Sam Cornish Poetry Award: Gloria Mindock

The Sam Cornish Award is given in recognition of a poet of long-standing artistry, literary advocacy, and generous mentorship who has made a significant impact on the literary communities of New England and beyond.

Gloria Mindock is editor of Červená Barva Press. She is an award-winning author of six poetry collections and three chapbooks. Her poems have been published and translated into eleven languages. Her recent book, Grief Touched the Sky at Night (Glass Lyre Press, 2023), won the International Impact Award, the Speak-up Talk Radio International Firebird Award, the Independent Press Award, the Book Fest Book Award, and the Outstanding Creator Award in the following categories/Awarded: First Place in Current Events, First Place in War & Peace Literature, Second place in Poetry, Second Place in Grief and Coping, Third Place in Best Non-Fiction and two Honorable Mentions in Best Writing Non-Fiction and Best Quote. Gloria’s book ASH (Glass Lyre Press, 2021) won several book awards and was translated into Serbian by Milutin Durickovic and published by Alma Press in Belgrade in 2022. Gloria’s work has appeared in numerous publications including Gargoyle, The James Dickey Review, Growth: Journal of Literature, Culture, & Art (Macedonia), and KGB Lit, to name just a few. Gloria was the Poet Laureate in Somerville, MA in 2017 & 2018. For more information about Gloria Mindock, visit gloriamindock.com.

The program will include brief readings by a group of area poets published by Červená Barva Press.

In case of inclement weather, the reading will be held in an accessible, nearby indoor location.