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The inaugural 2016 Proverse Poetry Prize anthology contained the work of 20 poets from around the world. Poems could be submitted on a subject of the poet’s choosing or on the optional theme of “The Environment”. As always, there was a free choice of interpretation, form and style.

The places of birth of the writers range from Scandinavia to the Far East, to the southern hemisphere; and include Canada, Cap Verde, Cuba, Estonia, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, New Zealand, Norway, the People’s Republic of China, Turkey, the UK and the USA. Some have strong links with other countries, including Austria, Chile, Holland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Spain and the USA.

The poets are: Aytül Akal, Joy Al-Sofi, Maria Elena Blanco, Gili Haimovich, Hei Feng, Akin Jeje, Susan Lavender, Liv Lundberg, Marta Markoska, Mathura (Margus Lattik), Glória Sofia Varela Monteiro, Keith Nunes, Sam Powney, Vaughan Rapatahana, Angelo Rizzi, Hayley Solomon, Dong Sun, Luisa Ternau, Carter Vance, Mavisel Yener. Also included is a non-entered poem on the theme, by Gillian Bickley.

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The 2017 Proverse Poetry Prize anthology contained the work of 61 poets from around the world. The optional theme was “Happiness”.

The poets are: Abbie Taylor, Allegra Silberstein, Angelo Rizzi, Benny Chia, Bruce Wasserman, Claudia Pozzana, Deepa Vanjani, Derek Lei,Dong Sun, Edward Tiesse, Elena Maria Blanco, Elizabeth Grobler, Elizabeth Libby Wong, Eva Brown, Florence Ng, Giorgio Bolla, Hasan Erkek, Hayley Ann Solomon, Henrik Hoeg, Indran Amirthanayagam, Jack Mayer, Janet Joyner, Joanna Radwańska-Williams, Jose Chambers, José Manuel Sevilla, Joyce Walker, Jun Pan, Kait Moller, Kate Hawkins, Keith Nunes, kerry rawlinson, Laura Potts, Laura Solomon, Lawrence Malu, Lee Ching Yin, Leung Ching Ning, Liam Blackford, Lucy Duggan, Luisa Ternau, Luke English, Lynda McKinney Lambert, Margus Lattik (Mathura), Marta Markoska, Maya Mitova, M. Ann Reed, Nick Compton, Paata Natsvlishvili, Paula Caronni, Peter Freckleton,Ho Cheung LEE (Peter), Psyche Chong, Roger Uren, Rony Nair,Sally Younger, Sandra Gibbons, Susan Lavender, Teresa N F Chu, Thomas Young, Viki Holmes, Vinita Agrawal, William Leo Coakley.

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The 2018 Proverse Poetry Prize anthology contained the work of 89 poets from around the world. The optional theme was “Refuge”.

The poets are: Abigail Taylor, Akin Jeje, Allegra Jostad Silberstein, Andrew Sutherland, Angelo Rizzi, Anson Wang, Anthea Yip, Antony Huen, Arthur Allen, Aya Mohtadi, Belle Ling, Benny Chia, Birgit Bunzel Linder, Bruce Dodson, Bruce Arlen Wasserman, Carol Flake Chapman, Carol Krauss, Christos Koukis, Cindy Wyles, D. J. Hamilton, Danny Poon, David Vognar, Edward Tiesse, Elbert Lee, Elizabeth Grobler, Elizabeth (Libby) Wong, Franz Krabel, George Watt, Giovena Wang Songwenjia, Halil Suat Saraç, Hasan Erkek, Hayley Ann Solomon, Helen Davis, Hilary Faulkner, Ho Cheung Lee, Indran Amirthanayagam, J. P. Linstroth, Jack Mayer, Jade Hui, Jeddie Sophronius, Jemima Law, Joanna Radwańska-Williams, John Dorrell, Jonathan Hart,Josie Chambers, José Manuel Sevilla, Joy Al-Sofi, Jun Pan, Kate Hawkins, Keith Nunes, Laura Solomon,Lauriane Chappé, Lonnie Monka, Luisa Ternau, Lynda Lambert, Maria Elena Blanco, Matthew Harris,Meghan Kelsey, Melissa Reed, Michael Gould, N. Noéll, Neil Douglas, Olga Walló, Paola Caronni, Patience O’Neill, Patrick Reardon, Pei Kai Cheng, Peter Verbica, Rachel Leung, Richard Westley, Rochelle Potkar, Roger Uren, Rony Nair, Sally Younger, Sanja Särman, Selena Liang, Simona Rackova, Solomon Au Yeung, Stephen Herman, Steve Borst, Steven Harz, Sui Ping Au Yeung, Susan Phillips, Susan Lavender, Thea Biesheuvel, Ty Newcomb, Vinita Agrawal, Vinni Relwani, Zachary Knox.


