The 2022 Kim Bridgford Memorial
Sonnet Contest

Final Reminder! Submissions Close January 15th 2022

There are two categories: Single Sonnet and Sonnet Crown. The writers of the winning poem(s) in each category will be awarded a prize of $500 and invited to read the pieces at the May 2022 Poetry by the Sea Conference. We welcome traditional sonnets, as well as artful variations that push the boundaries of the form. This year's final judge is A. E. Stallings.

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A. E. Stallings is a U.S.-born poet and translator residing in Greece. Her awards include a National Endowment for the Arts translation grant (2009), a Guggenheim Fellowship (2011), a United States Artists fellowship (2011), and a MacArthur Fellowship (2011). She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her most recent collection, Like, was a finalist for the Pulitzer prize. Her Selected Poems is forthcoming with Farrar, Straus and Giroux.