Erasure poetry begins with removing letters and words from an existing text in order to create a new stand-alone piece that provides new meaning to the original passage. For the 3rd Annual Geist Erasure Poetry Contest, we posted an excerpt from a prose poem, Cottonopolis, by Rachel Lebowitz. The winning entries are listed below.

1st prize:

"Do You Recognize Me Without My Tomahawk?" by Karen Kachra

2nd prize:

"Now There's War" by Jenni B. Baker

"Your Indian Blanket" by Gail Perry

3rd prize:

"Rise Up For Me Against The Evildoers" by Kim Suttell

Longlist:

"A Long Time Before We Even Asked" by R.C. Neighbors

"Besieged" by Jennifer Griffin

"Doggrel" by Raymond Nakamura

"Moon Hell" by Lori Martínez

Many thanks to everyone who submitted an entry!

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