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Rudy Francisco "Rudy Francisco is one of the most recognizable names in spoken word poetry. He was born, raised and still resides in San Diego, California. At the age of 21, Rudy completed his B.A. in Psychology and decided to continue his education by pursuing an M.A. in organizational studies. As an artist, Rudy Francisco is an amalgamation of social critique, introspection, honesty and humor. He uses personal narratives to discuss the politics of race, class, gender and religion while simultaneously pinpointing and reinforcing the interconnected nature of human existence. Rudy Francisco ...

Home > PRISM Online > Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize: 2020 Winners! The first news of 2021: Our Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize winners, as chosen by contest judge Ariana Brown! Congratulations Karen, Natalie, and Imani! Grand Prize karen lee writes powerful, distinctive poetry that resounds. her polyvocal refusals are published in The Malahat Review, The Humber Literary Review, Brick/Brickyard, anthologized in Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis, Sister Vision Press, and shortlisted for the 2018 Small Axe Literary Prize. “Tekkin Back Tongue,” her poetry manuscri...

Home > PRISM Online > The 2020 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize Shortlist! And without further ado, here’s our shortlist for our annual Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize: “In Defense of My Roommate’s Dog” by Natalie Wee “only the bottom left quadrant of my hair is full” by Karen Lee “the recital” by Cooper Skjeie “WE DON’T DIE” by Darius Simpson “Worst case scenario” by Imani Cezanne We’ll be posting our winners chosen by Ariana Brown very soon! In the meantime, did you know our Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Forms closes on Jan 15? Send us your best short story for a shot at ...

Home > PRISM Online > Announcing the 2020 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize Longlist Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their poems this contest. We were truly blown away by the quality of submissions! These 11 pieces were extra special, and we’re thrilled to share our longlist for the 2020 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize! Check back soon for the shortlist announcement, followed by the winners chosen by this year’s contest judge, Ariana Brown. (PS, our Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction opens for submissions tomorrow!) “In Defense of My Roommate’s Dog” by Natalie Wee �...