Samuel Washington Allen Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram Accounting Beyond the Border Wall: The Migrant Quilt Project, Tucson Sector New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA Moira Linehan is … Read moreMoira Linehan,”Accounting”
Samuel Washington Allen Prize, selected by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram Cerebral Hemorrhage 1.In the room with the drawn curtains, my mother wakesenough to ask what’s happened to her,but You hurt your headis … Read moreJennifer L Freed, “Cerebral Hemorrhage”
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Robert Pinsky Add One Father to Earth I. Shelved where his shoes had been, his unrested ashes waited in a black … Read moreDavid P. Miller, “Add One Father to Earth”
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Co-Winner, selected by Robert Pinsky The (Dis)enchanted Desna—after Alexander Dovzhenko (1894-1956)1 in a time of Putin 1. Desolate He had no soul, only steam, no eyes, … Read moreDzvinia Orlowsky, “The (Dis)enchanted Desna”
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Co-Winner, selected by Robert Pinsky The Maureen Papers I. You sign up for a massage at the retreat center and make the mistake of saying … Read moreSusan Donnelly, “The Maureen Papers”
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Marilyn Nelson The Running of the Brides Were I to marry you today, as it says in the Song of Songs, I will … Read morePatricia Sheppard, The Running of the Brides
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Co-Winner, selected by Marilyn Nelson Witch Kitsch Salem is a harbor of kitsch built on the ruins of history. —Christopher CF Lappin Park On Essex Street … Read moreCindy Veach, “Witch Kitsch”
Samuel Washington Allen Prize Co-Winner, selected by Marilyn Nelson Home The tiny place could barely hold their wealth: Salvation Army table, mismatched chairs, curb-rescued sofa, happiness, good health, and callow … Read moreJean L. Kreiling, “Home”
