In November 2008, a vicious wildfire swept through Santa Barbara, California, forcing many residents to flee in fear, while wondering what would survive the angry flames. These poems tell that story through one woman’s experience of loss and her resiliency to rebuild in the aftermath of destruction. Above all, this is a story of hope.
Twenty-six Mexican migrants were discovered in the Sonoran desert near Yuma, Arizona. Twelve of them were wandering around the desert, delirious and dying of thirst. Fourteen were taken by pickup truck to the morgue. The deceased became known as the “Yuma 14.” These poems tell their story.
https://thepoetrybox.com/the-poetry-box-chapbook-prize-2023
We are very excited to announce the winners and look forward to sharing their chapbooks with you this Winter. Thank you to all of the 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!
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Christopher Bogart of Eatontown, NJ
for
14: Antología del Sonoran
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Gudrun Bortman of Santa Barbara, CA
for
Fireweed
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Clela Reed of Athens, Georgia
Silk
Dianne Avey of Anderson Island, Washington
Impossible Ledges
Lynn DeTurk of La Quinta, California
Kaddish: A Song for Two
Pamela R. Anderson of Munroe Falls, Ohio
Tap Dancing
Sally Zakariya of Arlington, Virginia
Other Voices, Other Lives
published as The Unknowable Lives of Other People
Tiel Aisha Ansari of Portland, Oregon
Country Well-Known as an Old Nightmare’s Stable
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!
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
