Sweet is thrilled to announce the results of our 2022 Poetry Contest!
We had so many strong submissions this year that it was difficult to select finalists to send to the judge, Jessica Guzman; in fact, we ended up sending her eleven poems. Her selections are as follows:
First place: “Laundry” by Esther Ra
Second place: “Hurricane Season” by Whitney Egstad
Third place: “Parental Advisory” by Emily Kingery
Finalists:
“The Weight of Light” by Julie Moore
“Daughter” by Sasha Evangelista
“Survival Guide” by Sarah Carey
“The Gorgon Comes for Her Own” by Lisa Creech Bledsoe
“For My Father” by Russ Kesler
“You’re Done” by Kristy Gledhill
“Becoming Desire” by Karen Kilcup
“Yet No Less Happy” by Sandra Fees
Look for the winners and most of the finalists to be published May 31st!
