It’s always a surprise to learn which new poem and poet will win the Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, but I always know it’s going to be a fun process. Even though it’s a challenge to narrow down a list of finalists and ultimately choose one winning poem, there’s an annually fulfilled promise of great reading.
For the 16 Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, there were more than 1,100 entries. The poems covered a range of, and a 20-minute consultation with yours truly.
