Poets to Chatter About
From a hoard of admirable short poems, we are thrilled to announce which 2025 Kingfisher Poetry Prize entries caught our attention this year. Below you will find our longlist of twenty-seven striking candidates. Poets with a (2) beside their name have two poems under consideration for this year’s shortlist.
And now, presenting the longlist…
The 2025 Kingfisher Poetry Prize Longlist
Anna Eastland
Anna Mark
Atma Frans
Damai Siallagan
Dawn McGuire
Deniz Soykurumcetin
K Abbott-Saez
Kay Lesley Reeves
Kevin Sandefur
Lisa Borkovich (2)
Maia MacDonald
Maryam Ghouth
Maxwell O’Toole
Osas Jefra
Pam Barnsley
Rachael Wirtz
Sandra Kasturi
Sarah Watters (2)
Sarina Sullivan
Sasha Baryshnikova
Sylvia Taylor
Thomas Saunders
Vinita Agrawal
William Kaufmann
Wyatt Garratt
Congratulations to these twenty-five poets, and best of luck to you in our next selection round!
Keep an eye out for the shortlist…
Our shortlist of the ten poems which will be forwarded to final judge Jude Neale will appear here on the blog! Check back in soon for all of the latest.
Not a poet? No worries!
Our 2025 Raven Short Story Contest opens for entries TODAY, September 1st, 2025! Find all of the details and our entry guidelines here.
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