Hapnophobia or the Fear of Being Touched
“There is a word for the fear of water, but not of drowning. Another / for the fear of darkness, but not how it hides a person’s face.”
Contest Winner
west harlem, july 2017
“black is everywhere but here it’s not a matter as much as it is a holy question”
Liberosis
“there’s a word for brown mothers and what they think is best: blanqueamiento”
Winners of the 2018 Palette Poetry Prize
It is an honor and a privilege to share the winners of the 2018 Palette Poetry Prize, as selected from our finalists by Shane McCrae.