Winner of the Idaho Prize for Poetry 2011 Announced!
Ray Amorosi, final judge for the 2011 Idaho Prize for Poetry, has declared California poet, J.T. Ledbetter’s OLD AND LOST RIVERS this year’s prize winner. Mr. Ledbetter will receive $1000 plus publication by Lost Horse Press. OLD AND LOST RIVERS will be released in Spring 2012.
The annual Idaho Prize for Poetry is given for a book-length poetry collection. The next deadline is May 15, 2012. Please mail manuscripts to Lost Horse Press, Idaho Prize for Poetry, 105 Lost Horse Lane, Sandpoint, ID 83864 Email: losthorsepress@mindspring.com Telephone: (208) 255.4410 Web: www.losthorsepress.org
WINNER of 2011 Idaho Prize for Poetry
J.T. Ledbetter OLD AND LOST RIVERS
FINALISTS
Joe Wilkins NOTES FROM THE JOURNEY WESTWARD
Katie Kingston WHAT DOES LORCA OWN?
THE LONG LIST
Robert Michael Pyle EVOLUTION OF THE GENUS IRIS • Gary Leising THE ALP AT THE END OF THE STREET
Melanie Willette NEMESIS • Carlos Reyes THE POMEGRANATE, SISTER OF THE HEART
Joshua Robbins PRAISE NOTHING • Stephen Danos BE SEEING YOU, EMPIRE
Niki Leopold OILS AND SALTS • Anna Lowe Weber VARIATIONS ON A DOMESTIC THEME
Amy Miller SORRY MOTEL • Susan Thomas IN THE SADNESS MUSEUM
Deborah Woodard BORROWED TALES • William Greenway SELF-DELIVERANCE
Sarah Sousa TO STAVE OFF DISASTER • Kirun Kapur THE HAND OF BURNING PRAYERS
We heartily thank all the poets who submitted their work to the Idaho Prize.