Deadlines: July & August
Every 15th of the month: new deadlines, new contests, and new opportunities for your voice to find the world. The next six weeks include: the Frontier Industry Prize, RHINO Poetry, Beloit Poetry Journal, VQR and more.
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Hope
“I collect poets who throw themselves out of hospital windows in Voronezh. / I wheel a teacart in a large house, its clattering spoons / announce my arrival.
Poetry We Admire: America
By Kim Harvey
This July, as we ring in another Independence Day in America, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to reflect on what our country means to us, how we relate to it and to each other, and how we will shape its future. In this month’s PWA, we offer you five powerful poems with distinct and diverse viewpoints on the topic of America.
The Journey of Nightingale — an Interview with Paisley Rekdal
We’re honored to have had the chance to explore with Paisley Rekdal the journey of her new collection, Nightingale (Copper Canyon Press).
Valence
“no country plants innocence / in its daughters we are fertile / for droughts”
Winners and Finalists of the Palette Poetry Prize!
Guest judge Edward Hirsch had a difficult time choosing from our exceptional finalists, but in the end, he chose Shelley Stenhouse to take the $4000 prize. Congratulations to Shelley, and to all of our winners and finalists!
Blood Diary (Diane): Strawberry Red, Mirror Black & Home
By Rainie Oet
“My hands are open—the worm points straight up, / drops of its blood rising one at a time.”
Community Feedback: Cynthia Manick reads Aurielle Marie
Community Feedback is our recurring column that provides an opportunity for our audience to get some quick, free …
The Orchard Thieves
By Jai Bashir
“In the rain, we circle around like dogs / who can’t find sleep, we carve the dark // out of plums, purple as an uncurled thumb”