Poetry
Wale Ayinla: “Prelude to Omissions”
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Steamy. Provocative. Devastating. This sensual, highly visual poem drew me into its world... Read more →
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Grant Quackenbush: “Houseplant”
By Grant Quackenbush on
“Houseplant” is a wonderfully well-made poem. From the beginning, we are told that... Read more →
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Praise Osawaru: “Stuck In Traffic, I Witness”
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“Stuck in Traffic, I Witness” examines a small incident and meditates on its... Read more →
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Anthony L Rose: “Hemingway’s Room”
By Anthony L. Rose on
I was surprised I chose “Hemingway’s Room” because I tend not to like poems about... Read more →
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Rosalie Sanara Petrouske: “Eating Corn Soup under the Strawberry Moon”
By Rosalie Sanara Petrouske on
I really dug the step by step precise writing, the repetition in the middle, the sure... Read more →
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2020 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize
2020 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize
— The Winners
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2020’s 8th Annual Jack Grapes Poetry Prize was our largest contest ever! We received... Read more →
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Ashley Mullin: “A Girl Is a Gun”
By Ashley Mullin on
This remarkable poem enthralled me from the first reading. I got caught up in the... Read more →
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Chiwenite Onyekwelu: “Transatlantic Equation”
By Chiwenite Onyekwelu on
“Transatlantic Equation” is a brave and moving poem, blending the political with the... Read more →
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Laura Grace Weldon: “Heat”
By Laura Grace Weldon on
“Heat” stuck out from my initial reading and each time I read it with all the poems,... Read more →
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2020 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize
2020 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize
— The Semifinalists
By Cultural Weekly on
To make it to the semi-finals in this year’s Jack Grapes Poetry Prize, a poem had to be... Read more →
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