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Algonquin Park · Algonquin Park“The Poem Formerly Known as the Poem Formerly Known as Stupid” by Gordon Taylor is the winner of the 2025 Queer Poetry Prize, selected by CAConrad. We’re honored to share this exuberant poem with you. “My favorite poems reveal the world as unfixed. This poem has all the best angles of mystery and magic, stripped of unnecessary words: a poem where the poet trusts the reader not to overwrite with markers of explanation, in other words, a place mad…Read Article
The Poem Formerly Known as the Poem Formerly Known as Stupid - Palette Poetry

Maine, United States · Maine“The American Eel” by Mark Spero is the second runner-up of the 2025 Queer Poetry Prize, selected by CAConrad. We’re honored to share this ruminative poem with you. Born
in the only landless sea,
then a long journey,
all together, a bundle
of silver strings.
I am
scanning for safe
streams of egress.
I am stopped
by questions only
asked to nail
me down. Where are you from?
Unctuous. Are you the sex you appear to be?
Glassy. What organs do you pre…Read Article
The American Eel - Palette Poetry
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