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A. Poulin, Jr. Poet, translator, founder of BOA Editions

We’ve been asked to share the list of the 18 semi-finalists for the 9th annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize contest. These manuscripts were sent to final judge Tony Hoagland who then made the final winning selection. Each of these manuscripts stood-out in its own way, so applause and kudos to the poets. While we don’t generally name official “semi-finalists” we’re happy to provide the list of the manuscripts that Tony Hoagland received. These appear in no particular order and include the winning manuscript, Walking the Dog’s Shadow by Deborah Brown, along with the finalists Red Appetites by Laura Bastian, Soldier’s Apology by Kerry James Evans, and Pathology of Goodness by Karen Zaborowski Duffy.

Kerry James Evens – Soldier’s Apology

Sass Brown – USA 1000

Noah Blaustein – Happiness Studies

Alison Powell – On the Desire to Levitate

Dilruba Ahmed – Dhaka Dust

Stacey Waite – Butch Geography

Ingrid Browning Moody – Arriving After Dark

Laurel Bastian – Red Appetites

Kate Fetherston – Cast of Fools and Angels

Dave Snyder – Pica

Ben Berman – Close to Closure

Karen Zaborowski Duffy – Pathology of Goodness

Miriam Bird Greenberg – A Child’s Primer of Augury

Deborah Brown – Walking the Dog’s Shadow

Danusha Lemeris – What Remains

Maureen Thorson – Up She Rises

Maureen Micus Crisick – To Love the World This Way

Heather Dubrow – Forms and Hollows