October 1, 2007
Twisted Like Dogwood
First-Place Winner, 2007 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers Mornings he lies under the bridge pretending the sky is black— and when boys stand atop the bridge, making […]
October 1, 2007
Introduction: 2007 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers
Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize For Young Writers Commentary Here is our fourth annual presentation of The Kenyon Review‘s feature on high-school poets, the Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers. […]
October 1, 2007
For My Father
Third-Place Winner2007 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers a kind of fisherman’s tale I. You took me to the side of the yard, cast your line, and dubbed […]
October 1, 2006
A Heap of Fruits
2006 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers Third-Place Winner I find in my refrigerator fruits (Bananas, apples, oranges, and such) Deriving their decay from divers roots Some almost […]
October 1, 2006
Introduction: On the Third Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers
Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers Commentary We are excited to present the third annual installment of The Kenyon Review‘s feature on high school poets, now formally known […]
October 1, 2006
A Quantum Leap
2006 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers Second-Place Winner in physics class we play god—it is the movement, the force, the friction between parallel objects. i am […]
October 1, 2006
El Norte
2006 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers First-Place Winner I.Here, the skyline tilts, swerves into view then disappears between the hills behind the walls darkened with hieroglyphics scrawled […]
January 1, 2006
Apology for the Death of Your Father
2005 Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers Third-Place Winner I You were the kind of Girl that detached herself Early. You were born unlinked, Free, nature-tossed. He named […]
January 1, 2006
Introduction: On the Second Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers
Young Writers Commentary The Kenyon Review’s history is rich with the best work from the best writers here and abroad. We have published the poetry of Robert Lowell and […]
January 1, 2006
Good Morning America
2005 Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers First-Place Winner Pakistani woman trained as Suicide bomber killstwo Suspects held in Custody Scandal over legal guardian of Child Kidnapped by […]
January 1, 2006
Evolution
2005 Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers Second-Place Winner There was never a moment when the infant with the large, round spectacles, flowered stretch pants, untidy braids discovered […]
October 1, 2004
Art Appreciation
Second-Place Winner 2004 Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers ❦ “It’s hard to say how something so obscure Can speak to us in such a pointed way,” He remarked, […]