Poetry and Creative Writing for All

Online Poetry Competition 2009

Every month we hold The Top 5 Poems of the Month competition.

The writer of the best poem wins a web page of their own in our Featured Poets section, to showcase some more of their work.

To submit a poem to the Online Poetry Competition, email inbox@forwardpress.co.uk (Enter Top 5 Poems of the Month in the subject line, including your name and postal address)

Or post your poems to Top 5 Poems of the Month, Forward Press Ltd, Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough PE2 9JX (Write your name and address on each piece of work you send)

The Top 5 Poems of the Month - May 2009

Birthlines - Barry Van-Asten

A Lover's Dream - Andrew Carney

Sometimes - Miss J. Allen

MI - Daniel Beale

Faith - Michael Graham

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month - April 2009

The Wait - T.J. Shaw

Sparrowhawk - Mark Chaddock

The First Time - Paul Hansford

Montague Place - Harry Heywood

Visit to the Falklands - David Anderson

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month - March 2009

Mother Earth - Susan Roberts

Off to War - Eleanor Broaders

Breaking Summer - Layla Hendow

Listen For to See - David Platt

The Causeway - Esther Fletcher

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month - February 2009

Paperweight - Gerald Parker

Love in His Granddaughter's Eyes - Imogen Box

Shadows - Palvisha Iqbal

IN MEMORY OF MY SON 1975-2001 - Karen Fowler

Emotional Affair ... - Graham Hollingdale

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month - January 2009

Much Too High - Drew Lawson

The Alchemist - Robert J Mundell

First Time - Kirstie Storrie

Alone - Bethany Gray

Daydreams - Helen Sarfas

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The Top 5 Poems of the Month Competition is judged by our imprint editors, and all entries that are not used will be considered for publication in new Forward Press anthologies.