Our 2025 Awards Gala will feature Patricia Smith as our Gala Honoree. Other award winners include Denise Bell Award Winner Gurlie Myricks, Robin Romeo Award Winner Maria Rubio and our Poem of the Year Winner (TBD on 12.1.25). The ceremony will feature 2025 faculty member Sam Cha, 2025 fellow Disha Trivedi, and will include additional remarks by Mandana Chaffa, Cornelius Eady, Eugenia Leigh, Miller Oberman and Tara Skurtu.