Winners of The MacGuffin’s 27th Poet Hunt Contest
The winning poems, along with a contest commentary by guest judge Lynne Thompson, in the first quarter of 2023.
Grand Prize
“The Woman on C Street (or D Street)” by Judy Brackett
1st Honorable Mention
“While Waiting for My Husband to Finish His Seventh Big Sur Marathon, I Ponder the Meaning of Life” by Abby Caplin
2nd Honorable Mention
“In Which I Tell My Dad About Tornado Sirens” by Sam Ferrante
Finalists
- Katharyn Machan
Semifinalists
- John Blair
- Joanne Clarkson
- Simon Eggertsen
- Jonathan Greenhause
- Ken Letko
- Katy Luxem
- Erica Reid
- Meisha Rosenberg
- Mary Salisbury
- Myroslava Stefaniuk
- Gary Stein
- Carolyne Wright
- Ellen Zhang