The second annual First Things Poetry Prize is open for submissions until June 30. Dana Gioia is this year’s outside judge. $2,000 will be awarded to the winner and $1,000 to the runner-up. Both poems will be published in First Things. Entrants may submit up to two poems of not more than forty lines.
Submit your poetry here: https://firstthings.com/poetryprize/
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