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Ian Burnette

Ian Burnette attends the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and is the third-place recipient of Princeton University’s Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Secondary School Poetry Prize. His work has appeared in the Blue Pencil and Vademecum Magazine.

Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize

Fall 2013

Full Blood

By Ian Burnette

First-Prize Winner 2013 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers   On Friday morning I drive Aunt Alé to her job where she decorates cakes for little more than the […]

Past Recipients of the Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers

Full Blood

By Ian Burnette

2013 First Prize On Friday morning I drive Aunt Alé to her job where she decorates cakes for little more than the cab fare it takes to get there. She […]