Edward Hirsch
Judged: Poem of the Year: May 2020-Apr 2021
Edward Hirsch
Edward Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow, has published ten books of poems, most recently Gabriel: A Poem and Stranger by Night. He has also published six prose books about poetry, including 100 Poems to Break Your Heart and The Heart of American Poetry. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the National Book Critics Award, the National Jewish Book Award, an NEA, and the Pablo Neruda Presidential Medal of Honor. He taught for many years at Wayne State University and the University of Houston and now serves as president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He lives in Brooklyn.
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August 2022 Winners
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First Place
Sodom by the Sea
by Ken Ashworth
The Writer's Block
Second Place
Good Omens
by Christine Potter
The Waters
Third Place
Isaac and the Apple
by Rus Bowden
Babilu
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July 2022 Winners
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First Place
striking a match in an empty house
by Billy Howell-Sinnard
The Waters
Second Place
My Soul to Keep
by Jim Doss
Babilu
Third Place
Li Po Adrift
by Bob Bradshaw
The Writer's Block
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