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2018 WCPA Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize

January 10, 2020 by Irena Kaci

Congratulations to the Winners

Contest judge Regie Gibson selected three additional poems to honor.

The WCPA is pleased to announce that Jeff Walt of San Diego, CA, has won First Place in this year’s WCPA Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize for his poem “The World is Ending on the East Coast.”

Second Place – Nicole DiCello of Worcester, MA for “Electra 101”
Third Place – Malt Schlitzman of Worcester, MA for “This Rage Dies with Me”
Honorable Mention – Michael Morlock of Berlin, MA for “Speak of the Moment”

A Winners’ Reading was held on Sunday, September 23. The winners, along with the contest judge, shared their work.   

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