has proved popular with both established poets and novices. Some three months are allowed for the judges to make their final decision. The standard of entries remains high, which augers well for Australia Poetry in general.
The 2019 Prize Winning along with additional poems of a high standards are being prepared for publication by
The Chaffinch Press, to be issued in 2022
Apologies for delay in publishing. Covid has upset the timing
We who care deeply about the arts find ourselves the priesthood of an almost forgotten faith, and we must, I think, if we would win the people again, take upon ourselves the method and fervour of a priesthood. We must be humble and half-proud. . . . We must baptize as well as preach.' W B Yeats: 'Ireland and the Arts', 1901.
