Steve Kowit Poetry Prize Award Ceremony

From the San Diego Public Library:
Honoring Steve Kowit’s contributions to American Poetry! San Diego Poetry Annual and San Diego Public Library present the 6th annual Steve Kowit Poetry Prize, given to deserving poets anywhere in honor of celebrated local poet Steve Kowit, a former teacher at San Diego State University and Southwestern College. Poems of the Kowit honorees are published in a special section of the San Diego Poetry Annual (SDPA) each year.

The program will feature performances by winners, honorable mentions and special guests, and an award ceremony honoring this year's winners. Cash awards totaling $1350 and honoraria are provided by the San Diego Entertainment and Arts Guild.

First place: "Snakes and Ladders" by Eve Grubin
Runner up: "Apocalypse Dancing" by Roy Bentley
Second runner up: "Portrait of the Artists As A Young Fashionista" by Lee Rossi

Registration for this event will close on April 8, 2022 at 4 p.m.

This is an in-person event, held at the Shiley Special Events Suite. Masks may be required and social distancing protocol will be followed.

Related links:
San Diego Poetry Annual
San Diego Poetry Annual on Instagram