Winners of the Fifth Annual Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award

Congratulations to winner Gail White for her poem “The Left Hand of Saint Teresa” and to finalists Daniel Galef for “John Harrison to His Creation H4” and Midge Goldberg for “Button Box” all published in Plough No. 45: The Supernatural. The winners were announced at a livestreamed event with Rhina P. Espaillat. The award is for a poem of not more than fifty lines that reflects Espaillat’s lyricism, empathy, and ability to find grace in everyday events of life.

Plough’s 2026 poetry competition is now open. The winner receives $2000, and two finalists receive $250. All three will be published in Plough. Submit your new poems here.