I was delighted to be asked to Judge this poetry competition for the Armagh Theatre Group. Some excellent poems and in support of a great open mic night in Armagh.

Winner's Final 30-3-100 poetry competition results

Our final Poetry Competition for previous monthly winners proved to be a difficult task for our judge David Braziel to decide on.

Everyone who entered raised the bar significantly resulting in a very close run race with Glenn Wilson's 'Damselfly' getting Highly Commended; Michael Kennedy's 'The Rag Bag' second; and by a short head Jordan Rafferty's 'Benny' our winner of the £100 prize.

Other finalists where Ellen McKenna 'Fragments'; Mary Jbara 'The Unanswered Question'; Liam McIlvanna 'What if', Dymphna Ferran 'Rhapsody in Blue'; Jenny Murray Unanswered Question' Lily Rose Conway 'Sonder Embrace'.

Thank you all so much for making this inaugural competition such a success. Hats off to David Braziel as independent judge and all who helped in the background to make this a memorable occasion. Poetry needs a platform and found one in Abbey Lane @Open Mic Nights.