The winners of the 15th Mudfish Poetry Prize judged by Erica Jong.
First prize goes to:
Mark Schimmoeller from Frankfort, Kentucky, for his poem, “Benediction”
First Honorable Mention is:
Cornelia Hoogland from Hornby Island, Canada, for her poem, “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”
Second Honorable Mention is:
James Trask from San Marcos, Texas, for his poem, “Springtime and Single Again”
FINALISTS
Madeline Artenberg
Kew Gardens, New York
Adrian Blevins
Waterville, Maine
Paola Bruni
Aptos, California
Cornelia Hoogland
Hornby Island, Canada
Daniel Liebert
St. Louis, Missouri
Tim Louis Macaluso
Rochester, New York
Samuel Oguntoyinbo
Solon, Ohio
Mark Schimmoeller
Frankfort, Kentucky
Don Schofield
Thessaloniki, Greece
Deborah Schupack
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
James Trask
San Marcos, Texas
Laurie Zimmerman
Los Angeles, California