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James Hearst Poetry Prize:
Winner Announced
Congratulations to poet Alan Elyshevitz, whose poem, "Bread," was selected by judge Dana Levin from among over 1,200 entries. The poem can be read in our Spring, 2019 issue, and will soon be available in a signed, letterpress broadside, produced in an edition of 30 by Caveworks Press and Studios.
Editor Grant Tracey discusses NAR's literary crime novel series
A red car points west. Darkness, plush pine trees and a lemon slice of moon backlight it. A gas pump nudges the car’s rear bumper.
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