Amy Lowell Prize
Ellin Sarot, “O Lord, We Are Aware of Our Iniquity and the Iniquity of Our Fathers”
Amy Lowell Prize Co-Winner, selected by Dzvinia Orlowsky “O Lord, We Are Aware of Our Iniquity and the Iniquity of Our Fathers”Jeremiah 14-20 In this breathing dark we are the … Read more
Jennifer Edwards, “I’m Trying”
Amy Lowell Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Dzvinia Orlowsky I’m Trying not to weaponize bitterness.Not to poison or overwhelm whenknocking down doors barely creakingopen or remaining locked. I’m enabling my … Read more
Barbara Boches, “To ESOL Instructors: For Their Safety — You Will Refer to Domestic Abuse Survivors By Flower Names”
Amy Lowell Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Dzvinia Orlowsky To ESOL Instructors: For Their Safety — You Will Refer to Domestic Abuse Survivors By Flower Names … Read more
Stephan Delbos, “Poem for Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg and the Sea Serpent of Plymouth Bay”
Amy Lowell Prize Co-Winner, selected by Dzvinia Orlowsky Poem for Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg and the Sea Serpent of Plymouth BayJune 14, 1857. Henry David Thoreau’s Journal“Watson tells me that … Read more
Lee Varon, “Billy’s Valentine”
Amy Lowell Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Martha Collins Billy’s Valentine I sent her a valentine everything is red red red wavy lines nervous tics it sicks not sucks … Read more
Jeremy Faro, “Groveland, Massachusetts, Summer 1979”
Amy Lowell Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Martha Collins Groveland, Massachusetts, Summer 1979 It’s the oldest ginkgo tree in the entire Merrimack Valley or so Delma tells me as we … Read more
Nancy Brewka-Clark, “The Dark Night of Charles Olson”
Amy Lowell Prize, selected by Martha Collins The Dark Night of Charles Olson (1910-1970) Gloucester, Massachusetts, November, 1968 At two in the morning a poet six-foot-eight casts a long … Read more
Hagop Merjian, “Nile Delta: Mattocks”
Amy Lowell Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Mary Buchinger Nile Delta: Mattocks “I behold their industry and they are giants.” Walcott, “The Bounty” Salt from the earth and salt from … Read more