July 27, 2023
2023 James Welch Prize Winners
By Indigenous Nations Poets
Poetry Northwest’s James Welch Prize is awarded for two outstanding poems, each written by an Indigenous U.S. poet. The prize is named for Blackfeet and Gros Ventre writer James Welch, whose early poems were featured in Poetry Northwest and who went on to become one of the region’s most important writers.
The 2023 winners are J.K. Tsosie and Indigenous Nations Poets Fellow, Kalehua Kim. The 2023 James Welch Prize was judged by Indigenous Nations Poets board member, Heid Erdrich.
Congratulations to the winners and all who participated! Please see the link below for more information on the James Welch Prize:
In-Na-Po
Founded in 2020, In-Na-Po—Indigenous Nations Poets—is a national Indigenous poetry community committed to mentoring emerging writers, nurturing the growth of Indigenous poetic practices, and raising the visibility of all Native Writers past, present, and future. In-Na-Po recognizes the role of poetry in sustaining tribal sovereign nations and Native languages.
