Liberation 80 Poetry Competition

To honour the milestone of 80 years since the Liberation, Guernsey Arts launched a creative programme of events and invited islanders to submit a piece of poetry for publication in a commemorative anthology.

The Liberation 80th Poetry Open looks to use poetry, prose and the written word as a means for the community to share their words on such an important date in the Bailiwick’s history.

Entries were to be centred around core topics, with special focus on what happened after the war. The topics were as follows: