
Andrew Calis (pictured) wins a 2023 Zócalo Poetry Prize honorable mention award for "Trying to Explain What Knafeh Is." Courtesy of Andrew Calis.
Every year, we award the annual Zócalo Poetry Prize to the poem that best evokes a connection to place. Zócalo is pleased to recognize four honorable mention submissions this year, which we will publish over four Fridays in celebration of U.S. National Poetry Month.