New New Colossus: Poetry by Noah Stetzer

Winner of the 2015 Christopher Hewitt Award: Poetry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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After recovering from Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia five years ago, Noah Stetzer went back to school and last summer completed an MFA in poetry. He has been selected as a poetry fellow for the Lambda Literary Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Writers, and has also been awarded a scholarship to the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

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To read the introduction to 2015’s literary contest as well as the other winners, click here.