We are delighted to publish the top 40 submissions to the 2023 Urban Tree Festival writing competition. The challenge was to write about “Secrets of the Trees” in fewer than 250 words either in poetry or prose.
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Get your own copy of Canopy 2023, a beautifully illustrated limited edition 24 page chapbook, that includes the competition’s shortlisted poems and stories - available from the 8 May.
Tree - Galia Admoni
Tree by Galia Admoni long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
I grow where two paths meet - Selina Wells
I grow where two paths meet by Selina Wells long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Ma Mammy’s Green Trees in Concrete - Ann Craig
Ma Mammy’s Green Trees in Concrete by Ann Craig long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Trees are Poems Sung by the Wind - Rayna Haralambieva
Trees are Poems Sung by the Wind by Rayna Haralambieva long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Warning: Dangerous Tree - Julian Bishop
Warning: Dangerous Tree by Julian Bishop long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
In the tangled roots of life - Ellen Bird
In the tangled roots of life by Ellen Bird long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Major Oak - Yaz Wolfe
Major Oak by Yaz Wolfe long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Evergreen - Em Gray
Evergreen by Em Gray long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Old Green Men - Paul Chown
Old Green Men by Paul Chown long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
A Tree With No Name - Diane Jackman
A Tree With No Name by Diane Jackman long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Weekly Visit - Kitiera morey
Weekly Visit by Kitiera Morey long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
The Silver Maple and Weeping Willow - Sophie Greenwood
The Silver Maple and Weeping Willow by Sophie Greenwood long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
When my parents were apple trees - Victoria Gatehouse
When my parents were apple trees by Victoria Gatehouse long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Since Shelter is All I have to Give - A M Gough
Since Shelter is all I have to give by A M Gough long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Poetree (an urban forest shanty - Bin Rich
Poetree by Bin Rich long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Longing - Adam Moss
Longing by Adam Moss long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
The Forest - Kyra Williams
The Forest by Kyra Williams long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
When the Bough Holds Strong - Andrew Halsall Smith
When the Bough Holds Strong by Andrew Halsall Smith long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Deirdre - Lizzie Gwinnell
Deirdre by Lizzie Gwinnell long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.
Family Elder - Sharon Pinner
Family Elder by Sharon Pinner long listed for the 2023 Urban Tree festival competition.