Photo by Robert Steadman 2011 Poetry Prize
"Because the Birds Came"
John A. Nieves
Columbia, MO
Our esteemed judge, Marie Howe, said:
"I kept coming back to this poem because of the music and the feeling of it and the sound. A hushed transformation was happening, and it kept happening after I stopped reading. It seems like a love poem, not only for a person, but for the world itself (which keeps transforming) and a true song for what can't be said, but can be understood."
& Runners-Up:
"The Sea of Too Far is Unmapped"
Jill Osier
Greene, IA
"The Fall of Communism"
Craig Blais
Tallahassee, FL
Our warmest congratulations to John Nieves, amazing runners-up, and fantastic finalists. We would also like to thank all entrants for your submissions and your support!
dk
6 comments:
Curious as to whether my works were "finalist".
Robert Logsdon
Were decisions emailed? My submission changed to "Processed," but I was never notified I had been eliminated.
^ I only ask because the website says all contest entries are considered for publication, so I don't want to submit it somewhere with a non-simultaneous submissions policy if it hasn't been "rejected," even if it didn't place.
Thanks!
Notifications have been snail-mailed, if you included a SASE, and the authors of accepted pieces have been contacted. Thank you very much for your support!
IR
Congratulations to everyone who participated, and thanks IR for the great contest! I can't wait to read the winning entry.
When do the electronic submitters get notified of the results?
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