Partridge Boswell won the 2026 National Poetry Competition with "The Gathering," a poem exploring language, love, and processing global suffering amid the relentless news cycle, selected from over 21,000 entries across 113 countries. Boswell received the £5,000 top prize, with judges praising the poem's emotional depth and philosophical insight into personal grief against state violence.
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Partridge Boswell won the 2026 National Poetry Competition with "The Gathering," a poem exploring language, love, and processing global suffering amid the relentless news cycle, selected from over 21,000 entries across 113 countries. Boswell received the £5,000 top prize, with judges praising the poem's emotional depth and philosophical insight into personal grief against state violence.