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Ed Roberson Wins Jackson Prize

India Gonzalez is the Diana & Simon Raab Editorial Fellow at Poets & Writers Magazine. In addition to her passion for writing, she is also a professionally trained dancer, choreographer, and actor.

On May 7, Poets & Writers announced Ed Roberson as the winner of the 2020 Jackson Poetry Prize. This year’s judges, celebrated poets Nikky Finney, Anne Waldman, and Robert Wrigley, chose Roberson for his ingenious

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