Beatrice Garland
Double first, 1957
by Beatrice Garland — Judy in rose chiffon balancing / on four inch heels like blades / makes a late entrance / to the Dean's sherry party / for the First Years in the College library — / and everyone stops talking. // The MG she arrived in can be heard
Out of the Blue
Feature: Top prizes aren’t necessarily the preserve of established poets. The Friday Poem talks to five previously unpublished poets who won the biggest poetry competition in the UK