The judges this year were: \u00a0Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Carmen Gim\u00e9nez Smith, and Rosanna Warren.<\/p>\n
The finalists for the 2019 Four Quartets Prize are:<\/p>\n
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- Catherine Barnett<\/strong>\u00a0for “Accursed Questions” from\u00a0Human Hours<\/em>\u00a0(Graywolf Press)<\/li>\n
- Dante Micheaux<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0Circus<\/em>\u00a0(Indolent Books)<\/li>\n
- Meredith Stricker<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0anemochore<\/em>\u00a0(Newfound Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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On behalf of the judging panel, Rowan Ricardo Phillips says ‘The three finalists for the 2019 Four Quartets Prize represent how the long poem continues to delight, attract, and sustain readers and fellow poets alike into the twenty-first century.\u00a0These poems are daring, expertly crafted, alluring, and infused with a sense of poetic purpose.’<\/p>\n
Each of the three finalists will receive $1,000.\u00a0The winner will receive an additional $20,000.<\/p>\n
The winner will be announced at a private luncheon at the National Arts Club on 30 April 2019.<\/p>\n
Read more about the prize announcement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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- Dante Micheaux<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0Circus<\/em>\u00a0(Indolent Books)<\/li>\n