First Prize Author: Catherine J.S. Lee | falling leaves
the clang of horseshoes
in the crisp air |
Second Prize Author: Sandra Simpson | spattering rain the pulse in a sparrow's throat |
Third Prize Author: Jennifer Gomoll Popolis | weathered rail—
all those carved names
through my hand |
Honorable Mentions (Unranked) Author: Melissa Allen | mice
beneath the floorboards...
all her small noises |
Honorable Mentions (Unranked) Author: Catherine J.S. Lee | daybreak
the scent of crushed sweetgrass
where deer have lain |
Honorable Mentions (Unranked) Author: Clare McCotter | the timbre
of a horse's heart
winter sea |
Honorable Mentions (Unranked) Author: Angela Terry | trying to name
the color of the sun
yellow peony |