Congratulations! The Potomac Review has selected the poem “Mendelssohn” as the winner of this year’s poetry contest. The poem will appear in issue 52 (fall 2012). Here are the top poems for the contest. Winner: "Mendelssohn” - by W. F. Lantry Next two poems: “in Valparaiso” & “on bark paper books it is written” - by Jenny Binckes Lee Thank you for all the strong submissions and for your continued support of the Potomac Review. |
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Potomac Review: A Journal of Arts & Humanities publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art work. Potomac Review was recently distinguished as having legit content when Best American Essays 2009 and Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009 recognized our journal as having a Notable Essay and Notable Story, respectively. We also help run the F. Scott Fitzgerald Conference and host the Conversations and Connections Conference, in conjunction with Barrelhouse, Baltimore Review, and John Hopkins University.
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