The Detroit Mercy Department of English is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Dudley Randall Poetry Prizes! Michelle Gomez-Angeles earned first place for the poem, The Restless Twin.
Now in its 55th year, the prize continues Dudley Randall’s legacy of amplifying creative voices within the Detroit Mercy community. This year’s prize-winning poems can be read on the Dudley Randall Poetry Prize webpage.
The winning poems will also be displayed in the McNichols Campus Library for National Poetry Month this April.
The winners are:
- First place: Michelle Gomez-Angeles, The Restless Twin
- Second place: Maria Bitar, In your world.
- Third place (tie): Jannath Aurfan, Frinton-on-sea Beach, The Boat
- Third place (tie): Sam Gillmore, Dreaming Periods
- Honorable Mention: Melissa Converse, Lines Crossed, Eyes Dotted
- Honorable Mention: Giovanni Romero, Survivor’s Villanelle
Congratulations to all of the excellent poets who submitted their work! Special thanks to Stacy Gnall, poet-in-residence, for organizing the contest and to our 2025 judges: Reem Abou-Samra, Maisy Card and Robert Laidler.
