Barbara Black is our 2017 poetry contest winner!

Barbara wins $1,000.00 for “microconundrums,” a unique and moving puzzle of a poem.

Our guest judges were enchanted by it.

Allyson Latta found it "the most stirring and original of the submissions, and the most confidently executed: tight, with thought-provoking imagery.” She also liked its "segmented form, reflecting individual and yet interrelated concepts."

Magdalena Wolak said it is “a powerfully built thought piece that creates and articulates love beautifully in its simplicity and style.” She adored the "space created and the bursts of different images the writer invokes" with structure.

A poem that makes you think, feel and make surprising connections.

Congratulations, Barbara!

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With LOVE,
Diane Terrana