THE THEME FOR POETRY IN MCGREGOR COMPETITION 2022:

TOUCHING THE WILD

Congratulations to all the poets placed in the 2022 Poetry In McGregor Competition and within the many Award Categories!

There were 99 Afrikaans entries, 238 English entries and 55 Youth entries in 2022.

YOUTH CATEGORY – poets 7 – 17 years old

YOUTH FIRST: I Am In The Wilderness – Asaka Nxele

YOUTH SECOND: Karoo – Estelle Minas

YOUTH THIRD: To Question Our Roles – Nhlanhla Maphosa

YOUTH HIGHLY COMMENDED:  Bly gefokus – Soulite Lewies

YOUTH COMMENDED:  Wilde madeliefievelde – Danel Botes

YOUTH COMMENDED: I wish I’d told you – Estelle Minas

THE MAGDALA AWARD YOUTH

WINNER The Wildness Lives Within Me – Bothlale Matjila

AFRIKAANS ADULT CATEGORY

WINNER Cederberge – Andrea Sieberhagen

SECOND Klipskeur kind – Jadrick Pedro Koopman

THIRD Ystervarkveer – Helma Laubscher

HIGHLY COMMENDED Memoires – Anze Bezuidenhout

COMMENDED Stekelkind – Maricel Botha

COMMENDED wanneer ‘n digter die vleie barvoets bewandel – Carina Stander

ENGLISH ADULT CATEGORY

FIRST And During the Night – Jim Pascual Agustin

SECOND Crocodiles – Kris Marais

THIRD – Death Dance Phelelani Makhanya

COMMENDED Wild Swimming – Lise Day

COMMENDED Believing in the birds – Celesté Fritze

COMMENDED Lowveld Night – Nan Green

COMMENDED Touching the Wild – Joy Millar

COMMENDED A Rare Sighting – Stephanie Saunders

THE CACTUS FOUNDATION PHOEBE AWARD

WINNER Taking Tebatšo Home – Bronwyn Egan

HIGHLY COMMENDED A Caterpillar to a Leaf – Phelelani Makhanya

THE TEMENOS AWARD

WINNER transfiguration – Lindi-Ann Hewitt

THE MAGDALA AWARD ADULT

WINNER Solipsism – Gert Hanekom

SECOND Our Mother Who Art – Trudie

SECOND Surrender – Carri Kuhn