Poets Meet Painters - Anthology 2026

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​The judging is complete for Poets Meet Painters 2026, and we’re delighted to share the shortlist below. Every poem was read anonymously and judged by ID number. Our three independent judges—Pamela Muller, John W. Sexton, and Eileen Sheehan—each selected 20–28 poems to form a longlist, from which our head judge, Dr Robert Mohr, chose the final shortlist. 

Thank you for being part of this year’s Poets Meet Painters. The 44-page anthology is available at the Kenmare Book Shop

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• Red Mona – Siobhan Campbell - First Place

• A Half-Dried Riverbed in Ventimiglia – Frank Farrelly - Second Place

• Limited Edition – Margaret Rochford - Third Place

• Moments – Teresa Preziosi

• Painting Home – Kay Liston

• Sailor – James Anthony

• How To Bury the Living – Kate Durrant

• What Will Not Hold – Aidan O’Leary

• The White Dress – Paul McMahon

• No Small Thing – Mary Aspinwall

• Still Field - John Goode

• Tide Table – John Goode

• Blue Wings – Paudrig Lee

• The Maids of Elfen-Mere – Deirdre Hines

• The Sea, The Sea – Lynn Caldwell

• How Does Her Garden Grow? – Eileen Curran

• Findings – Lorraine Carey

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