Poem inspired by New York mugging wins top prize in National Poetry Competition

‘Feels like a dream come true’ … Imogen Wade. Photograph: National Poetry Competition

A poem inspired by the author’s experience of being mugged has won the first prize of £5,000 in the National Poetry Competition.

The Time I Was Mugged in New York City by Imogen Wade tells the story of being locked in a van at JFK airport by a man dressed in black, driven to Grand Central station and made to give the man money.