The Blake Poetry Prize
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The Blake Poetry Prize is an Australian poetry prize, presented annually by The Blake Society and the New South Wales Writers' Centre
. Established in 2008 the Prize offers a $5,000 prize for a new poem that best explores the religious or spiritual. The Prize is non-sectarian and encourages poets to engage in the dialogue between religion, spirituality and poetry.
The Prize is named for the visionary artist and poet William Blake
and is run in conjunction with the Blake Prize for Religious Art
.
New South Wales Writers' Centre
The New South Wales Writers' Centre is an association established in Sydney in May 1991 to promote writing-based culture and the rights and interests of writers. Together with Varuna - The Writers' House and the Sydney Writers' Festival, the NSW Writers' Centre is the main support organisation for...
. Established in 2008 the Prize offers a $5,000 prize for a new poem that best explores the religious or spiritual. The Prize is non-sectarian and encourages poets to engage in the dialogue between religion, spirituality and poetry.
The Prize is named for the visionary artist and poet William Blake
William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
and is run in conjunction with the Blake Prize for Religious Art
Blake Prize for Religious Art
The Blake Prize for Religious Art is an annual art prize in Australia.The prize was established in 1949 as an incentive to raise the standard of religious art. Founded by Mr R. Morley, the Reverend Michael Scott SJ, Rector of Newman College, University of Melbourne, and lawyer Mrs M. Tenison, it...
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Winners
- 2008, Mark Tredinnick - "Have You Seen"
- 2009, John Watson - "Four Ways to Approach the Numinous"
- 2010, Tasha Sudan - "Rahula"