Judge of the Winchester Poetry Prize Mimi Khalvati has selected a longlist of 22 poems which has been published on Winchester Poetry Festival’s website.

The winners will be announced at a special prize-giving event at the festival on Sunday 9 October 2016. Tickets for this event are free and can be booked via the Winchester Discovery Centre Box Office. Winning and commended poems will also be published in a competition anthology to be launched at the festival.
Congratulations and the best of luck to all of the longlisted poets!