Shō Poetry Journal nominates poets every year for the following honors: Best New Poets, the Pushcart Prize, and Best Spiritual Literature (Orison Books).
Nomination year: 2024
Best New Poets
Nathan Xavier Osorio – “How to Cook a Wolf” (Shō No. 4) | Listen to Nathan read his poem + Read Nathan’s poem on Verse Daily + Read interview
Eylie Sasajima – “H Mart” (Shō No. 4)
Best Spiritual Literature
Our 2024 nominees for Best Spiritual Literature will be announced in Fall 2024.
Pushcart Prize
Our 2024 nominees for the Pushcart Prize will be announced in Fall 2024.
Nomination year: 2023
Best New Poets
Ally Ang — “After ‘Prolonged Grief Disorder’ Was Added to the DSM-5” (Shō No. 3) | Listen to Ally read their poem
Sage Ravenwood — “Leonard Peltier’s Plea for Clemency” (Shō No. 3)
Best Spiritual Literature
Eliana Chow — “Bamboo Girl” (Shō No. 3)
Jo Angela Edwins — “A Tired Woman Washes Dishes” (Shō No. 3)
Sage Ravenwood — “Less Godlike” (Shō No. 3)
Bunkong Tuon — “Letter to My Unborn Son” (Shō No. 3) | Listen to Bunkong read his poem
Ellen June Wright — “I Am What Happens When Nature Has Its Way” (Shō No. 3) | Listen to Ellen read her poem
Cooper Young — “Behind the Buddha” (Shō No. 3)
The Pushcart Prize
Ally Ang — “Against Beauty” (Shō No. 3)
Sean Thomas Dougherty — “Hanzi in the Rain” (Shō No. 3) | Listen to Sean read his poem
Andrew Payton — “Not My Country” (Shō No. 3) | Listen to Andrew read his poem
Sage Ravenwood — “Leonard Peltier’s Plea for Clemency” (Shō No. 3)
Dare Williams — “My Lover Watches Their Lover Die” (Shō No. 3) | Listen to Dare read his poem
Ellen June Wright — “I Am What Happens When Nature Has Its Way” (Shō No. 3) | Listen to Ellen read her poem