Finalist in The Atlanta Review International Poetry Contest

I am humbled and honored to have two poems chosen as finalists in Atlanta Review’s International Poetry Contest, with the winner, and 22 other finalists. The poems are: "Thin Places," and "Thought Experiment," both of which appear in my next full-length poetry book, forthcoming from Salmon Poetry.  It’s a competitive contest, with over a thousand entrants, and the shortlist judged by the esteemed Dan Vera. The poems will all be published in their wonderful biannual Print Journal, appearing this Fall. Please help me congratulate the winner, Kurt Luchs, and the other finalists, shown below in their press release:  
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Atlanta Review 2019 International Poetry Contest Winner Announced!
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We are so excited to share that this year’s winner our annual International Poetry Contest is Kurt Luchs, for his poem “Suzie.”
This year’s judge was Dan Vera.
Kurt wins the $1000 prize, and his poem, along with the wonderful poems by the other Finalists, will appear in the fall issue. Congratulations to Kurt and to all of the Finalists! You make Atlanta Review awesome!
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The Finalists:
• “Mexican Tongue,” JD Amick
• “[Letter of Love] to Ojīchan,” Aozora Brockman
• “Self Portrait with Rubble,” Sylvia Foley
• “A pledge to the dead requires no proof,” Jennifer Hollis
• “Corpse,” Dana Jaye
• “Meditation on a Trash Fire in My Backyard,” Robert J. Keeler
• “Quantum Heart,” Kathleen Kirk
• “Waiting for Mother’s Geraniums,” Pingmei Lan
• “One Intimate Morning,” Belle Ling
• “Nighttime in Jericho,” Jo-Ann Mort
• “Stones without People and the Art of the Mulberry,” Adele Ne Jame
• “Consumption of a Black Hole and Sweat Bees,” John Nieves
• “Thin Places,” Edward Nudelman
• “Thought Experiment,” Edward Nudelman
• “Apples, Crabapples,” David Rock
• “Sometimes, Briefly,” Kelly Rowe
• “Unscrolling,” Joan Roberta Ryan
• “Spring Freeze,” Joan Roberta Ryan
• “Dead Woman’s Hollow Road,” Nicole Santalucia
• “What White Lies Beneath,” Heidi Seaborn
• “Prelude to a Resurrection,” d.r. shipp
• “She Zuo Bin’s Rite of Spring,” Mary Spalding
• “Where We Call to Nest,” Felicia Zamora
• “Turbulence: Night Flight to Cairo,” Kristin Zime