About our final judge:
Alice N. Persons lives in Westbrook, Maine. Her poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize twice, in 2004 and in November 2009. She teaches English courses at SMCC sometimes. A Maine resident since 1983, she volunteers for animal welfare organizations and also works with Port Veritas, a spoken word collective in Portland. She has four cats and a dog and freely admits that this is a little over the top. Her poems have been published in various journals, including Animus, Off the Coast, Aurorean, and The Orange Room Review. Seven poems have been featured on Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac on NPR. Her first chapbook was Be Careful What You Wish For, published in fall 2003. Her second was Never Say Never, published in December 2004. In June 2007 Sheltering Pines Press of Kennebunk, Maine published her third chapbook, Don't Be A Stranger. For more info on Ms. Persons please visit her website..