It’s time to get the May vote out (no, not that May!) so take a few moments to read the poems on our shortlist below or see the ‘Vote for your Pick of the Month for May 2017? in the Categories list to your right on the screen. There are no bad choices and no one is going to wake up in abject misery the morning after these results.
The shortlisted poems have either been chosen by Helen and Kate or received the most attention on social media.
Voting has now closed. May’s forhealthylives.com Pick of the Month will be announced on Monday 12th June.
The winner each month will be sent a £10 book giftcard or, if preferred, a donation of the same amount will be made to a chosen charity. In the event of the winner being from outside the UK mainland, we will make every effort to provide a reasonable alternative. All winning Picks, provided they the meet the eligibility criteria, will be considered as IS&T submissions for The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for the relevant year.