The results are in! Here are the winners of the 2024 National Poetry Day Competition.

Adult Competition

Judges Notes

Commended

Sunstrike, Moana by Eric Trump

harbour by Holly Fletcher

Tracing Edges at Waitete by Harvey Aughton

Highly Commended

Home by Oshadha Perera

Walking in Winter by Bridget Auchmuty

3rd Prize: Waipiata Waiting by Lisa Keene

2nd Prize: The Moon Rose by Oshadha Perera

1st Prize: Leaving by Jane Coombs

Youth Competition

Judges Notes

Highly commended

Gargantuan musings - Rita Mace-David

Otago Beach - Ezra Sharma

Just a drain - Piper Hotton

Runner ups

The Harbour – Ruby Clarke

Moeraki boulders - Keaton Lyness

Winner

Shaken Slopes – Emily Roy