We thank all entrants for sending their poetry to Glimmer Train's October Poetry Open. We’ve selected a handful of our favorites for presentation here (listed in alphabetical order except for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners). Click any title to see the Poem.



1st Place: "Red Moon" - Andrea King Kelly
2nd Place: <I>"In Search of Alternative Endings"</I> - Susan Rich
3rd Place: <I>"Another New York Poem"</I> - John Repp
<I>"In the River in the Gloaming"</I> - Rikki Clark
<I>"Passage"</I> - Susan Collard
<I>"Apples"</I> - Margaret J. Hoehn
<I>"The Demolition"</I> - Jim Nawrocki
<I>"Looking for Signs"</I> - Mary E. O’Dell
<I>"Adjust the Size of Grief: 6 x 9, 8 x 10"</I> - Vivian Shipley
<I>"Fields"</I> - Michol Stout
"May, Italy" - Cara Wall

 

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