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Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2013

Gorgeous like a thunderstorm the anthology containing poems from 2012's top fifteen winners and information on entering the 2013 competition. Please note this will be published and distributed across the UK from the launch date of the 11th March 2013.  Individuals and teachers can request a copy or a full class set to inspire poetry reading and writing in the classroom - simply email fyp@poetrysociety.org.uk with your full name and postal address, with either 'Anthology request' if you are an individual or 'Class set entry' if you are a teacher and wish to share a set of anthologies with a whole class.

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2011

Fools for Love and Salt the anthology containing poems from 2011's top fifteen winners and names the 85 Commended poets. 

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2010

I Will See Great Things the anthology containing poems from 2010's top fifteen winners and information on entering the 2011 competition.

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Click here to read 2010's winning top fifteen poems and a list of commended winners.

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2009

The Fire We Harbour the anthology containing poems from 2009's top fifteen winners. Click here to read 2009's winning top fifteen poems and a list of commended winners. 

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2008
You envied the Stars Their Height, the anthology containing poems from 2008's top fifteen winners.

Click here to see 2008's winning top 15 poems and a list of commended winners.

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2007 
The Wouldbegoods
featured poems from 2007's top fifteen winners. You can also listen to some of the poems in our Audio Archives


 Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2006
Radio Seventeen, featured poems by the fifteen top winners and three international winners.

Radio Seventeen

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Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2005
Featuring poems by the fifteen winners in the anthology When the Thunder Woke Me

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2004
Featuring poems by the fifteen winners in the anthology And The Air Sang

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2003
Featuring poems by the fifteen winners in the anthology Passport Pictures

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2002
Featuring poems by the fifteen winners in the anthology The floor would tremble if your feet could touch it..

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2001
Featuring poems by the fifteen winners in the anthology New Life.

Simon Elvin Young Poets of the Year Award 2000
Featuring poems by the fifteen winners in the anthology Fairy Tale Matches.

Simon Elvin Young Poets of the Year Award 1999
Featuring poems by the fifteen winners in the anthology Hypothesis.

Simon Elvin Young Poets of the Year Award 1998
Featuring poems by the thirteen overall winners in the anthology The Small Plastic Things in Life.

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