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Packingtown Review Prize for Critical Response

Paul Hoover has donated his poem "The Windows (Speech-lit Islands)" to Packingtown Review's critical response contest.

To enter, submit a critical response between 1,500 and 2,500 words discussing Paul Hoover's "The Windows (Speech-lit Islands)" in light of the poet's aesthetic and in the context of contemporary poetry.

The winning response will be featured in the first issue of Packingtown Review alongside the poem, as well as on the Packingtown Review web site. The winning author will receive two copies of the journal.

Runners-up may be posted on the Packingtown Review website.

The jury will consist of the current editorial staff of Packingtown Review.

The deadline for the submissions is August 30, 2008 (postmarked). Winners will be announced on the Packingtown Review website.

The contest is open to the public* and there is no fee.

Please mail your submission to our journal address or e-mail it to contest@packingtownreview.com.

*This contest is closed to current UIC students and faculty and those who have graduated from UIC within the past five years.