“The Dance” nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2026!
On National Poetry day, I am so delighted that my poem “The Dance” has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2026!
Huge thanks to SHINE’s international poetry community and the wonderful editor Samantha Terrell. And congratulations to my fantastic fellow nominees:
Peter Devonald, for “The Dance”
Ian Brownlie, for “The Audience is Waiting”
Christen Lee, for “Lessons Learned in Mom’s Kitchen”
Christian Ward, for “An Honest Shade of Green”
A.M. (Amanda) Hayden, for “When You Said ‘No’ to Seeing the David”
Mohsen Hosseinkhani, for “War Means”
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Congratulations, Peter! And best of luck with it! 🥳
Lucky you. Congratuations.
Everyone hates MY poetry. I have 75+ rejection letters so far.
GMD