Mary Carol Moran
Tallassee, Alabama
“Equivocal Blessings”
Judge Ann Gasser wrote the following: "I chose Equivocal Blessings as the winning book in this contest. There were so many excellent poems in this book, many ekphrastic poems full of fresh imagery and rich vocabulary, but not academically ostentatious as are so many poems written today. The poems worked together smoothly, making the book seamless, and a real pleasure to read."