Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize — 2026
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Category: Literature
The Vestigial Man | Jake Stanchfield
He told me a story about a homeless man he’d met outside a McDonald’s in Bar Harbor. The sky wasContinue Reading
Seal Skin | Emma Mulhall
Boots doused in seawater, James trudged into our seaside cottage. I didn’t turn to greet him. The marram grass swayedContinue Reading
Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize – 2025
From left to right – Seraphim Walker, Jake Farrell, Robert Kelly, Amanda Fields The Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize is sponsoredContinue Reading
The Red Door | Gwendolyn Finn
Eleanor stepped onto a gravel road veiled in fog as thin as gauze. The night air bit through her woolContinue Reading
Letter to a Stranger: To the Boy who Made me Glance Twice | Jessica Eaton
It was seasonably warm for early September in Connecticut. The sun, still high for late afternoon, created a mirage onContinue Reading
Night Shift | Aidan Dyer
Caleb twirled a bracelet with pink beads around his finger and sat on a checkered couch while Past Lives playedContinue Reading
Hayloft | Jayden Klaus
Daylight spilled through a hole in the roof. Decayed with age and caving in bit by bit, the roof hadContinue Reading
Letter to a Stranger: To the Calm Little Girl | Victoria Steele
It was a warm, late August afternoon in South Dakota. The Sioux Tribe Reservation consisted of one block of rundownContinue Reading