CONWAY, Ark. (April 3, 2017) – Two Hendrix College students took home top honors at the statewide Jeannie Dolan Carter 2017 Collegiate Poetry Contest sponsored by the Poets’ Roundtable of Arkansas.
Ellie Black ’18 of Clarksville, Arkansas, won first place and a $500 prize for her poem titled “reading the virgin suicides out loud.” An English/creative writing major, Black is editor-in-chief of Hendrix’s literary magazine, the Aonian. She
has taken many poetry courses at Hendrix and received Hendrix-Murphy support to study creative writing last summer at New York University’s “Writers in New York” program. She was just published in Moledro magazine.
Anushah Jiwani ’17 of Albuquerque, N.M., won third place and a $200 prize for her poem titled “Halwa.” She recently took honors in the Southern Literary Festival writing competition and will graduate in May with a double major in English/creative writing and
international relations – interests she deepened last summer while interning at PEN America in New York.
The students are invited to read their winning poems at the Dr. Lily Peter Spring Celebration later this month in Benton.
About
Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas (PRA)
Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas (PRA) is a statewide, non-profit organization established in 1931. It is the oldest poetry organization in the state dedicated to the study of poetry and the encouragement of poets. PRA participates in the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS); and PRA’s
long-time member Jim Barton of Huttig, Arkansas currently serves as the NFSPS President. For more information, visit
www.poetsroundtableofarkansas.org.
About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges
That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.