Crab Creek Review is pleased to announce the semifinalists of the 2023 Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize! Out of the many phenomenal entries, the 19 below were chosen as our semifinalists. All poems will be published in our fall/winter issue, due out later this year. Congratulations to all and thank you to everyone who submitted! And, keep an eye out for the announcement of our winner and finalists!
Katherine Gaffney: “The Tender is Coming”
Lynne Ellis: "Census / Prayer Against Erasure”
Emily Blair: “Origin Story”
Mirande Bissell: “Dove Season"
Tatiana Dolgushina: “the black sea, ukraine”
Andrew McBride: "Hiking Kīlauea Iki Trail”
Abby Murray: “Ode to My Inner Ear”
Taylor Byas: "Sculpture Study #7, or How Can I Write..." and "Starved”
Benjamin Cartwright: "My Life's Small Scale's Your Matter of Opinion"
Alan Elyshevitz: “Tinnitus”
Liz Harms: “Dear Norma” & “Parable”
Bethany Reid: “Faith and Doubt”
Amy Thatcher: "The Queen of Heaven, Carried Away by a Swarm of Bees"
Jenny Maaketo: "Over the River and Through the Woods”
Entry fees to the Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize are what keep this journal funded to continue publishing the best literature of the Northwest and beyond. Thank you to everyone who submitted and contributed to the future of Crab Creek Review!
Katherine Gaffney: “The Tender is Coming”
Lynne Ellis: "Census / Prayer Against Erasure”
Emily Blair: “Origin Story”
Mirande Bissell: “Dove Season"
Tatiana Dolgushina: “the black sea, ukraine”
Andrew McBride: "Hiking Kīlauea Iki Trail”
Abby Murray: “Ode to My Inner Ear”
Taylor Byas: "Sculpture Study #7, or How Can I Write..." and "Starved”
Benjamin Cartwright: "My Life's Small Scale's Your Matter of Opinion"
Alan Elyshevitz: “Tinnitus”
Liz Harms: “Dear Norma” & “Parable”
Bethany Reid: “Faith and Doubt”
Amy Thatcher: "The Queen of Heaven, Carried Away by a Swarm of Bees"
Jenny Maaketo: "Over the River and Through the Woods”
Entry fees to the Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize are what keep this journal funded to continue publishing the best literature of the Northwest and beyond. Thank you to everyone who submitted and contributed to the future of Crab Creek Review!