Jean Kreiling of Plymouth MA is the winner of the 2022 Frost Farm Prize for Metrical Poetry for her poem “Antiphon.” Len Krisak of Newton MA was our finalist with two poems, “Biblios,” and “Cartographic Suite.” Congratulations to Jean, Len and a big thank you to every poet who entered. Details soon.
2022 Frost Farm Prize for Metrical Poetry
Deadline: March 31, 2022 (online submission deadline is 11:59 pm, EST).
The Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, NH, and the Hyla Brook Poets invite submissions for the 12th Annual The Frost Farm Prize for metrical poetry. The winner receives $1,000 and an invitation, with honorarium, to read in the next The Hyla Brook Reading Series at the Robert Frost Farm (or virtual, depending). The reading usually opens the Frost Farm Poetry Conference, which is devoted to metrical poetry. The winner also receives a scholarship to attend the conference.
This year’s judge is Allison Joseph. Allison Joseph is the author of the poetry collections Lexicon, Confessions of a Barefaced Woman (both by Red Hen Press), and the chapbooks The Last Human Heart, Professional Happiness, and Smart Pretender. Allison lives, writes, and teaches in Carbondale, IL where she is part of of the writing faculty at Southern Illinois University. She is the widow of the much-missed poet and editor John Tribble.
All entries will be anonymous. The judge will read every entry.
Complete Frost Farm Prize Guidelines (Guidelines are also posted on the electronic submission form):
Deadline: March 31, 2022 (online submission deadline by 11:59 pm, EST).
Poems must be original, unpublished and metrical (any metrical form). No translations. There is no limit to the number of poems entered by an individual, but an entry fee of $6 U.S. per poem must accompany the submission. You are welcome to submit a poem sequence (a crown of sonnets, for example) but each poem must be entered as a separate file and will be judged individually. We welcome international submissions written in English.
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES (highly recommended):
All entries are via Submittable. If you do not have a Submittable account, you will be directed to set one up as part of the electronic entry process. It takes only seconds to register for an account.
Do not put your name on individual poems as poems are judged anonymously. Your Submittable account links you to the poem. Each individual poem must be a separate .pdf, .doc or .docx file that should resemble the following format: poemtitle.pdf, poemtitle.doc or poemtitle.docx. "Poemtitle" in the file name should exactly match the title typed at the top of the poem. PLEASE USE A SINGLE SUBMITTABLE SUBMISSION TO ATTACH UP TO TEN POEMS IN SEPARATE DOCUMENTS. The online form supports 1-10 attachments in .pdf, .doc or .docx formats. If you are submitting more than 10 poems, simply complete an additional Submittable submission and attach up to 10 additional poems. You are free to submit as many poems as you wish in this manner. Click the button below to enter our Submittable site.
POSTAL ENTRIES
For those who do not want to submit electronically, we will still accept paper submissions per below:
An entry fee of $6 U.S. per poem must accompany the submission (entry fees from outside the United States must be paid in cash or by check drawn on a U.S. bank). Make checks payable to "Hyla Brook Poets." Please type the author's name, address, phone number and e-mail address on the back of each entry. Each entry will be submitted to the judge anonymously.
Send entries to:
Robert Crawford
The Frost Farm Prize
280 Candia Rd.
Chester, NH 03036
The results will be posted in May, 2022, on FrostFarmPoetry.org and Facebook.com/HylaBrookPoets as well as twitter.com/HylaBrookPoets. Winner and honorable mentions (if any) will be notified by email or phone. Please DO NOT send a SASE for contest results. These are the complete guidelines.
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Previous Prize Winners:
2020 Jennifer Davis Michael of Sewanee, Tennessee for “Forty Trochees” — Judge Rachel Hadas
2019 David Southward of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for “Mary’s Visit” — Judge Bruce Bennet
2018 Susan de Sola of the Netherlands, for “Buddy” — Judge Melissa Balmain
2017 Caitlin Doyle of Cincinnati, Ohio, for "Wishes" --Judge Deborah Warren
2016 James Najarien of Auburndale, Massachussets for "Dark Ages" -- Judge David Rothman
2015 Kevin Durkin of Santa Monica, California for "Meteor Crater" - Judge Joshua Mehigan
2014 Rob Wright of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for "Meetings with my Father" - Judge Rhina Espaillat
2013 Caki Wilkinson of Sewanee, Tennessee, for "Arts and Crafts" - Judge Catherine Tufariello
2012 Richard Meyer of Mankato, Minnesota, for, "Fieldstone" - Judge Richard Wakefield
2011 Sharon Fish Mooney of Coshocton, Ohio for "Dimly Burning Wicks" - Judge Bill Baer
About the Frost Farm’s Hyla Brook Poets
The Frost Farm was home to the poet and his family from 1900-1909. The Hyla Brook Poets, a 501(c)(3), started in 2008 as a monthly poetry workshop. In March 2009, the Hyla Brook Reading Series launched with readings by emerging poets as well as luminaries such as Maxine Kumin, David Ferry, Linda Pastan, and Sharon Olds. The Frost Farm Prize was introduced in 2010, followed by the inaugural Frost Farm Poetry Conference in 2015.
