Winner: Michael Frissore Poetry is Dead

Honorable Mention (in order):

Karla Linn Merrifield The Ice Decides
Aimee DeLong Who Wants Me
Michael Sean Bolton God Junkies
Michael Fisher The Wolf Spider
Emme Hor His creams His lotions
Patrick Moran Rumors of Organized Crime
Richard Kostelanetz Epiphanies
Nathan Edwards Four Lives

Note: I wish every single manuscript could win. Each one brought its own joy of language and point of view. Each one brought something good and useful to the table and the Coatlism Staff was happy to see this kind of work submitted. Unfortunately it is a contest and therefore there is only one winner. But Coatlism Press would like to offer congratulations to the writers of each and every one of the submissions. We wish we could publish them all!

Judged by Suzanne Celentano & Ra Gabriel