Poetry We Admire: Rising Poets
By Sara Dudo
In this Poetry We Admire column, we revisit some of our previous Rising Poet Prize winners to see what new poems they have published.
Sara Dudo
Sara Dudo is the associate editor for Palette Poetry, an adjunct professor of writing at Stockton University and Rowan University, and a recent MFA graduate from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She has received nominations for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best New Poets, and received the International Merit Award in the Atlanta Review 2024 International Poetry Competition. Her work has recently been published in The Iowa Review, The Minnesota Review, The Atlanta Review, The Cincinnati Review, The Notre Dame Review, and The Raleigh Review. When Sara is not working or writing, she enjoys exploring the desert, road-tripping, surfing, sea glass hunting, and spending time with her husband Ray and her dog Layla. Her website is www.saradudo.com
Florilegium #1
By Sara Dudo
“Florilegium” is an explorative column by nature enthusiast, poet, adjunct instructor, and Palette’s associate editor Sara Dudo. With one foot in the literary world and the other in the horticultural, Sara will examine writing and poetry through the lens of collection, both of literary gathering and literal gathering of flowers, plants, maps, insects, and more.
Passing Notes: Four Collaborative Writing Exercises for Pen Pals
By Sara Dudo
In preparation for Palette’s Pen Pal Poetry Challenge, opening on September 25, 2025, editor-in-chief Elyssia Nguyen and associate editor Sara Dudo compiled four writing activities to kickstart your writing, and additionally, collaborated in writing four poems for each activity as an example and guide!