Past Winners

"Omnivore condenses the experience of a 21st first century thinker. The poems skirt the language of philosophy, biology, starfields, and nerves. Always emotive at their root, Peterson's poems evoke the essence of the potent unknown. Surprises resound with visual acuity, musical consonance, and leaps of intense image that reverberate line by line to fashion a riveting portrait of time."

About the Author

Allan Peterson is the author of All the Lavish in Common (2005 Juniper Prize) and Anonymous Or (Defined Providence Press Prize 2001). He has received fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Florida, and nine nominations for the Pushcart Prize. His poetry has appeared widely in print and online journals. www.allanpeterson.net

"If a deteriorating star spoke its story, Novas might be its swan song. A swift saga of falling apart, a table follows you with place settings of snow. An unsettling welt appears and reappears. Strange things happen in Buenos Aires and Buffalo. A giant cardboard osprey comes to help you. And a pin finds a home on a satellite. Story and truth battle for space in this charged, fissured sequence."

Ryan lives in Dover, NH. His chapbook Live, from the Delay, is available from Small Fires Press. His poems have appeared in a range of journals including Denver Quarterly, Conduit, the New Republic, and Columbia.

About the Author

Allison lives in Richmond, VA with her husband and two dogs. She earned an MFA in fiction from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MFA in poetry from Vermont College. She co-edits the poetry journal, Handsome, and is perpetually at work on a novel.