A list of the winners of the 2017 UNESCO Dunedin City of Literature poetry competition. Click the titles to read the full poems.
With sincere thanks to our judges, Elena Poletti and Craig Cliff.
Young Poets Category
Sponsored by the Dunedin Edinburgh Sister City Society
1st Place: Belle Williams, No More
Joint 2nd Place: Fletcher Kopua, Weka; Angus Kopua, Falcon
3rd Place: Serena Cheng, When There Was a Bird
Unpublished Poets Category
Sponsored by the Dunedin Public Libraries Association (Friends of the Library)
1st Place: Peter Sutton, Address to the New Deil
2nd Place: Ella Robinson, She Kens
3rd Place: Victoria Stewart, Ode to Facebook
Published Poets Category
Sponsored by Royden and Lee Somerville and the Otago Scottish Heritage Council
1st Place: Jill O'Brien, Reply from the Lassies
2nd Place: Peter Matheson, The Birdie
3rd Place: Colin Gibson, A New Ballad in the Manner of Robbie Burns
Highly Commended: Beverly Martens, Wading Through Scottish Burns