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Edition 25 (2016)

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Winners

3 people
Vahni Capildeo ゔぁーに・かぴるでお Winner

A 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.

127 pages
poetrydiasporaidentitylanguage
Tiphanie Yanique てぃふぁにー・やにーく Winner

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.

70 pages
poetrymarriageintimacybody
Sasha Dugdale さーしゃ・だぐでいる Winner

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.

poetrymarriagewomen’s creativitymyth