Results of 2022 Victorian Written Bush Poetry Champtionships

[Shelley Hansen]

Received from Jan Lewis ...

Written Serious Poem (Silver Brumby Award)
1st - David Judge - "Bailed Up"
2nd - Peter O'Shaunessy - "Mandildjarra Mourning"
3rd - David Judge - "Silo Art"
HC - Brenda Joy - "Imitation Eagles"
HC - David Judge - "I Am Who I Have Been"

Written Humorous Poem (Corryong Larrikin Award)
1st - John Roberts - "The Servo Man from Hell"
2nd - Tom McIlveen - "Fishing for a Gucci"
3rd - David Judge - "Houdini"
HC - David Campbell - "The Eulogy for Wombat Jack"
HC - Peter O'Shaunessy - "In the Clean Bar"

Overall Champion - David Judge

CONGRATULATIONS to all - especially to our regular Forum contributor David Judge. Well done, indeed!

Full results of the Man From Snowy River Festival, including performance and junior results, will appear on the Events and Results page of the main ABPA website

[Terry]

Congratulations David
You certainly made your mark on this Comp.

Also to Peter and all the other winners.

Terry

[David Judge]

Thanks Terry. I think it's good for traditional Australian poetry if everyone gets to 'have a turn' at the top. I am amazed at how many of our award-worthy poems (and therefore poets) move up and down the evaluation ladder, depending on the competition. I enjoy being in the mix at this time in the company of so many talented artists whose poems I get to read are an inspiration to continue writing.

[Catherine Lee]

Wow, what a great line-up of talent! Sincere congratulations to all of you! ...And talk about 'Take it away, David'!!....I know a couple of these worthy poems of yours and am truly delighted for you!

[David Judge]

Thanks Catherine. I have always appreciated your eloquent, thoughtful poetry and sincere words of encouragement.