THE 2023 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS

The Poetry Center at PCCC is pleased to announce the 2023 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS WINNERS/

FIRST PRIZE
Linda Nemec Foster, Grand Rapids, MI “When We Talk About the Movie, Casablanca, My Father Remembers Every Line …”
Caroline Russell, Jersey City, NJ “An Ode to Mildred”

SECOND PRIZE
Lorraine Conlin, Wantagh, NY “First Date”
Christine Rhein, Brighton, MI “Cooking with My Sister”

THIRD PRIZE
Marcia LeBeau, South Orange, NJ “Toward the River”
Lynne Viti, Westwood, MA “Westwood Lodge, the Summer Hotel”


For a complete list of the winners, honorable mentions, and editor’s choice poems and poets, see our press release on the Contests and Awards page, where you will also find the guidelines for entering next year’s contest.