Best of the Net 2021 (Sundress Publications)
Art:
Brett Stout — Issue 19, July 2020
Martins Deep — Issue 26, February 2021
Suedabeh Ewing — Issue 28, April 2021
Poetry:
Koss — A Dyke Cowgirl Takes Herself on a COVID Taco Bell Date
Danielle P. Williams — Bear in mind that death is a drum
Victory O. Okoyomoh — of intangible things
Samantha Fain — schrödinger's poetica
Kristin Lueke — The last of the five good emperors
J.E. Seuk — SPEAK ENGLISH LOUD
Brett Stout — Issue 19, July 2020
Martins Deep — Issue 26, February 2021
Suedabeh Ewing — Issue 28, April 2021
Poetry:
Koss — A Dyke Cowgirl Takes Herself on a COVID Taco Bell Date
Danielle P. Williams — Bear in mind that death is a drum
Victory O. Okoyomoh — of intangible things
Samantha Fain — schrödinger's poetica
Kristin Lueke — The last of the five good emperors
J.E. Seuk — SPEAK ENGLISH LOUD
2021 Pushcart Prize (Pushcart Press)
“A Musical Malady” by JK Anowe, Issue 13
“It Breaks” by Janet Dale, Issue 16
“Before fire, her lips were not sunken” by Paula Willie-Okafor, Issue 20
“The man” by Haneefah Bello, Issue 22
“Sparrows and Starlings” by Collin McFadyen, Issue 22
“Chromatography” by Elane Kim, Issue 23
“It Breaks” by Janet Dale, Issue 16
“Before fire, her lips were not sunken” by Paula Willie-Okafor, Issue 20
“The man” by Haneefah Bello, Issue 22
“Sparrows and Starlings” by Collin McFadyen, Issue 22
“Chromatography” by Elane Kim, Issue 23
Best of the Net 2020 (Sundress Publications)
Congratulations to our award nominees for this year!
Kunjana Parashar "Love in the Time of Climate Catastrophes" (Issue 10)
Robin Gow "the robots who suggest Facebook ads are just ghosts" (Issue 11)
Rachel Stempel "A Greimas Square for Springtime" (Issue 15)
Gaia Rajan "We Were Birds" (Issue 15)
Greg Gose "In this One, I'm the Dead Cosmonaut and the Multiverse Both Exists and Doesn't Exist" (Issue 17)
Aaron Magloire "Not a Poem About Ahmad Arbery" (Issue 18)
Robin Gow "the robots who suggest Facebook ads are just ghosts" (Issue 11)
Rachel Stempel "A Greimas Square for Springtime" (Issue 15)
Gaia Rajan "We Were Birds" (Issue 15)
Greg Gose "In this One, I'm the Dead Cosmonaut and the Multiverse Both Exists and Doesn't Exist" (Issue 17)
Aaron Magloire "Not a Poem About Ahmad Arbery" (Issue 18)
2020 Pushcart Prize (Pushcart Press)
Lannie Stabile (Issue 3): "When Depression Talks Over Me"
Danielle Hale (Issue 5): "Blood Anxiety"
Danielle Rose (Issue 7): "On the Creation of New Language from the Reading Lists of the Dead"
D. S. Waldman (Issue 8): "On Ego"
Chi Sherman (Issue 11): "we massive"
James O'Leary (Issue 11): "Fever Sestina"
Danielle Hale (Issue 5): "Blood Anxiety"
Danielle Rose (Issue 7): "On the Creation of New Language from the Reading Lists of the Dead"
D. S. Waldman (Issue 8): "On Ego"
Chi Sherman (Issue 11): "we massive"
James O'Leary (Issue 11): "Fever Sestina"
Best of the Net 2019 (Sundress Publications)
We are honored to nominate the following six poets and their poems for this award. Please revisit their stellar work in our issues!
Akif Kichloo (Issue 1): "Salam. I Am Sorry for Yesterday"
Amy Kinsman (Issue 2): "immolations"
Jason Harris (Issue 2): "a body witnesses a body swallow itself"
Ronny Ford (Issue 3): "Look for Rain When the Crow Flies Low"
Jeni De La O (Issue 4): "The Weight of Lemons"
Alexandra Corinth (Issue 5): "Language Barriers" (Selected as a finalist!)
Amy Kinsman (Issue 2): "immolations"
Jason Harris (Issue 2): "a body witnesses a body swallow itself"
Ronny Ford (Issue 3): "Look for Rain When the Crow Flies Low"
Jeni De La O (Issue 4): "The Weight of Lemons"
Alexandra Corinth (Issue 5): "Language Barriers" (Selected as a finalist!)