Featured Poetry
The 2021 Industry Prize, 3rd Place Winner: Poison by Anders Villani
Thrilled to share the final poem of the 2021 Industry Prize, the 3d Place Winner, selected by judges Jenny Molberg of Pleaiedes Press and Michael Wiegers of Copper Canyon Press, “Poison” by Anders Villani. Please also enjoy the winning poem by Eduardo…
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The 2021 Industry Prize, 2nd Place Winner: I Tell My Mother I Don’t Think Trying to Get Pregnant During a Pandemic is Good Idea by Michelle Peñaloza
And here’s the 2nd Place Winner of the 2021 Industry Prize and $300, selected by judges Jenny Molberg of Pleaiedes Press and Michael Wiegers of Copper Canyon Press. Please also enjoy the winning poem by Eduardo Martinez-Levya here. Stay tuned tomorrow the…
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The 2021 Industry Prize, 1st Place Winner: Don’t Look Back, Little Halo by Eduardo Martinez-Levya
We’re all very excited to share with you the 1st Place Winner of the 2021 Industry Prize and $3000, selected by judges Jenny Molberg of Pleaiedes Press and Michael Wiegers of Copper Canyon Press. Please enjoy this winning poem by Eduardo Martinez-Levya!…
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The 2021 Award for New Poets, 3rd Place Winner: Ashes Arts and Crafts by Emily Hyland
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by the guest judges Rosebud Ben-Oni, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Today, we have “Ashes Arts and Crafts” by Emily Hyland.…
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The 2021 Award for New Poets, 2nd Place Winner: Herma by Samuel Piccone
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by the guest judges Rosebud Ben-Oni, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Today, we have second place winner by Samuel Piccone. Stay…
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The 2021 Award for New Poets, 1st Place Winner: a sonnet: a slaughter field by Chibuihe Obi Achimba
We’re all very excited to share with you the 1st Place Winner of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by judges Rosebud Ben-One, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Please enjoy this modern epic by the singular Chibuihe Obi Achimba!…
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The 2021 New Voices Contest, 1st Place Winner: Assimilamentations by S. Kim
We’re all very excited to share with you the 1st place winner of the 2021 New Voices Contest and $3000, selected by Donika Kelly! “’Assimilamentations’ is full-hearted in its rage and grief. Across fifteen kaleidoscopic sections, the poet positions the…
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The 2021 New Voices Contest, 2nd Place Winner: Abandoned Sestina by A.D. Lauren-Abunassar
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2021 New Voices Contest, selected by Donika Kelly. Today, we have “Abandoned Sestina” by A.D. Lauren-Abunassar. Stay tuned for our winner S Kim’s poetry on the June 30th.…
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The 2021 New Voices Contest, 3rd Place Winner: Interlocution by Syd Westley
We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2021 New Voices Contest, selected by Donika Kelly. Today, we have “Interlocution” by Syd Westley. Stay tuned for our second place poem by A.D. Lauren-Abunassar next Wednesday, and…
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The Hindi Translation of our Summer Poetry Award Winner: Heather Treseler translated by Chanchala Srivastava
We were so excited when Heather reached out to us to let us know that Chanchala Srivastava wanted to share a translation of her poem into Hindi. We’ve included audio files of the author and translator reading their respective pieces.…
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