Prizes

Announcing the 10th Annual Zócalo Poetry Prize Honorable Mentions

Our Favorite Poems About Place Search for Home, for Meaning, for Companionship, and for the Past

Announcing the 10th Annual Zócalo Poetry Prize Honorable Mentions | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

For ten years, the Zócalo Poetry Prize has recognized the U.S. poem that best evokes a connection to place. Thanks to Tim Disney’s generous sponsorship of our 2021 Book and Poetry Prizes, this year, for the first time, we are thrilled to honor five additional poets with honorable mention awards. Sophia Chong, Ernesto L. Abeytia, Ross White, Sophie Klahr, and LeConté Dill were chosen by Zócalo’s poetry editor, Connie Voisine, and our panel of judges: Arizona poet laureate Alberto Ríos, Los Angeles Deputy Mayor for International Affairs Nina L. Hachigian, …

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Announcing the 10th Annual Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize

Awarded Annually to the Poem that Best Evokes Connection to Place

Zócalo is delighted to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the 10th annual Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize. The deadline for entries will close on January 29, 2021.

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