A poem after the invented form of poet Amanda Johnston, the speaker tale spans of five generations told as a collective, disjointed account of history across the Mississippi landscape. Without a clear vision of their future but an unrelenting spirit…
Of the 2022 New Voices Contest first place winner, the judge José Olivarez states, “Donte Collins’s poem SMALL & PERSONAL has a magnetic voice. There’s no hesitation here: the poem moves from questions of violence to 10th grade civics to love…
Of the 2022 New Voices Contest second place winner, the judge José Olivarez states, “Ae Hee Lee’s poem Anything You Can Find in the World You Can Find in the Body is a beautiful poem. Look at the way a…
Of the 2022 New Voices Contest third place winner, the judge José Olivarez states, “Megan Kim’s poem MY NAME MEANS PEARL is anthemic. Play this one in the club after someone stupid and lustful whispers in your ear that your…
read and download our 2021 Chapbook Contest winner
selected by Kazim Ali
// by Abby Johnson //
read and download our 2020 Chapbook Contest winner
selected by Carl Phillips
// by Frederick Speers //
read and download our 2019 Chapbook Contest winner
selected by Jericho Brown
// by Naima Tokunow //
read and download our 2018 Chapbook Contest winner
// by Xiao Yue Shan //