2006 Reuben Rose Competition

Winners, and texts of poems

The judge for the 17th Competition, held in 2006, was Vera Rich, UK.

1st.  Prize:  Ruth Fogelman –  Rachel’s Eulogy for her Grandmother
2nd. Prize: Lara Kwalbrun –  Memories of a leper
3rd. Prize:  Johnmichael Simon –  After the war
4th. Prize:  David Silverman –  How Cupid saved my marriage

Honourable Mentions

Tony Tyler – Hurry
Ruth Fogelman – Hanging rainbows
Lara Kwalbrun – The hidden face 
Rena Navon –  Big Green Garden 
Fay Lifshitz – Hagar 
Elleraine Lockie – The best revenge

To read and download the texts of the four prize-winning poems, click here (PDF file). Regretfully we do not have e-texts of the poems awarded Honourable Mentions.