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The winning collection is selected annually by an independent judge. The 2019 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry was judged by Khaled Mattawa.
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poet residing in Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin.
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PATRICK JOHNSON earned his MFA in poetry at Washington University in St. Louis and completed his undergraduate degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently studying to become a physician assistant, and lives in Madison.
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education (self-disciplined)” is a wish for the end of incarceration, especially for the children at the Dane County Juvenile Detention Center.
“research (uncirculated)” is for a boy in Matli.
“the people here (distanced)” is for Anon.
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To my eternal accomplice Hannah, the constant emotional support you radiate to literally everyone around you is necessary, and I feel lucky to be so close to your light.
“empath (committed)” is for Hannah.
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Sunday night dinners. Thank you to Suzanne, Ken, Clara, and Jacob for checking in on me.
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thank you for everything you do in my life. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Brad, Kevin, Becca, and Joe for bringing me back to reality with
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Jack and Alex introduced me to the dark web, so thank you for those experiences, both good and bad. M