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The 2019 Proverse Poetry Prize anthology contained the work of 69 poets from around the world. The optional theme was “Plastic”

The poets are: Abbie Taylor, Ahmed Elbeshlawy, Aiden Heung, Allegra Jostad Silberstein, Andy Peyrie, Angelo Rizzi, Anne Casey, Annie Christain, Anson Wang, Aparna Upadhyaya Sanyal, Brittany Mishra, Bruce Arlen Wasserman, C.N. Rajalakshmi,  C.W. Emerson, Carol Flake Chapman, Carrie Hooper, Dah Helmer, Deepa Vanjani, Edward Tiesse, Fiona Chen, George Watt, Halil Suat Saraç, Harsh Ramchandani, Hayley Ann Solomon, Helen Davis, Helen Oliver, Ian Chambers, Iris Litt, Jennifer Ann Eagleton, Joanna Radwańska-Williams, Joy Al-Sofi, Jun Pan, Kate Hawkins, Keith Nunes, Lawdenmarc Decamora, Liam Blackford, Libby Wong, Luisa Ternau, Lynda Lambert, Maggie Wong, Maria Elena Blanco, Marjory Woodfield, Martin Jon Porter, Matthew Harris, M. Ann Reed, Mocco Wollert, Neil Douglas, Paola Caronni, Patience O’Neill, Patrick Reardon, Peter Verbica, Raymond Calbay, Rayn Epremian, Reema Baniabbasi, Rena Ong, R.J. Keeler, Rony Nair, Simona Rackova, Solomon Au Yeung, Stéphane D’Amour, Sui Ping Au Yeung, Susan Lavender, Suzanne Cottrell, Teresa Ngan-fung Chu, Thea Biesheuvel, Vincent Casaregola, Vinni Relwani, Wayne Mattingly, Zachary Knox.

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The 2020 Proverse Poetry Prize anthology contained the work of 90 poets from around the world. The optional theme was “Hunger”.

The poets are: Vinita Agrawal, Joy Al-Sofi, Shikha Bansal, Alan Bern, Thea Biesheuvel, Liam Blackford, María Elena Blanco, Gavin Bourke, Lawrence Bridges, Paul Brooke, Lina Buividavičiūtė, Paola Caronni,Vincent Casaregola, Anne Casey, Ian Chambers, Josie Chambers, Krishna Chamling, Jessica Chan; Chan Kwan Ee, Tom; KB Chan, Carol Flake Chapman, Cheng Tim Tim, Annie Christain, William Leo Coakley, Suzanne Cottrell, Neil Douglas, Gayathri Durairaj, Ahmed Elbeshlawy, Fetūolemoana Elisara, Rayn Epremian, D. W. Evans, Adele Evershed, Ryan Fenton, Daniela Fischerová, Lincoln Greenhaw, Casey Hampton, Matthew Scott Harris, Kate Hawkins, Ho Ching Yee, Kathy Hoa, Carrie Hooper, Joshua Ip, Kathy Jiang, Sadie Kaye, R. J. Keeler, Lynda McKinney Lambert, Lee Ho Cheung, J P Linstroth, Iris Litt, Sharon E. Ludan, K B Ryan Joshua Mahindapala, Carmina Masoliver, Wayne Paul Mattingly, Jack Mayer, Мaya Mitova (Митова), Natalie Nera, Helen Oliver, Rena Ong, Jun Pan, Danny Dylan Poon, Joanna Radwańska-Williams, Coolimuttam Neelakandan Rajalakshmi, Colin Rampton, kerry rawlinson, Melissa Reed, Vinni C. Relwani, Angelo Rizzi, Halil Suat Saraç, José Manuel Sevilla, Allegra Jostad Silberstein, Wesley Sims, Hayley Solomon, Dong Sun, Robin Susanto,Luisa Ternau, Edward A. Tiesse, Bibiana Tsang, Roger Uren, Rod Usher, Peter Coe Verbica, Sarah Vetter,Renee Wade, Victoria Walvis, Honghua Wang, Bruce Arlen Wasserman, George Watt, Mocco Wollert,Elizabeth (Libby) Wong, Wan-Ting (Joyce) Wu, Wing Chit Yung.

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The 2021 Proverse Poetry Prize anthology contained the work of 67 poets around the world. The optional theme was “Shielding”.

The poets are: Vinita Agrawal, Joy Al-Sofi, Shikha Bansal, Andrew Barker, Gary Beaumier, Alan Bern, Thea Biesheuvel, Liam Blackford, María Elena Blanco, Gavin Bourke, Lawrence Bridges, Lina Buividavičiūtė, Vincent Casaregola, Chan Kwan Ee, Tom, Margaret Clarke, William Leo Coakley, Audrey Colasanti, Suzanne Cottrell, Lawdenmarc Decamora, Neil Douglas, A. Elliott, D. W. Evans, Adele Evershed, Daniela Fischerová,Casey Hampton, Carrie Hooper, R. J. Keeler, Christos Koukis, Lynda McKinney Lambert, Susan Lavender, Birgit Bunzel Linder, J. P. Linstroth, Iris Litt, Sharon E. Ludan, Wayne Paul Mattingly, Jack Mayer, Rianka Mohan, Gloria Monteiro, Natalie Nera, Philip Nourse, Denise O’Hagan, Helen Oliver, Rena Ong, Jun Pan, Peter Parle, Joanna Radwańska-Williams, Coolimuttam Neelakandan Rajalakshmi (Raji), M. Ann Reed, Vinni C. Relwani, José Manuel Sevilla, Dale Shank, Allegra Jostad Silberstein, Hayley Ann Solomon, Abbie Johnson Taylor, Luisa Ternau, Simon Tham, Edward A. Tiesse, Bibiana Tsang, Roger Uren, Deepa Vanjani, Peter Coe Verbica, Kewayne Wadley, Victoria Walvis, Honghua Wang, George Watt, Michael Witts, Zuo Fei.