A Sort of Homecoming
‘Poetry is what comes up behind us and whispers the singing name of home in our ears.‘ ~ John Ciardi
Congratulations to the shortlisted poets for the 2022 Magpie Award for Poetry, each of whom sung us home in their own brilliant way.
And the shortlisted poets are …
Cara Waterfall with ‘griefbody’
Cara Waterfall with ‘Harvest’
Catherine Lewis with ‘Golden’
Heather Simeney MacLeod with ‘All Evidence to the Contrary’
Jude Neale with ‘Blaze of the Universe’
Kevin Spenst with ‘BigGermanDialectWordClankinglyInsertedHere!’
Laurie Anne Fuhr with ‘tree language’
Moni Brar with ‘(un)inhabited’
Pattie Palmer-Baker with ‘Ode to Breakfast’
Susan Alexander with ‘Waffles and Strawberries’
Congratulations to all!
The winner and two runners-up, chosen by final judge Renée Sarojini Saklikar, will be revealed live on May 14th at our online launch on our YouTube channel!
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Thank you to all submitting poets for sharing your words and supporting Pulp Literature!
And, in case you missed it:
For your chance to appear in the magazine and on the blog (and to win $300!), enter the 2022 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, now open!
For all the details, and to enter, visit the contest page.
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