And the winner of the 2019 Birdy Poetry Prize is...

A Certain Kind of Forgiveness

Carol Kapaun Ratchenski

Fargo, North Dakota

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Congratulations, Carol! We look forward to sharing more about Carol and to publishing A Certain Kind of Forgiveness, the first of our 2019  poetry books.

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Congratulations, as well, to the following finalists. These entries are now being considered for standard 2019 publishing contracts. Thanks to all who entered. It was a wonderful year for our first poetry contest and we look forward to reading entries again! Keep an eye out for updates to the contest guidelines.

2019 Birdy Poetry Prize Finalists

Dirtspell

Maia Carlson

Manhattan, Kansas

Valentine

Ruth Maus

Topeka, Kansas

The Monastery of Stars

Shaun Griffin

Virginia City, Nevada

Out of Place

Kirsten Morgan

Golden, Colorado