I am so pleased to announce that the winner of the contest is none other than Catherine Broadwall, who also wrote SHELTER IN PLACE and FULGURITE (both from Cornerstone Press, 2019 and 2023) and WATER SPELL (forthcoming from Cornerstone Press).

Her winning poem is entitled “Ecology,” and it beautifully explores womanhood, artisthood, and even potential motherhood. Through surprising literary devices, images, and quarreling foxes, she breathes fresh air into tropes we’ve all thought about and perhaps even been haunted by.

For each contest, the winner will receive a unique digital broadside of their winning poem, and the one I created can be found below. I put so much love into it and so enjoyed making it, I hope that you find joy in it and can feel the essence of what I’ve personally taken from Catherine’s poem.