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Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2016 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced.

The shortlisted poems are:

  • ‘…a passing shower?’ (Dan Disney)
  • ‘Prelude to a Voice’ (Anne Elvey)
  • ‘Tailings’ (Amanda Joy)
  • ‘Rage to order’ (Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet)
  • ‘Lament for ‘‘Cape’’ Kennedy’ (Campbell Thomson).

The winner of the $5000 prize will be announced in Melbourne on 9 March. The shortlisted poems will be published in the March issue of ABR.

For more information about the prize, visit the ABR website here.

 

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