The winners of the 2025 International Proverse Poetry Prize were announced at our 2025 Proverse Autumn Reception at the Helena May 21 November. Poems could be submitted on the theme of “The Gift” or on any subject of the poet’s choosing. There was a free choice of interpretation, form and style.
INTERNATIONAL PROVERSE POETRY PRIZE ANTHOLOGY 2025
Poets
Vinita Agrawal, Joy Al-Sofi, Shikha Bansal, Gary Beaumier, Alan Bern, A.C. Blake, Maria Elena Blanco, Gavin Bourke, A. P. Y. Chan, Brian Chi Yan Cheng, Ann Chiappetta, Suzanne B. Cottrell, Helen Davis, Neil Douglas, Dean Gessie, Casey Hampton, Andra Huang, Akin Jeje, Lynda McKinney Lambert, Mathura M. Lattik, Avi Lau, Emma Lee, Ho-cheung Lee, Sze Yu Tracy Li, J.P. Linstroth, Sharon E. Ludan, Lelawattee Manoo-Rahming, Wayne Paul Mattingly, Terry Miller, Daniel Thomas Moran, Tanusha Nagrath, Keith Nunes, Helen Oliver, Rena Ong, Jun Pan (Janice), Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, Joanna Radwańska-Williams, Tehani Rassool, M. Ann Reed, Paris Rosemont, Roddy Scott, Smitha Sehgal, Allegra Jostad Silberstein, Hayley Ann Solomon, Halil Suat, Abbie Johnson Taylor, Luisa Ternau, Edward A. Tiesse, Denise Tsik, Lenne Tsou (translated by Avery Lan), Jonathan Vidgop (translated by Leo Shtutin), Kewayne Wadley, Anson Honghua Wang, Natalie Warren, George Watt, Michael Witts, Graham Wood, Fuyang (Victoria) Xie, Ankita Yadav, Zuo Fei
Cover photo: Sadie Kaye
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