{"id":11140,"date":"2023-04-22T13:56:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T13:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therialto.co.uk\/pages\/?p=11140"},"modified":"2024-06-03T15:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T15:49:47","slug":"nature-and-place-2023-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therialto.co.uk\/pages\/2023\/04\/22\/nature-and-place-2023-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature and Place 2023 winners announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; 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header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We have now received the results of the 2023 Nature and Place Poetry Competition back from Ian McMillan and are delighted to announce that the winners are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Prize\u00a0of \u00a31000<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018Kharkiv Zoo\u2019 &#8211; Anastasia Taylor-Lind<br \/><strong>2nd Prize\u00a0of \u00a3500<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018Spoons\u2019 \u2013 Jo Bratten<br \/><strong>3rd Prize\u00a0of \u00a3250<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018I wanted to show you a donkey in the field or I want to show you the donkey in a field\u2019 \u2013 Lisa Kelly<br \/>\u2028The three prize winning poems will be published in issue 101 of The Rialto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ian also selected five highly commended poems:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018What the Dragonfly Told Me\u2019 \u2013 Rosie Hadden<br \/>\u2018Synecdoche\u2019 \u2013 David Nash<br \/>\u2018How to Make an Elephant\u2019 \u2013 Robert Seatter<br \/>\u2018The Knowledge\u2019 \u2013 Sam Phipps<br \/>\u2018At Cart Gap\u2019 \u2013 Jane Wilkinson<\/p>\n<p>The link to the Long List below is not a list of all the poems submitted to the competition, it lists those poems that were still in the running right to up to the late stages of the judging.\u00a0<strong>Please don\u2019t be disheartened if your work doesn\u2019t appear on this list!\u00a0<\/strong>Once again, we had a huge response to the competition, receiving around 2600 poems from 1250 poets.<\/p>\n<p>The quality of the writing submitted and the deep engagement with our theme is always astonishing and indeed heartening. Every poem entered makes a difference to nature and poetry.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Ian for his generosity in working with us and indeed to all of you who entered.<\/p>\n<p>We will shortly be announcing details of an event that will feature a reading by Ian McMillan and our winners. This is planned for Monday 3rd July. Further details will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Long list&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; title_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; title_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; closed_title_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; closed_title_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; closed_title_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware the long list is only representative of a part of the process of selection and does not include all entrants. The judging is a difficult process of elimination, from the thousands of poems received one hundred or so poems go on to the long list, a short list is then compiled and from that a list of winners and highly commended poems.<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful for all submissions, the standard this year was exceptional.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Winter Plumage, 31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Aidan Tulloch<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Kharkiv Zoo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Anastasia Taylor-Lind<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Natures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Angela Beese<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Quest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Angela Beese<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Tutae Kehua (Ghost Dung)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Anna Hansell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">The geese are heading home again<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Anna Kibbey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Warden<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Anna Milan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Adonis Blue at the Gasometer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Annie Kerr<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Trinco Triptych<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Bel Wallace<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Prayer to the Octopus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Bel Wallace<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Values<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Ben Verinder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Hornet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Caleb Parkin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Twitcher<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Carole Bromley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Disorientation<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Caroline Smith<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">To Frank, Our Gallant Goldfish Dead These Thirty Years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Carolyn Oliver<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Bearings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Claire Cox<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Astrop Healing Well &#8211; Genius Loci\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Claire Cox<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Andrew the Financial Adviser going naked into the woods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Cy Forrest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Crow-speak<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Daniela Cregan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">storms over Kansas<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; 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