It is an honor to curate Blue Heron Review and bring you a wonderful selection of thoughtful, meditative poetry. I am proud of each and every one of our talented contributors. I wish I could have nominated more than just 6 authors for the Best of the Net awards. This year, it was especially difficult to choose, as we had close to 80 poems to consider. Please join me in celebrating the work of these fine writers. The following poets nominated appear in either BHR Issue 15 Fall 2022 or BHR Issue 16 Spring 2023.

Visit the BHR 15 and BHR 16 pages of this site to read all of these beautiful poems. Simply scroll down to find the work of each author within the issue.

Nominations from BHR Issue 15 Fall 2022

Laura Goldin / “Another Place”

Diane Vogel Ferri / “For You”

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Nominations from BHR Issue 16 Spring 2023

Patricia Nelson / “The Women of Paradise”

Ginny Lowe Conners / “Home”

Chrissy Stegman / “A Pilgrim’s Pace”

Jenna Wysong Fulbrun / “Mirrors”