2018 Reuben Rose Competition

Winners, recordings and texts of poems

The judges for the 29th Competition, held in 2018, were:

• Peter Thabit-Jones, UK – this year’s Overseas Judge
• Mark Razyner, Israel – last year’s First Prize winner
• Iris Dan, Israel – one of last year’s Honourable Mention winners
• and Avril Meallem, Israel.

First prize – John Gallas, UK:  At the funeral of a ploughman. Use the audio bar below to hear a recording of John reading his poem.

Second prize – Donna Bechar, Israel: Pencil Me In. Use the audio bar below to hear a recording of Donna reading her poem.

Third prize – Wendy Dickstein, Israel: Alexander Pope in India. Use the audio bar below to hear a recording of Wendy reading her poem.

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. Use the audio bar below to hear Patti read her poem.

The Tower – by Esther B. Lipton, UK
Tilting at Windmills – by Jennifer Lagier, USA 

To read and download the texts of the three winning poems and the ten that gained Honourable Mention click here (PDF file).