Winners, recordings and texts of poems
The judges for the 33rd Competition, held in 2022, were:
- Yiskah Rosenfeld – the 2021 First Prize winner.
- Reuven Goldfarb – winner of an Honorable Mention in the 2021 competition.
- Yehoshua November – our International Judge for 2022.
First prize: Iris Dan, Israel: The Fear of Slipping Through Letters. Use the audio bar below to hear a recording of Iris reading her poem.
Second prize: David Silverman, USA: The Prophet Elijah — Possibly — on 9th Avenue, Orders a Ham & Cheese Sandwich (Easy Mayo). Use the audio bar below to hear a recording of David reading his poem.
Third prize: Judy Koren, Israel: How To Write a Middle Eastern Symphony. Use the audio bar below to hear a recording of Judy reading her poem.
Honourable Mentions (in alphabetical order of poem title):
1HLY 48 – by Pamela Wax, USA
Einstein’s Brain – by Gabriel Emanuel, Israel
How To Break (A Container) – by Roy “Robin” Bass, USA
In Lviv – by Jo-Ann Mort, USA
Jacob Wrestles the Angel – by Simon Constam, Canada
Kol Nidrei Night Encounter – by Esther B. Lipton, UK
Our Saturdays – by Alan Elyshevitz, USA
Pears – by Celia Merlin, Israel
The Wedding Canopy – by Rochelle S. Kochin, Israel
Until 120 – by Solly Kaplinski, Israel
To read and download the texts of the three winning poems and the ten that gained Honourable Mention click here (PDF file).
Voices Israel Group of Poets in English 