Maurya Kerr Wins 2022 Tom Howard Poetry Prize
We are proud to share that Maurya Kerr, poet and Writers Studio San Francisco student, has won the 2022 Tom Howard Poetry Prize! Congratulations, Maurya!
Read “Orion,” her prize-winning poem, here.
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