Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their poems this contest. We were truly blown away by the quality of submissions!
These 11 pieces were extra special, and we’re thrilled to share our longlist for the 2020 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize! Check back soon for the shortlist announcement, followed by the winners chosen by this year’s contest judge, Ariana Brown.
(PS, our Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction opens for submissions tomorrow!)
“In Defense of My Roommate’s Dog” by Natalie Wee
“Inheritance, except it looks like this:” by Alasdair Rees
“It Keeps Us Here” by Natasha Ramoutar
“only the bottom left quadrant of my hair is full” by Karen Lee
“Pedagogy” by Anders Villani
“Sourdough Cherry Rose Rolls” by Andrea Scott
“That Woman” by Kate Felix
“the recital” by Cooper Skjeie
“Waiting Room” by Amanda Merritt
“WE DON’T DIE” by Darius Simpson
“Worst case scenario” by Imani Cezanne