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A British award, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize was set up in 1972 by the Commonwealth Institute. It stopped being awarded in 1988, and it is not currently administered by any other organisation.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1987
winner (Best Collection of Poetry) y Sky Poems Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1987 Z400365 1987 selected work poetry -
Year: 1986
winner (Australia and Pacific Area) y Travelling St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1986 Z402665 1986 selected work poetrywinner (Best First-Time Published) y Holiday Girls and Other Poems Sandy Bay : Twelvetrees Publishing , 1985 Z396594 1985 selected work poetry -
Year: 1982
winner (Best First Collection of Poetry) y Readings from Ecclesiastes : Poems Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1982 Z201819 1982 selected work poetry -
Year: 1981
winner (Best First Collection of Poetry) y The Silent Piano : Poems Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1980 Z102348 1980 selected work poetry -
Year: 1978
winner (Best First Collection of Poetry) y The Greek Connection Canberra : Timoshenko Aslanides , 1977 Z272582 1977 selected work poetryPoetry: The Greek Connection 1977 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , November vol. 2 no. 6 1977;
— Review of The Greek Connection 1977 selected work poetry
Works About this Award
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A Success to Rival the Short Story Trophies 1989 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 November 1989; (p. 86) -
Staggered 1988 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , April vol. 8 no. 1 1988; (p. 23) -
Abbreviations [December 1986 - January 1987] 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1986-1987) no. 87 1986; (p. 39) -
Rehabilitation and Now Poetic Justice 1976 single work
— Appears in: The Age , 12 August 1976; (p. 3)