Ocean Vuong Wins Al Savard Memorial Poetry Contest

18 June 2010
Ocean Vuong Wins Al Savard Memorial Poetry Contest
The Connecticut Poetry Society has recently announced the winners of the Al Savard Memorial Poetry Contest. John Stanizzi (author of Sleepwalking, Ecstasy Among Ghosts, and a chapbook called Windows) was the judge for this year.

1st prize: “1967” by Ocean Vuong of Glastonbury
2nd prize: “Eagle’s Nest” by Linda Maselli Richardson of Bolton
3rd prize: “What the Sky Holds” by Tere Foley of Manchester Honorable Mention: “A Classic Among My Love Stories” by Michael Benedetto of Middletown

Mr. Stanizzi felt a strong connection between his own experiences in Viet Nam and the descriptions in “1967.” He commented on the stunning imagery and the powerful final lines of the first place poem. “I was just delighted to see such a powerful, relevant, poignant, and unforgettable poem in the group.”

Ocean Vuong, who also won the Academy of American Poets University Award and the Beatrice Dubin Rose Award for poetry this year, was Asia Writes's featured writer last March.

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