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“Uncertainty Principle” by Rebecca Morton

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Listen to Rebecca Morton read “Uncertainty Principle.”

Three “Uncertainty Principle” poems by Rebecca Morton were selected as the runner-up of the Shō Poetry Prize for Shō No. 8.

Read about the Shō Poetry Prize here, or view past recipients and honorees.

The poet Rebecca Morton sits indoors, looking at the camera. She wears a black turtleneck sweater and has brown hair. In the background is a bookshelf, two couches, a lamp, and frames on the wall.

Rebecca Morton is a queer poet based in Chicago. Her debut chapbook Afterbirth (Small Harbor Press, 2024) explores her family’s involvement in the foster care system. Her poems appear in Smartish Pace, The Offing, Sugar House Review, Cream City Review, RHINO, TriQuarterly, Poetry Northwest, and elsewhere, and have been featured on Verse Daily. A recent Tin House Summer Workshop participant, she holds an MFA from Eastern Washington University. 

"Hopi Leia" relief print by Hopi artist Sikuyva Dawavendewa

From Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/2026)

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Publishing Stats

Since our revival issue was published in Summer 2023:

327

Poems Published

224

Total Poets Published

102

Audio Features Published

42

Poems Nominated for Prizes

2

Poems chosen for inclusion in Best Spiritual Literature

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