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Eric Gottlieb

Eric Gottlieb is a student at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. He was awarded commendation at the Princeton/Oxford John Locke Institute 2019 essay competition in philosophy. He travels throughout the year across the US in Lincoln-Douglas debate. He won the 2020 Arizona state debate tournament and placed sixth at the 2019 California state tournament. He is currently working on a history paper for the Concord Review.

Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize

Sept/Oct 2020

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By Eric Gottlieb

Runner-up2020 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers Passing. I am               smudged—skin color on White canvases          stretched          over headlights. A black mom                                                            /                                                                                                                                                                    A white dad. Now, the sky tosses and turns                    WithMurkyHuesAtopLeadHillsUntilScreechingBirds Jolt           my […]