The results are in!
Thank you to everyone who entered our national poetry competition, which ran from November 2022 to January 2023.
Poems were submitted by members from all of the regions and devolved countries, and we were delighted to receive over 600 entries, which went through rigorous rounds of judging.
There was no theme for this year's competition, however the poems could be no longer than 16 lines.
You can read the judges' top 3 entries below, alongside the shortlisted 10.
Please find our winning three poems below. These will be published in June's edition of Third Age Matters magazine, alongside a bespoke illustration.
These seven poems were considered the shortlist by the judges, to be included in the top 10.
Thank you to everyone who entered the competition, and many congratulations to the winners.
Thank you also to the 25 judges who used their time and expertise to judge this competition, alongside the 3 judges who judged the final round.
A special thanks to u3a creative writing Subject Adviser Marcia Humphries for her help in sourcing a few extra judges when needed.