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Winner of the 2020 Pangaea Prize

17 Saturday Jul 2021

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The Poet’s Billow is happy to announce that Marlo Starr has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Pangaea Prize. The winning poems along with a selection of the finalists can be read on the 2020 Pangaea Prize announcement page.

We also named a number of semifinalists. This was a difficult list to make and hard decisions were made on every level of judging. We receive so many great poems and don’t have the resources to publish them all.

The Poet’s Billow is also now welcoming submissions to the Atlantis Award. If you would like to stay updated on contests and publications in the future you can join us on Facebook and Twitter.

About our Winner:

starr-2020-photoMarlo Starr writes and teaches in Baltimore. She holds an MFA from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins and a PhD in English from Emory University. Her poetry and prose have appeared or are forthcoming in BOAAT, The Threepenny Review, Berfrois, Queen Mob’s Teahouse, and elsewhere.

Poetry Contest Deadline April 30

29 Wednesday Apr 2020

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There is only a short time left to submit to the Bermuda Triangle Prize. Send us your poems on the theme of Fire.

The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.

Current Theme: Fire (2019-2020 Theme)

We are open to interpretations on the theme: Forest fires, magical fire, the absences of fire, your fired, how to extinguish a fire, the fires of passion. Send us your interpretation however literal or liberal.

Each winning poem will receive $50, for a total cash prize of $150. The poems will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Submission deadline: April 30, 2020

Click here to go to contest page

Poetry Contest Deadline: April 30

23 Thursday Apr 2020

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There is less than a week left to submit to the Bermuda Triangle Prize. Send us your poems on the theme of Fire.

The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.

Current Theme: Fire (2019-2020 Theme)

We are open to interpretations on the theme: Forest fires, magical fire, the absences of fire, your fired, how to extinguish a fire, the fires of passion. Send us your interpretation however literal or liberal.

Each winning poem will receive $50, for a total cash prize of $150. The poems will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Submission deadline: April 30, 2020

Click here to go to contest page

Poetry Contest Deadline: November 1st

13 Saturday Oct 2018

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The Atlantis Award is given to a single best poem. The winning poet receives $300 and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow web site. The winning poem will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication. *The contest deadline has been extended to November 1st*

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

See our submission page for details.

Read last year’s winner and finalists.

Poetry Contest Deadline

28 Saturday Apr 2018

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April 30th is the deadline to submit to the Bermuda Triangle Prize. Send us your poems on the theme of nature.

The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.

Current Theme: Nature 

Nature—human nature, the natural world, or anti-nature—we are open to interpretations.

Each winning poem will receive $50, for a total cash prize of $150. The poems will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Submission deadline: April 30th, 2018 

Click here to go to contest page

Interview with L.I. Henley

26 Thursday Apr 2018

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L.I. HenleyL.I. Henley is the winner of the 2016 Pangaea Prize. She is the author of Starshine Road which won the 2017 Perugia Press Prize. She is also the author of two chapbooks, Desert with a Cabin View, and The Finding (Orange Monkey Publishing).

Go to our website for the entire interview.
Here is an excerpt:

I think I just realized that with poetry I had to be willing to explore my own distances, get out of a comfort zone that was only “comfortable” because I told myself it was. I had to be able to open the doors that I was once content to leave locked forever. I had to be devoted to the pursuit rather than to the “right ending.” The poet, upon opening one door and seeing there are infinite doors ahead, says, “Yes! This is exactly what I want to do with my time—open doors that lead to more doors.”

Poetry Contest Deadline

20 Friday Apr 2018

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Only 1 week left to submit to the Bermuda Triangle Prize. Send us your poems on the theme of nature.

The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.

Current Theme: Nature (2017-2018 Theme)

Nature—human nature, the natural world, or anti-nature—we are open to interpretations.

Each winning poem will receive $50, for a total cash prize of $150. The poems will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Submission deadline: April 30th, 2018 

Click here to go to contest page

2017 Pushcart Nominees

29 Friday Dec 2017

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We are thrilled to announce our 2017 pushcart nominees. Congratulations to these wonderful poets.

“Ancient Future” by M. Wright

“A Week After the Failed Military Coup” by Jennifer Reimer

“And a Heart Two Thousand Years Forewarned” by Marjorie Stelmach

“Public Domain” by Jonathan Travelstead

“Love Song with Lag” by JP Allen

“On The Conservation of Energy” by Emily Rosello Mercurio

Currently we are accepting submissions to the Bermuda Triangle Prize.

And don’t forget you can follow The Poet’s Billow on Facebook and Twitter.

 

Poetry Contest Deadline: November 1st

13 Friday Oct 2017

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The Atlantis Award is given to a single best poem. The winning poet receives $250 and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow web site. The winning poem will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication. *The contest deadline has been extended to November 1st*

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

See our submission page for details.

Read last year’s winner and finalists.

Atlantis Award Poetry Submission Deadline: October 1st

08 Friday Sep 2017

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We are looking for the best, most unique, and interesting poems out there for the 2017 Atlantis Award. There are no restrictions on length, style, or subject. We just want poems that make it so we can’t stop reading, ones that make us want to write. Deadline October 1st.

The Atlantis Award is given for a single best poem. The winning poet receives $250 and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow web site. The winning poem will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Read previous year’s winners here: Literary Art Gallery

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