November 18th, 2009
9th Annual Erskine J. Poetry Prize from Smartish Pace; Stephen Reichert, Judge
1st Prize: “Hue and Cry” by Diane K. Martin
2nd Prize: “Water Line” by Bethany Schultz Hurst
3rd Prize: “Picking My Brother Up From Rehab” by William Varner
Finalists:
“I Wish Your Tombstone Said That I Loved You” by Mary Brigid McHugh
“An Unfinished Sky” by Thom Caraway
“Summer Meadow in Gotland” by Joan Colby
“Niagara” by Jenny Molberg
“Hannah Hoch’s World” by Michael Shally-Jensen
“Intersection” by Wendy Videlock
“Mortuary Art” by Stefanie Wortman
All poems will be published in Smartish Pace, Issue 17 (spring 2010)
Erskine J. Poetry Prize Winners
2009: Diane K. Martin
2008: Chris Hayes
2007: Dawn McGuire
2006: Kevin McFadden
2005: David Keplinger
2004: Claudia Emerson
2003: Dina Hardy
2002: Ann Lauinger
2001: Mark DeFoe
