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The Spoon River Poetry Review’s 2007 Editors’ Prize

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The 2007 Contest Winners
Final Judge: Philip Brady

Winner, $1000.00: M.B. McLatchey,
“The Rape of Chrysippus”

Runner-up, $100.00: L. Mae Barizo,
“Morning in a City”

Runner-up, $100.00: Hope Coulter,
“Giving Music”

Honorable Mention: Tania Pryputniewicz,
“For the Love of Three Oranges”

Honorable Mention: Katia Grubisic,
“Manifesto for August”

Honorable Mention: John Blackard,
“October Queen”

Winning poems are published
in the 2007 Fall issue.