By Holly Lyn Walrath. Winner of the 2019 SFPA poetry contest in the long form category.
I am pleased to announce that my poem, “The Mining Town” is the winner of the SFPA: Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association contest long form category. Here’s what the judge had to say about the winners:
“When the container for our work is expanded, there’s room to explore braided narratives. These longer poems convey multiple specific stories while still opening themselves up for the audience to imprint their own experiences onto the work.”
This poem is an excerpt from a longer epic poem of the same name. It’s meant to be a “choose your own adventure” type poem, where you can read it in any order you like.