The Winners of the Barjeel Poetry Prize 2020

The twelve poems below won first and second place in the inaugural Barjeel Poetry Prize 2020, judged by distinguished poets. The Barjeel Poetry Prize celebrates poetry, in Arabic and English, that opens a worldwide conversation with twenty selected Arab artworks from the Barjeel Art Foundation.
Click here for more information about the Prize at Barjeel Art Foundation’s website.

English-language poem by authors of Arab heritage (adult)

Judged by poet Hala Alyan

English-language poem by authors of Arab heritage (14–⁠18)

Judged by poet Naomi Shihab Nye

English-language poem by international authors (adult)

Judged by poet Tishani Doshi

English-language poem by international authors (14–⁠18)

Judged by poet Raymond Antrobus

فئة القصيدة باللغة العربية (للبالغين)

والحكم الشاعرة أسماء عزايزة

فئة القصيدة باللغة العربية (لليافعين ١٤–١٨)

والحكم الشاعر جولان حاجي