The 2022 Global Poetry Prize — Winners and Finalists!
Congratulations to the winners of our inaugural Global Poetry Prize, and thank you to everyone who submitted! We’re delighted to announce that the recipients of our $1000 prizes are Iqra Khan, Abigail Mengesha, Carlos A. Pittella, and Javier Sandoval. We’re so excited to share their work with you this April! We’d also like to offer a warm congrats to our finalists in every region.
WINNERS, BY REGION
South Asia, judged by Tarfia Faizullah
Iqra Khan
“Kohinoor: Mountain of Light”
To be published on April 4
Africa, judged by Saddiq Dzukogi
Abigail Mengesha
“Map”
To be published on April 6
Europe, judged by Aria Aber
Carlos A. Pittella
“The death of Jean Charles de Menezes”
To be published on April 11
North America, judged by J. P. Dancing Bear
Javier Sandoval
“Requiem for the Ungoverned”
To be published on April 13
THE FINALISTS ARE
South Asia
Alycia Pirmohamed
Ari Mokdad
Karan Kapoor
Marco Yan
Neha Maqsood
Tariq Malik
Teja Sudhakar
Yamini Pathak
Zilka Joseph
Africa
Ajibola Tolase
Bayo Aderoju
Delight Chinenye Ejiaka
Esinam Bediako
Jamila Osman
Jarred Thompson
Samuel Ugbechie
Sara Elkamel
Thomas Kneeland
Europe
Alice White
Chloe Tsolakoglou
emet ezell
Milica Mijatovic
Milla van der Have
S K Grout
Swati Sudarsan
Vasiliki Albedo
North America
Anaïs Deal-Márquez
Bayowa Ayomide
Híl Davis
Jed Meyers
Nicole Adabunu
Sara Rivera
Serena Chopra
Sophia Hall
Stella Wong
