Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize winners - 2020/21

At a time when poetry is very much in the news (thanks to Amanda Gorman reciting her powerful poem at Joe Biden's inauguration), we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize.

Winner:

Amy Crutchfield for The Memory of Water

Runner ups:

Katherine Brabon for Self-Portrait as Frida Kahlo

John Kinsella for Exoskeletons

Honourable Mentions:

Amanda Frances Johnson for Jobs for women: Annunciate

Jessica Wilkinson for Heating and Cooling in the Time of Isolation

This year's prize was made possible with the support of the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund and Hobart Bookshop. Entries were judged blind by Island's poetry editor Lisa Gorton, Lachlan Brown and Bella Li.

We were overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of the entries, and we thank you all for your ongoing support of this Prize.

All five poems are published in Island 161, along with an amazing tribute to Gwen by Cassandra Atherton.