2007 Winners of the Book & Pamphlet Competition

Judge: Alison Brackenbury (comments below from her).

The Half-mile-high Club - Julia Deakin
'Sharp and knowing, these poems dance before the reader in their exuberance and sudden dark. They are bold, irreverent and wickedly funny.'

Boukhara - Yvonne Green
'These enthralling and lovely poems begin with rich recollections of another country (“so we ate so we loved”), but darken into the shock of domestic violence. This collection is absolutely straightforward to read, but quite unforgettable.'

You've been Great - Padraig O'Morain
'This is a quiet poetry, strong with the humours and occasional horrors of country life, affectionate but never sentimental, its music grave and necessary as time.'

Growing Pains - Ann Pilling
'Through childhood, loss and living, these poems carry the reader with them, through pain, through the warmth and wisdom of their final lines. They bring bravado, biscuit tins and balloons. They bring hope.

The Purpose of Your Visit – River Wolton
'Many of the poems in this collection were full of life and promise.'

Shortlisted:

Anna Adams, Credentials

John Arnold, A Valley Thick with Corn

Jane Aspinall, The Mechanism of Failure

Judy Brown, The Cheese Room

John Clarke, Boat Shadows

Christy Ducker, Footing

Charles Evans, Sweet and Sour

Michael Hulse, To My Father

James Midgley, Inviting the Tiger to Tea

Anna Woodford, Birdhouse