The First Applewhite Prize Poem: John Thomas York
Friday from the Archives: “Lamp” by John Thomas York, the first Applewhite Prize winning poem from NCLR 21 (2012)
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Mountain(top) Poetry: NCLR’s Poetry Editor Jeff Franklin
Friday from the Archives: “what poetry can do and how it can do it”: An Interview with NCLR’s Poetry Editor Jeffrey Franklin by James Smith from NCLR 16 (2007)
Have you submitted to either of our April poetry contests yet? If your written poem is chosen by our group of first-pass readers, it will then go to our long-standing Poetry Editor Jeff Franklin for review.
Janis Harrington Wins 2023 Applewhite Poetry Contest
The 2023 Applewhite winner is Janis Harrington. Michael White and Debra Kaufman were also chosen.
Allan Wolf Wins Inaugural Green Performance Poetry Prize
Announcing the winners of the inaugural Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Competition!
Ghost Stories: An Interview With Khalisa Rae
Friday from the Archives: “The last ghost is always the lies that are told”: An Interview with Khalisa Rae Thompson by Maia L. Butler from NCLR Issue 31 (2022)
This week, we are continuing highlighting performance poetry for our first annual Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Contest.
Imagination Activist Glenis Redmond from 2019
Friday from the Archives: “Glenis Redmond: Poet, Teaching Artist, Griot” written by Lisa Sarasohn from NCLR Issue 28 (2019)
Poetry in Community: Jaki Shelton Green from 2016
Friday from the Archives: “The Deep Shovel: A Conversation with Jaki Shelton Green” by Amber Flora Thomas from NCLR Issue 25 (2016)
’22 Applewhite Prize Poetry Reading on Apr 11
Our 2022 Applewhite Poetry Prize winners and finalists will read online on April 11th, in partnership with NC Humanities.
Poet Meg Day To Judge 2023 Applewhite Contest
The North Carolina Literary Review is pleased to announce Professor and Poet Meg Day will judge the annual James Applewhite Poetry Contest in April 2023. The Applewhite Poetry contest is open to any North Carolina poet, residing here currently or previously.
New Performance Poetry Prize Contest Opens April 1
Through this contest, NCLR and the North Carolina Poetry Society will showcase what we hope will be some of the best work by emerging and preeminent performance poets in North Carolina.