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Passager Poet
George Drew
and 48 Honorable Mentions
“I think my need to write poetry emerged from a deep love of language engendered by my Southern-tuned ear and my desire to make music. Not having any actual musical training or talent, other than a brief fling with the guitar, I ultimately turned to poetry, and over the years that has proven to be my ‘instrument,’ my music, for good or ill.”
George Drew
Honorable Mentions
Liz Ahl
Stock
Kathy Barr
Do-Over
Karen Bashkirew
Lodestar
Ida Marie Beck
Adder Stones
Nancy Lael Braun
Timothy’s Crayons
Mark Brooks
To Be A Romantic
Mary Cronin
Silent
Valerie Crosswell
Marriage Quilt
Susan Haroutunian Cunningham
Musical Chairs and a Wide Swing
Kate Deimling
Pinned
Rachel Eisler
Spells
Elizabeth Esris
A Letter 60 Years Too Late
Joanne Esser
Legacy
Eric Forsbergh
Midnight and the Veteran
Laureen Gibson
First Language
Dori Hale
From Here to There and Back
Laird Harrison
Between the Lines
Hunt Hawkins
Our Porch at Night
Joanne Holdridge
If You Can’t Take The Heat
Winifred Hughes
Imprinted
Peter Hutchinson
Intersection
Terry Johnson
Late Winter, Early Spring
Wayne Karlin
Drinking with the Enemy
Charles Kesler
Psychologists
Richard Levine
Cat’s Cradle
Perie Longo
Taking Selfies with My Big Sister During Spring Thaw in Minnesota
Mark MacAllister
The 31 Moons Of March
Marda Messick
The Need
Jo Miles
May the Fork Be With You
Judy Gill Milford
Not Exactly Erato
B. Morrison
By the Bay
Susan Woods Morse
Levitation
Keli Osborn
Buttoned-Up Vest
James Pavlakis
Into The Woulds
Christopher Rubio-Goldsmith
Guardian Angels
Patti Ruskey
May 5th
Jennifer Schneider
She’s Got Legs*
Collette Sell
Safekeeping
Paula Sergi
Registration
Marya Smith
Sonnet to the Barn at Dusk
Douglas Smith
I don’t know why
Daniel Spinella
The Story Began
Sherri Stepakoff
My Forefathers Talking
Martin Steyer
Manifesto
Nancy Dew Taylor
Parrot Philosophy
Pat Valdata
Gravity
Bill Van Buskirk
Grandad’s Trip
James Wyshynski
Last Will for Three Children
Pushcart Prize Nominations from this Issue:
“Last Talk With Emiko” by George Drew
“Drinking with the Enemy” by Wayne Karlin
Mary Azrael, Kendra Kopelke, editors. Rosanne Singer, assistant editor. Christine Drawl, managing editor, art director & design. Gilbert Arzola, Shirley J. Brewer, Linda Joy Burke, Jim Taylor, guest readers. Stephen Hollaway, Sarah Rubin, interns. Minás Konsolas, cover painting.