James Engelhardt is acquisitions editor at the University of Alaska Press and the former managing editor of Prairie Schooner. Marianne Kunkel is the managing editor of Prairie Schooner.

"The Prairie Schooner Book Prize series has brought a host of wonderful writers to us. This anthology shines with new and familiar voices—voices often made familiar by being chosen as contest winners. An anthology to cherish."—Stephen Dunn, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winner Different Hours "An invaluable, wonderful, delicious, and exciting collection of important writing. It is a trustworthy snapshot of the literary scene from the last ten years. Some voices we have heard, and all voices we will be—without a doubt—hearing more from in the future. For anyone interested in the best of the current state of wordsmithery, this anthology is an excellent place to start."—Randall Kenan, author of Let the Dead Bury Their Dead "These fine poems and stories offer intense pleasure as they enlarge the range of human perception. The best part is that when you find writers here who speak powerfully to you, there's more—you can enjoy each book in the Prairie Schooner Book Prize series."—Peggy Shumaker, former Alaska State Writer Laureate and author of Gnawed Bones

• Foreword by Hilda Raz 2003Cortney Davis     "Leopold's Maneuvers"     "March 28, 2001 / March 28, 1945"K.L. Cook     "Last Call" 2004Rynn Williams     "The Sample Makers"     "Big Yard"Brock Clarke     "The Fund-Raiser's Dance Card" 2005Kathleen Flenniken     "Preservation"     "Murder Mystery"John Keeble     ""The Cross" 2006Paul Guest     "Elba"     "These Arms of Mine"Jesse Lee Kercheval     "Beasts" 2007Mari L'Esperance     "Pantoum of the Blind Cambodian Woman"     "Finding My Mother"Katherine Vaz     "Lisbon Story" 2008Kara Candito     "Self-Portrait with an Ice Pick"     "Carnivale, 1934"Anne Finger     "Vincent" 2009Shane Book     "Dust"Ted Gilley     "Physical Wisdom" 2010James Crews     "Paradoxical Undressing"     "Metacognition"     "The Bees Have Not Yet Left Us"Greg Hrbek     "Sagittarius" 2011Susan Blackwell Ramsey     "Boliche"     "Knitting Lace"Karen Brown     "Little Sinners" 2012Orlando Ricardo Menes"Elegy for Great-Uncle Julio, Cane Cutter""Television, a Patient Teacher"Xhenet Aliu"Flipping Property"Source AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors

James Engelhardt is acquisitions editor at the University of Alaska Press and the former managing editor of Prairie Schooner. Marianne Kunkel is the managing editor of Prairie Schooner.

"The Prairie Schooner Book Prize series has brought a host of wonderful writers to us. This anthology shines with new and familiar voices—voices often made familiar by being chosen as contest winners. An anthology to cherish."—Stephen Dunn, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winner Different Hours "An invaluable, wonderful, delicious, and exciting collection of important writing. It is a trustworthy snapshot of the literary scene from the last ten years. Some voices we have heard, and all voices we will be—without a doubt—hearing more from in the future. For anyone interested in the best of the current state of wordsmithery, this anthology is an excellent place to start."—Randall Kenan, author of Let the Dead Bury Their Dead "These fine poems and stories offer intense pleasure as they enlarge the range of human perception. The best part is that when you find writers here who speak powerfully to you, there's more—you can enjoy each book in the Prairie Schooner Book Prize series."—Peggy Shumaker, former Alaska State Writer Laureate and author of Gnawed Bones

• Foreword by Hilda Raz 2003Cortney Davis     "Leopold's Maneuvers"     "March 28, 2001 / March 28, 1945"K.L. Cook     "Last Call" 2004Rynn Williams     "The Sample Makers"     "Big Yard"Brock Clarke     "The Fund-Raiser's Dance Card" 2005Kathleen Flenniken     "Preservation"     "Murder Mystery"John Keeble     ""The Cross" 2006Paul Guest     "Elba"     "These Arms of Mine"Jesse Lee Kercheval     "Beasts" 2007Mari L'Esperance     "Pantoum of the Blind Cambodian Woman"     "Finding My Mother"Katherine Vaz     "Lisbon Story" 2008Kara Candito     "Self-Portrait with an Ice Pick"     "Carnivale, 1934"Anne Finger     "Vincent" 2009Shane Book     "Dust"Ted Gilley     "Physical Wisdom" 2010James Crews     "Paradoxical Undressing"     "Metacognition"     "The Bees Have Not Yet Left Us"Greg Hrbek     "Sagittarius" 2011Susan Blackwell Ramsey     "Boliche"     "Knitting Lace"Karen Brown     "Little Sinners" 2012Orlando Ricardo Menes"Elegy for Great-Uncle Julio, Cane Cutter""Television, a Patient Teacher"Xhenet Aliu"Flipping Property"Source AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors

James Engelhardt is acquisitions editor at the University of Alaska Press and the former managing editor of Prairie Schooner. Marianne Kunkel is the managing editor of Prairie Schooner.

"The Prairie Schooner Book Prize series has brought a host of wonderful writers to us. This anthology shines with new and familiar voices—voices often made familiar by being chosen as contest winners. An anthology to cherish."—Stephen Dunn, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winner Different Hours "An invaluable, wonderful, delicious, and exciting collection of important writing. It is a trustworthy snapshot of the literary scene from the last ten years. Some voices we have heard, and all voices we will be—without a doubt—hearing more from in the future. For anyone interested in the best of the current state of wordsmithery, this anthology is an excellent place to start."—Randall Kenan, author of Let the Dead Bury Their Dead "These fine poems and stories offer intense pleasure as they enlarge the range of human perception. The best part is that when you find writers here who speak powerfully to you, there's more—you can enjoy each book in the Prairie Schooner Book Prize series."—Peggy Shumaker, former Alaska State Writer Laureate and author of Gnawed Bones

• Foreword by Hilda Raz 2003Cortney Davis     "Leopold's Maneuvers"     "March 28, 2001 / March 28, 1945"K.L. Cook     "Last Call" 2004Rynn Williams     "The Sample Makers"     "Big Yard"Brock Clarke     "The Fund-Raiser's Dance Card" 2005Kathleen Flenniken     "Preservation"     "Murder Mystery"John Keeble     ""The Cross" 2006Paul Guest     "Elba"     "These Arms of Mine"Jesse Lee Kercheval     "Beasts" 2007Mari L'Esperance     "Pantoum of the Blind Cambodian Woman"     "Finding My Mother"Katherine Vaz     "Lisbon Story" 2008Kara Candito     "Self-Portrait with an Ice Pick"     "Carnivale, 1934"Anne Finger     "Vincent" 2009Shane Book     "Dust"Ted Gilley     "Physical Wisdom" 2010James Crews     "Paradoxical Undressing"     "Metacognition"     "The Bees Have Not Yet Left Us"Greg Hrbek     "Sagittarius" 2011Susan Blackwell Ramsey     "Boliche"     "Knitting Lace"Karen Brown     "Little Sinners" 2012Orlando Ricardo Menes"Elegy for Great-Uncle Julio, Cane Cutter""Television, a Patient Teacher"Xhenet Aliu"Flipping Property"Source AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors