Best of the Net 2026 Nominations / Blue Heron Review

Best of the Net Nominations from BHR 19 Spring 2025 (Published June 28, 2025)
(*Please visit the BHR 19 page of this site to read all of these beautiful poems. Simply scroll down to find the work of each author within the issue.)

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Helen Bournas-Ney / “A Prayer for My Granddaughter”

Lori Ulrich / “Heaven’s Rainbow”

Amrita Skye Blaine / “camaraderie”

Mary Anna Scenga Kruch / “When Souls Find Comfort: Ode to a Lake”

Faith Paulsen / “I Imagine Hildegard von Bingen Finds an Egg”

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*Editor’s Note:
Choosing nominations for the Best of the Net Anthology is always a very difficult task. I am so proud of all of our very fine writers. Congratulations to the authors above on their nominations. I hope you’ll take some time to visit our BHR 19 page to read and enjoy these poems.

Cristina M. R. Norcross, Editor
Blue Heron Review
(*Founded 2013)

Blue Heron Review Best of the Net Nominations

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Blue Heron Review is honored to publish very fine work from all of our contributors. Below is a list of 6 poems by poets whom we have nominated for the Best of the Net prize. These poems were all published in Blue Heron Review between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Congratulations and good luck to all of our nominees!

Best of the Net Nominations

Caitlin Johnson: “Tierra” from BHR Summer (July) 2014

Patrice Boyer Claeys: “Waiting for the Elevator” from BHR Summer (July) 2014

Trina Gaynon: “Orbits” from BHR Winter (February) 2015

Marzelle Robertson: “Road from Castolon 2” from BHR Winter (February) 2015

Lauren K Carlson: “Directions Home” from BHR Winter (February) 2015

Kiarra Lynn Smith: “August” from BHR Winter (February) 2015

(*To read individual poems, click on the issue link and scroll down to that particular poet.)