Announcing the Winners of the 2018 WD Poetry Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards! Read the full list of winners here.
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.
- “Sing the Solitary Sunrise” by Beth Brody
- “Gasping Breath—Heart on Fire” by Roy Salole
- “High Tea at Four as the Apocalypse Draws Near” by Harvey Soss
- “A Pear” by Hannah Page
- “Dia de Los Muertos—All Saints’ Day” by Cindy Woods
- “Ghazal” by Rebecca Fanning
- “Gone” by Linda Burt
- “Her Body Is Snakes” by Hannah Page
- “Sonnet to Mr. Frost” by Laurie Holding
- “Bones” by Elizabeth Weaver-Kreider
- "Peru: What Stays" by Alison Luterman
- "Lily (No. 48 of Women's Names Sensual Series)" by Carrie Radna
- "Grimhilde Baits Snow White" by Dorty Nowak
- "Ode to the Clotheslines of Trevi" by Suellen Wedmore
- "The Debate" by Alison Luterman
- "Markings" by Terrence Davis
- "The Audit" by Sandra Kacher
- "Eagle Snow" by Dr. Emory D. Jones
- "The Last Trail" by William Preston
- "Brother James" by Alex Stokas
- "Hair of the Dog" by Michellia Wilson
- "Heavenly Peace" by Dr. Emory D. Jones
- "Ramona Isabella" by Jamie Morewood
- "Chrysalis" by Hannah Page
- "Oh, Jane Austen" by Anna Gossett Johnson
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About Cassandra Lipp
Cassandra Lipp is managing editor of Writer's Digest. She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. Follow her on Twitter @Cassie000000.