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2026 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Shortlist

We're pleased to announce the shortlist for this year's Far Horizons Award for Poetry!

The winner, set to receive $1,250 and publication in our fall issue, will be announced on Tuesday July 7 on our website and social media.

Bradley Alvarez, "When Papa gets arrested"
M. H. Perry, "For My Brother, Who Was Raised by a German Shepherd"
Ploy Jarungpiterah, "MV Reel: Iconic '00s Girl Groups"
Emily Kedar, "Vanishing Point"
Lillian Liao, "The Mugged Tree"
Katie Marti, "Birds of Nova Scotia"
Kyle McKillop, "Choate"
Halle Ward-Grignon, "be beautiful, now"
Carolyn Nakagawa, "I write a poem"
Rachael Riley, "Sir Gawain grows his own armour and his own anxieties."
Shashank Tripathi, "The Huddle Considers Its Visitors"

A special thank you to judge Kevin Irie.

Thank you for supporting us by entering our contests, and congratulations to those shortlisted!