The Peter Meinke Prize in Poetry |
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YellowJacket Press |
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Peter Meinke |
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April 10, 2011
Dear Poets:
Thank you for sharing your poetry manuscript with us for the inauguration of the Peter Meinke Prize in Poetry. We had submissions from all over Florida, and when I say it was competitive, I mean it. There were 12 finalists—unheard of! But most of you have received this news already, and in the end, none of this makes it any easier for you to learn that your manuscript was not selected as the winner. Having been on the receiving end of such news myself, I know the news is crummy.
Thank you for supporting YellowJacket Press as we honor one of the great poetry treasures of our state, Peter Meinke. Thank you for continuing to write. And thank you for believing in poetry. Please accept our sincere wishes for good fortune in all your future writing and publishing endeavors.
Sincerely,
Gianna Russo, Editor YellowJacket Press
WINNER: The Karma Machine, Melissa Carroll—Tampa
RUNNERS-UP: Satellite Beach, Susan Lilley—Maitland Calendar(s), Nola Garrett—Palm Harbor
FINALISTS: Super Memory Woman, Melanie Graham—Tampa Untied, Wendy Buffington—Oxford Music from a Farther Room, Barbra Nightingale—Hollywood I Want to Drive a Brand New Studebaker, Dobie Pasco—Pt. Charlotte Undressing a Hardboiled Egg, Corey Ginsburg—North Miami Measuring the Moon, Sara Warner—Grand Ridge The Museum of Chairs, Bettie Perez—Lutz Speaking for the Dead, Doug Knowlton--Parrish Famous Last Words, Noel Haynes--Longwood |
