San Diego Poetry Annual

The Editors and Publishers of the San Diego Poetry Annual have nominated four poems from the 2016-17 edition for a Pushcart Prize in Poetry

• A Song for Redemption — by Tanaya Winder
• Jo Jo’s Diner, 3 a.m. — by Jan Beatty
• The First Strawberry — by Kim Noriega
• James Dean — by Carol Moscrip

The Editor, Olga García, and Publisher of the bilingual volume of the San Diego Poetry Annual have also nominated one poem from the 2016-17 edition (In Vivo) for a Pushcart Prize in Poetry

• No hagas caso a lo que digan los ángeles  — by Jesús García-Mora
• Don’t listen to whatever the angels say   — translation by J.E. García

Congratulations to these five poets and to the translator, with thanks for allowing us to publish their work.