Winners of The MacGuffin’s 29th Poet Hunt Contest
The winning poems, along with a contest commentary by guest judge Michael Meyerhofer, will be published in the first quarter of 2025.
Grand Prize
“Ode to Drinking in Airports at Sunrise with a Line from Thomas Lux” by Joshua Martin
1st Honorable Mention
“Neighbors” by Lexi Pelle
2nd Honorable Mention
“Shelter” by Susan Cohen
Finalists
- Alicia Rebecca Myers
Semifinalists
- Bruce Bailey
- Ansie Baird
- Rachel Baum
- John Blair
- Camaray Davalos
- Mary Christine Delea
- Deborah Doolittle
- Robert Fillman
- C. Desirée Finley
- Jane Ann Fuller
- Jennifer Harrison
- Mary Beth Hines
- Leslie Hodge
- Kathleen Holliday
- Stephen Jobes
- Jen Karetnick
- Jeffrey Kas
- Tom Laichas
- Kathleen McCoy
- Michelle McCillan-Holifield
- Robin Michel
- Trevor Moffa
- Louise Moises
- Oak Morse
- Andi Myles
- Kathleen O’Toole
- Sharon Pretti
- Lynne Schmidt
- Gordon Taylor
- Ellen Zhang