Nominations
2019 Pushcart Prize Nominees
Zaina Alsous, “Ibis,” Issue Nine
Elizabeth Hoover, “the beating begat the heart, not vice versa,” Issue Ten
Lisa Olstein, “Shot,” Issue Eight
Nancy Reddy, “Your Best Post-Baby Body,” Issue Nine
Valencia Robin, “Semester Abroad,” Issue Nine
Lynne Thompson, “Chord,” Issue Eight
2018 Best of the Net Nominees
Hajjar Baban, “On October 13th, Kurdistan’s Peshmerga Forces Went Under Attack by the Iranian-Backed Shia Militias Near Kirkuk,” Issue Seven
Jessica Cuello, “After,” Issue Seven
Ricardo Hernandez, “In a different country,” Issue Eight
Irène Mathieu, “Still Life with Pedigree,” Issue Seven
Daniel T. O’Brien, “Bending Light in My Sister’s Bedroom,” Issue Five
Emily Vizzo, “In good conscience he was unable to recommend a Panama Canal of any kind,” Issue Five
2018 Best New Poets Nominees
Sarah León, “Effort,” Issue Five
Trenton Pollard, “Reincarnation,” Issue Four
2017 Bettering American Poetry Nominees
Destiny O. Birdsong, “the way i listen to you read poems.,” Issue Six
Kristin Chang, “tonight on tv,” Issue Five*
Noor Hindi, “Origins and Shattered Concrete,” Issue Five
2018 Pushcart Prize Nominees
Jennifer S. Cheng, “From the Voice of the Lady in the Moon,” Issue Six
Jeremy Michael Clark, “Dear Darkness,” Issue Three
Cynthia Cruz, “Turbulence,” Issue Three
Kyle Dacuyan, “Arizona Wildcat,” Issue Six
Rachel Edelman, “Stakeout Station,” Issue Five
Kylan Rice, “middle America (Pioneer Road),” Issue Four
2017 Best of the Net Nominees
Emma Bolden, “Downburst,” Issue Four
Jeremy Allan Hawkins, “What Is True Is Seen From a Distance,” Issue Two
Cynthia Manick, “Notes Toward a Poem on Self-Care,” Issue Four
Rajiv Mohabir, “Malhar Raga,” Issue One
Hila Ratzabi, “The Names of God,” Issue Three
Bo Schwabacher, “How to Love an Adopted Korean Girl,” Issue Four
2017 Best New Poets Nominees
Jake Bauer, “R O Y G I V,” Issue Three
Xandria Phillips, “ — BIGLY — ,” Issue Three
2017 Pushcart Prize Nominees
Keegan Lester, “[like sky lit moon],” Issue One
Vincent Poturica, “North American Kittens,” Issue Two
Justin Phillip Reed, “When I Was a Man,” Issue One
Raena Shirali, “daayan conjures up a forest,” Issue Two
Candace Williams, “Commute,” Issue One
Jane Wong, “When You Died,” Issue One*
2016 Bettering American Poetry Nominees
Jess X. Chen, “Inheriting the Hurricane,” Issue One*
Marwa Helal, “write this instead,” Issue Two
Kamden Hilliard, “DEAR DIARY, BEIN’ A LIL’ BITCH ABT IT,” Issue Two
*Won
Zaina Alsous, “Ibis,” Issue Nine
Elizabeth Hoover, “the beating begat the heart, not vice versa,” Issue Ten
Lisa Olstein, “Shot,” Issue Eight
Nancy Reddy, “Your Best Post-Baby Body,” Issue Nine
Valencia Robin, “Semester Abroad,” Issue Nine
Lynne Thompson, “Chord,” Issue Eight
2018 Best of the Net Nominees
Hajjar Baban, “On October 13th, Kurdistan’s Peshmerga Forces Went Under Attack by the Iranian-Backed Shia Militias Near Kirkuk,” Issue Seven
Jessica Cuello, “After,” Issue Seven
Ricardo Hernandez, “In a different country,” Issue Eight
Irène Mathieu, “Still Life with Pedigree,” Issue Seven
Daniel T. O’Brien, “Bending Light in My Sister’s Bedroom,” Issue Five
Emily Vizzo, “In good conscience he was unable to recommend a Panama Canal of any kind,” Issue Five
2018 Best New Poets Nominees
Sarah León, “Effort,” Issue Five
Trenton Pollard, “Reincarnation,” Issue Four
2017 Bettering American Poetry Nominees
Destiny O. Birdsong, “the way i listen to you read poems.,” Issue Six
Kristin Chang, “tonight on tv,” Issue Five*
Noor Hindi, “Origins and Shattered Concrete,” Issue Five
2018 Pushcart Prize Nominees
Jennifer S. Cheng, “From the Voice of the Lady in the Moon,” Issue Six
Jeremy Michael Clark, “Dear Darkness,” Issue Three
Cynthia Cruz, “Turbulence,” Issue Three
Kyle Dacuyan, “Arizona Wildcat,” Issue Six
Rachel Edelman, “Stakeout Station,” Issue Five
Kylan Rice, “middle America (Pioneer Road),” Issue Four
2017 Best of the Net Nominees
Emma Bolden, “Downburst,” Issue Four
Jeremy Allan Hawkins, “What Is True Is Seen From a Distance,” Issue Two
Cynthia Manick, “Notes Toward a Poem on Self-Care,” Issue Four
Rajiv Mohabir, “Malhar Raga,” Issue One
Hila Ratzabi, “The Names of God,” Issue Three
Bo Schwabacher, “How to Love an Adopted Korean Girl,” Issue Four
2017 Best New Poets Nominees
Jake Bauer, “R O Y G I V,” Issue Three
Xandria Phillips, “ — BIGLY — ,” Issue Three
2017 Pushcart Prize Nominees
Keegan Lester, “[like sky lit moon],” Issue One
Vincent Poturica, “North American Kittens,” Issue Two
Justin Phillip Reed, “When I Was a Man,” Issue One
Raena Shirali, “daayan conjures up a forest,” Issue Two
Candace Williams, “Commute,” Issue One
Jane Wong, “When You Died,” Issue One*
2016 Bettering American Poetry Nominees
Jess X. Chen, “Inheriting the Hurricane,” Issue One*
Marwa Helal, “write this instead,” Issue Two
Kamden Hilliard, “DEAR DIARY, BEIN’ A LIL’ BITCH ABT IT,” Issue Two
*Won