Thank you to all of the 156 poets who entered our first annual contest. We were astounded by the quality of submissions we received from all over the country, making our decision joyously difficult!
Announcing the Finalists:
Christopher Bogart of Eatontown, New Jersey
Fourteen: Antología del Río Grande
Clela Reed of Athens, Georgia
Silk
Dianne Avey of Anderson Island, Washington
Impossible Ledges
Gudrun Bortman of Santa Barbara, California
Fireweed
Judy Mosher of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shrinking Bones
Lynn DeTurk of La Quinta, California
Kaddish: A Song for Two
Pamela R. Anderson of Munroe Falls, Ohio
Tap Dancing
Penelope Scambly Schott of Portland, Oregon
November Quilt
Sally Zakariya of Arlington, Virginia
Other Voices, Other Lives
Tiel Aisha Ansari of Portland, Oregon
Country Well-Known as an Old Nightmare’s Stable
