NEPC Contest Judges 2019
SAMUEL WASHINGTON ALLEN PRIZE for a long poem or poem sequence
Robert Pinsky, poet, essayist, translator, teacher, and three-term U.S. Poet Laureate, was a recipient of the Golden Rose from the New England Poetry Club. https://robertpinskypoet.com
E. E. CUMMINGS PRIZE for a compelling, lyrical, or experimental poem under 21 lines
Nicole Terez Dutton, author of the collection, If One Of Us Should Fall, served as Poet Laureate of Somerville, Massachusetts.http://nicoletdutton.com
AMY LOWELL PRIZE for an outstanding poem of any length or style by a poet with strong ties to New England
Martha Collins, award-winning poet and editor of FIELD, is the author of numerous collections, most recently Night Unto Night. http://www.marthacollinspoet.com
DER-HOVANESSIAN PRIZE for a translation from any language
Alan Smith Soto, poet, translator, and professor of Spanish literature at Boston University, is the author of Libro del lago (Pond poems) and other works.http://jamaicapondpoets.com/about/#alan-smith-soto
JEAN PEDRICK CHAPBOOK PRIZE for a chapbook of poems published in the last two years
Naila Moreira, poet, journalist, naturalist, and lecturer at Smith College, was a co-winner of the 2018 Pedrick Prize for her chapbook, Water Street. http://www.nailamoreira.com
SHEILA MARGARET MOTTON BOOK PRIZE for a book of poems published in the last two years
This prize will be judged by the NEPC Board.