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ASIBA Poetry Competition

ASIBA Poetry Competition 2026

ASIBA Poetry Competition 2026 is now open, and the theme is Roots.

Please complete the entry form, after reading the rules

The closing date for entries is Friday, February 6th 2026

ASIBA Poetry Competition 2025

ASIBA is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 POETRY COMPETITION:

The Sea

Book prizes of poetry anthologies were forwarded to four prize-winners in each category, care of their English literature teachers.

Juries comprised of teachers from the Asiba community read the entries and forwarded a shortlist to Oxford AQA Inspector Dr. Celia O’Donovan, who chose the winning poems. We are grateful to her for taking the time to judge the competition during a busier-than-ever exam season. Here is her message to the Asiba community:

‘The shortlisted entries were all of high quality and the final decision about the winners was a very difficult one. All the poems had significant merits, and the poets had used language to excellent effect in expressing their interpretations of the sea. The theme provided anopportunity for a wide variety of feelings and experiences to be shared. Poems were nostalgic, expressive and thoughtful, and some had a strong story element. I enjoyed reading them all and must congratulate all of the writers on their ability to express complexideas and emotions in poetic language. The winning poems were those that showed sensitivity to the theme and had an immediate emotional and intellectual impact. Readingthem aloud really gave the words and images the chance to sing.

All of the shortlisted poets should be very proud of their work, and I really hope that theywill continue to use this medium to express their thoughts and feelings. The precision and control required to write a poem will stand them in good stead for all their other writing tasks at school and in the future.

Thank you to all of the poets, teachers, judges who have been involved in the competitionthis year. Particular thanks are due, as ever, to Olive Kavanagh who organises everything and believes in the power of poetry to enhance young lives.’

Dr. Celia O’Donovan, Oxford AQA Inspector for BFI

2024 – ‘Ephemeral’

Click here to read the list of winners and finalists, as well as eighteen wonderful poems.

2023 ‘Home’

Click here to read the list of prizewinners and finalists, and to read the poems.

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