2021 James Welch Prize
Selected by Sherwin Bitsui
Winners
Kenzie Allen: Oskʌnu·tú
Kenzie Allen is a Haudenosaunee poet and transmedia artist. She is a descendant of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Her work has appeared in Boston Review, Narrative, Best New Poets, The Iowa Review, and other venues.
Brendan Shay Basham: Do Not Drink from the Tailing Pond
Brendan Shay Basham (Diné), is the author of the forthcoming novel Swim Home to the Vanished (Harper, 2023). He received his MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts.
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