The Voices Israel Group of Poets

in English

Results of the 2018 Reuben Rose Poetry Competition
Judges: Peter Thabit-Jones, UK; Mark Razyner, Israel; Iris Dan, Israel; and Avril Meallem, Israel.

First prize - John Gallas, UK: at the funeral of a ploughman - to hear a recording of John Gallas reading his poem, click here.

Second prize - Donna Bechar, Israel: Pencil Me In - to hear a recording of Donna Bechar reading her poem, click here.

Third prize - Wendy Dickstein, Israel: Alexander Pope in India - to hear a recording of Wendy Dickstein reading her poem, click here.

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order of poem title)

Auschwitz - by John Ling, UK

Bougainvillea - by E.D. Watson, USA

Flamenco - by Celia Merlin, Israel

Puppets and Cotton Candy - by Johnmichael Simon, Israel

Rembrandt’s Saul Listening to David - by Dina Yehuda, Israel

Something is Always Arriving at its End - by David Adès, Australia

The Night You Ran Out the Door - by Sophia Luna, USA

The Numbers - by Patti Tana, USA. To hear Patti reading her poem click here.

The Tower - by Esther B. Lipton, UK

Tilting at Windmills - by Jennifer Lagier, USA

Click here to read the texts of the three winning poems and the ten that gained Honourable Mention.