Davis McCombs, whose “Tobacco Mosaic” sequence won our Larry Levis Prize in 2004 (The Missouri Review, Vol. 28, No. 1), has won the 2005 Tupelo Press Dorset Prize of $10,000 for his second book, Dismal Rock, selected by Linda Gregerson. “Tobacco Mosaic” comprises a major part of his new book.
David Roderick, whose “The Good Newes from Plimoth” sequence was published in The Missouri Review, Vol. 22, No. 3, has won the 2006 APR/Honickman Prize for his first collection, Blue Colonial, selected by Robert Pinsky. The collection includes “The Good Newes from Plimoth,” and will be published in September.
Congratulations to both poets!