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

 

 

Winner(s) to be announced May 31, 2018

(We will open again for contest submissions in Feb, 2019)