Equal parts ode and lament, this poem explores the power of women’s hair, its ubiquitous influence on art and society, and the awe, fear, and possessiveness it too often inspires in others. An evocative and compelling work. –NMW
Shorn | Katie Bickham Read More »
Our Editor Emeritus, Don Williams, was moved nearly to tears the first time he read this fine poem. Its lines evoke the lushness and possibility of youth and remind the reader that eventually the garden within each of us must return to the earth. –NMW
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One of the best poems I’ve read in my life. The music, the scope… Brilliant! —G.A.
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Her vivid imagining of her father returned from death as a hummingbird, hovering above his daughters. –NMW
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Noah Stetzer of Washington, D.C. has won the 39th New Millennium Poetry Prize for “Intruder.” He will receive $1,000 and publication both online and in print. “It begins with the mystery of a few missing pills…or is it a few too many? A clever take on the unreliable narrator, this poem broods over what to do when
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Claire Bateman of Greenville, South Carolina has won the 40th New Millennium Poetry Prize for “Meanwhile, We Called Ourselves Human,”. She will $1,000 and publication both online and in print. Maureen McLane, celebrated poet and 2014 National Book Award Finalist, served as our guest judge for this contest. McLane had these words of praise for Bateman’s poem: “A
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— Author’s First Published Poem — Lee R. Jines (1941-2014) – Born in Baton Rouge, LA, Lee was an Army veteran and was active in the ceramic and sculpture art community, little theater, commercial modeling, and has appeared in a few movies. Read his poem…
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American Book Award winner, Pamela Uschuk graduated with honors with a MFA in Poetry and Fiction from the University of Montana. Called by The Bloomsbury Review, “one of the most insightful and spirited poets today,” she is the author of six books of poems, including the award-winning Finding Peaches in the Desert and Crazy Love (2010
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Barbara Knott of Atlanta, GA has won the 28th New Millennium Poetry Prize for “Boxwood.” She will receive $1,000 and publication both online and in print.
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Frances Payne Adler has won the special New Millennium “Obama” Poetry Prize for “In the White House.” She will receive $1,000 and publication both online and in print. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Frances Payne Adler is the author of five books, including The Making of a Matriot, and is nationally recognized for her collaborative social action art
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