Forward Prizes for Poetry ふぉわーどししょう
Edition 25 (2016)
Winners
3 peopleA poetry collection that expands on the difficulty of movement and belonging through experimental poems and prose poems. The instability of language mirrors the uncertainty of identity.
It captures the feeling of living in a foreign place through shifting language.
A poetry collection that sharply examines marriage, intimacy, and power. Behind its concise language, bodily feeling and family history resonate quietly.
It looks at both the blessing and the constraint inside marriage.
A long poem centered on Catherine, William Blake’s wife, that explores women’s creativity and marriage. Mythic resonance and conversational leaps coexist throughout.
It reclaims a creative voice through the role of wife.