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Commendation in The Telegraph Poetry Competition
Anne has been Highly Commended in the 2025 Telegraph Poetry Competition on the theme of ‘Time’. Her poem ‘Herewith coach timetable’ was described by judges Tristram Fane Saunders and Lucy Denyer as a ‘touching family portrait’. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Publication in ‘Thin Places & Sacred Spaces’ Anthology
Anne’s poem ‘Apricity’ has been published in ‘Thin Places & Sacred Spaces’, an anthology of poems exploring sacred places, ranging from nature and architecture to holy hours and the veil between heaven and earth. The anthology is published by Amethyst Press (2024) and edited by Sarah Law. Copies are available to buy on Amazon. To view the two online launches, visit https://amethystmagazine.org/thin-places-sacred-spaces/
Publication in Skylight 47
Anne’s poem ‘Portrait of My Aunt as a Silver Birch’ has been published in Issue 19 of the journal Skylight 47 (Ireland). https://skylight47poetry
First Prize in Second Light Poetry Competition (Long Poem Category)
Anne’s sequence Letters to Lisbon has won First Prize in the Long Poem Category of the Second Light Poetry Competition, judged by Wendy French. The five epistolary poems are addressed to Lisbon, where Anne lived for several months before the pandemic enforced an early departure. Extracts of the poem have been published in ARTEMISpoetry Issue 33. secondlightlive.co.uk
Publication in Dream Catcher
Anne has had three poems published in issue 49 of the journal Dream Catcher: ‘Our Castles’ (after a painting by the artist Gill Knight); ‘Jonathan’; and ‘Great Stuart Street’. https://www.dreamcatchermagazine.co.uk/
Poetry Workshop (Berwick Literary Festival)
Anne will be leading a poetry writing workshop at the Berwick Literary Festival on Thursday 10th October (10am – 12.30pm, to include personal writing time). The theme is ‘The Elegy ~ Poems for the Lost and Missing’. Numbers are limited, so places need to be booked in advance. To find out more, and buy a ticket, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anne-ryland-tickets