Winter Poetry Contest

We’re thrilled to announce the winner of the Northwest Review Poetry Prize, selected by Major Jackson:

• “The Tradition” by Jed Myers

Two runners-up were also selected:

• “Syncretism” by Sati Mookherjee
• “The Father” by Arah Ko

The full list of finalists includes:

• “Promesa” by Jessica Guzman
• “All These Years of Loss Have Learned Me” by T.S. Leonard
• “Not My Darkness” by Deborah Kelly
• “Omma Bird” by Kim Sunee
• “Dunadh for Brendan” by Tom Driscoll
• “i get along without you, very well” by Scott Dalgarno
• “Cavalry” by Lora Kinkade

Thank you to all who participated! The winning poem is now available online for you to read and share.