Meena Alexander on Sarah Gridley
Starting with the epigraph from George Herbert's "Affliction" (IV), this fine poem fittingly titled "The Depletions" draws us with precision and grace into the harder reaches of our mortal condition. I admired the control of the meditative voice, the music of the lines, and the speaker's ability to lead us in quite surprising ways through the intricate entanglements of feeling and speculative thought.
Sarah Gridley
FINALISTS
Jenny Browne
Wayne Miller