Announcing the Winners of the 2018 WD Poetry Awards

Writer's Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 2018 WD Poetry Awards! Read the winning poem in the July/Aug 2019 issue of Writer's Digest. Here are the top 25 winners, selected by WD Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer.

1. “Sing the Solitary Sunrise” by Beth Brody
2. “Gasping Breath­—Heart on Fire” by Roy Salole
3. “High Tea at Four as the Apocalypse Draws Near” by Harvey Soss
4. “A Pear” by Hannah Page
5. “Dia de Los Muertos—All Saints’ Day” by Cindy Woods
6. “Ghazal” by Rebecca Fanning
7. “Gone” by Linda Burt
8. “Her Body Is Snakes” by Hannah Page
9. “Sonnet to Mr. Frost” by Laurie Holding
10. “Bones” by Elizabeth Weaver-Kreider
11. "Peru: What Stays" by Alison Luterman
12. "Lily (No. 48 of Women's Names Sensual Series)" by Carrie Radna
13. "Grimhilde Baits Snow White" by Dorty Nowak
14. "Ode to the Clotheslines of Trevi" by Suellen Wedmore
15. "The Debate" by Alison Luterman
16. "Markings" by Terrence Davis
17. "The Audit" by Sandra Kacher
18. "Eagle Snow" by Dr. Emory D. Jones
19. "The Last Trail" by William Preston
20. "Brother James" by Alex Stokas
21. "Hair of the Dog" by Michellia Wilson
22. "Heavenly Peace" by Dr. Emory D. Jones
23. "Ramona Isabella" by Jamie Morewood
24. "Chrysalis" by Hannah Page
25. "Oh, Jane Austen" by Anna Gossett Johnson