Winners, and texts of poems
The judge for the 20th Competition, held in 2009, was John B. Lee, USA.
1st Prize: Michael Dickel – Crows
2nd Prize: Michael Dickel – Forty-Two Sacrifices
3rd Prize: April Bulmer – Blood
Honorable Mentions in random order
Michelle Cohen – Captured
April Bulmer – Great-With-Child
Sara Avital – Velazquez Venus (almost) Nude without Mirror
Johnmichael Simon – Cranes Over Galilee
Johnmichael Simon – Through a Frozen Window
Johnmichael Simon – Fanning a Dying Love Affair Twenty Years After Sharpeville
Johnmichael Simon – Homecoming After the Fleadh
Rolland Vasin – You Amsterdam
Andrea Moriah – Jerusalem Garden
Andrea Moriah – The Border
Yakov Azriel – Joseph’s Brothers Watch Their Father Mourn
To read and download the texts of the winning poems, click here (PDF file).
Voices Israel Group of Poets in English 