Recent Books, Anthologies, Awards (2009-2010)

Congratulations to Doren Robbins whose book, My Piece of the Puzzle, (Eastern Washington UP, 2008) was awarded a Josephine Miles PEN Oakland Poetry Award for 2009.

Congratulations to Megan Harlan, whose story, "Gazelle," appeared in Issue 164, and whose first poetry book, Mapmaking, just won the 2009 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry, and will be published by University of Missouri's BkMk Press in 2010. Click here for a link to the write-up about it in Poets & Writers: http://www.pw.org

Congratulations to David Philip Mullins (Issue 149) for the 2009 Mary McCarthy Prize in short fiction. Sarabande books will publish his story collection, True Love Vs. the Cigar Store Indian, in 2010.

Congratulations to R. Dwayne Betts (Issue 165) for the 2009 Beatrice Hawley Award. Alice James Books will publish his manuscript Shahid Reads His Own Palm in May 2010. Also Penguin will be publishing his memoir, A Question of Freedom, on August 6, 2009.

Congratulations to Christine Marshall whose poem "Sweat" (Issue 164) has been chosen for The Best American Poetry 2009.

Congratulations to Margaret Conway, whose creative non-fiction, "Grasshopper" (Issue 164) has just been selected for inclusion in The Best Creative Nonfiction, Volume 3 anthology to be published by W. W. Norton in July 2009.

Congratulations to Clint Van Winkle (Issue 158) who recently published a memoir Soft Spots: A Marine’s Memoir of Combat and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, from St. Martin’s Press.

Congratulations to Christopher Goodrich whose poem "Spotless" (Issue 164) appears in his first full-length book of poems, Nevertheless, Hello to be published by Steel Toe Books.

Congratulations to Tim Poland (Issue 166) who recently published a novel The Safety of Deeper Water, from Vandalia Press, an imprint of the West Virginia University Press.

Congratulations to Terri McCord (Issue 164) whose poem "The Healing" won first place in the South Carolina Poetry Initiative/The State 2009 Single Poem Contest, chosen by South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth.

Congratulations to Thom Satterlee (Issue 166) and John Bargowski (Issue 152) who recevied 2009 Poetry Grant Awards from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Congratulations to Sara Daily (Issue 164) whose chapbook The Science of Want won the Shadow Poetry 11th Annual Chapbook competition and will be available in late May, 2009.

Recent Poetry Features on Verse Daily and Poetry Daily:

Congratulations to Heather Kirn (Issue 165) for the reprint of her poem, "Free Bible in Your Own Language" on Verse Daily, November 9, 2008.

Congratulations to Richard Lyons (Issue 166) for the reprint of his poem, "Morning and Night" on Verse Daily, March 8, 2009.

Congratulations to Frank Gallimore (Issue 166) for the reprint of his poems, "Since You've Gone" and "Game Night at the Deaf Club" on Verse Daily, March 12th and March 5th of 2009.

Congratulations to Nancy Cherry (Issue 166) for the reprint of her poem, "Tornado" on Verse Daily, March 6, 2009.

Congratulations to Oliver De La Paz (Issue 164) for the reprint of his poem, "Self-Portrait with Taxidermy" on Verse Daily, February 24, 2009.

2007-2008 Books, Anthologies, Awards:

Congratulations to Nancy Pearson, ("Thought Thinking Itself" Issue 163), whose debut collection of poems, Two Minutes of Light, winner of the Perugia Press Book Award, will be published by Perugia Press in Sept 2008.

Congratulations to Judy Kronenfeld, ("Wild" Issue 163) whose new book, Light Lowering in Diminished Sevenths, is winner of the 2007 Litchfield Review Book Prize in Poetry.

Congratulations to Doren Robbins whose prose poem "That Other Aunt," (Issue 158) appears in her 2008 collection, My Piece of the Puzzle (Eastern Washington University Press).

Congratulations to Grace Schulman whose poem, "Waves" (Issue 157) was chosen for inclusion in The Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses (2008 edition).

Congratulations to Noah Michelson, whose poem, "Valentine" (Issue 159) will appear in The Best American Erotic Poetry from 1800 to the Present forthcoming from Scribner in 2008.

Congratulations to Marc McKee, whose poem, "Tremble" (Issue 163), and whose chapbook, What Apocalypse?, is now available for order from New Michigan Press.

Congratulations to Clay Matthews, recent associate editor of the Cimarron Review, whose debut collection of poems, Superfecta, was published by Ghost Road Press in Spring 2008.

Congratulations to Henry Shukman (Issue 163) and whose debut novel The Lost City was published in America by Knopf, in February 2008.

Congratulations to Erin Elizabeth Smith, whose poem, "Surviving a Biblical Flood" appeared in issue 158, and is included in her first book, The Fear of Being Found, released this February from Three Candles Press.

Congratulations to Randall Mann, whose poem, "Politics," (Issue 157) will appear in his new book, Breakfast With Thom Gunn, in 2008, from University of Chicago Press.

Congratulations to Karen Rigby (Issue 143) whose second chapbook, Savage Machinery, was recently accepted by Finishing Line Press.

Congratulations to Laura Van Prooyen whose book, Ikblot and Altar, was recently released by Pecan Grove Press.

Congratulations to Robin Romm (Issue 159) whose story collection is forthcoming from Scribner.

Congratulations to Glen Pourciau (Issue 157) whose collection, Invite, received the 2008 Iowa Short Fiction Award.

Congratulations to Wade Bentley, whose poem, “Fortune,” (Issue 157) has been selected for Best New Poets 2007.

Congratulations to Don Waters (Issue 159) whose story collection, Desert Gothic, won the Iowa Short Fiction Award. His book is forthcoming from The University of Iowa Press.

Congratulations to Susanna Roxman (Issue 143) whose poetry collection Imagining Seals has appeared with Dionysia Press, Edinburgh (2006). Her book was supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

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