History
The Blake Poetry Prize was established in 2008 by The Blake Society, in partnership with the NSW Writers’ Centre and sponsored by Leichhardt Council in NSW. It is an open poetry prize, for works of 100 lines or less. The prize aims to encourage Australian poets to engage in the dialogue between religion, spirituality and poetry.
It is one of two prizes established by The Blake Society (the other award is the Blake Prize, for art) that challenge artists and poets to investigate ideas and issues surrounding spiritual thought and religion in contemporary art and literature.
The Blake Society takes its name from William Blake, a visionary artist and poet. The Society aims to encourage artists of disparate styles, religious and spiritual allegiances to create significant works of art and poetry.
Source: http://www.blakeprize.com/about/prizes-awarded Sighted: 3/12/2013.
Winners
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2017
winner
The Story of Julian Who Will Never Know We Loved Him
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"there’s a drunk on the train spouting Kant",
2018
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October 2017 - March no. 24 2018; - 2014 winner Dave Drayton for Threnodials
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2013
winner
Appellations
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"A semi-acoustic ballad",
2013
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Blake Prize 2007; -
2012
winner
Altar Rock
2012
sequence
poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2013 2013; (p. 116-117) 'Graham Kershaw's poem, "Altar Rock", addresses the mixed inheritance of white settlement in the Murchison district of WA. The actual Altar Rock, also known as Mass Rock, is where 1920's architect and priest, John Hawes, took communion to indigenous people who were reluctant to attend a church.'Source: The Blake Prize website, http://www.blakeprize.com/Sighted: 20/11/2012 -
2011
winner
Via Negativa : The Divine Dark
2011
sequence
poetry
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , October-November vol. 199 no. 2011; (p. 9) Award Winning Australian Writing 2012 2012; (p. 72-75) Net Needle 2015; -
2010
winner
Rahula
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"That night, I imagine",
2010
2010
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Blake Prize 2007; Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , October/November no. 193 2010; (p. 23) Award Winning Australian Writing 2011 2011; -
2009
winner
Four Ways to Approach the Numinous
2009
2009
sequence
poetry
— Appears in: Blake Prize 2007; The Best Australian Poems 2009 2009; (p. 212-219) -
2008
inaugural winner
Have You Seen
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"The way the trees - that sclerophyll fraternity on the mountain - swarm",
2008
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Spring no. 12 2008; Fire Diary 2010; (p. 88)
