Converse MFA student wins 2021 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize
SPARTANBUG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu and Hub City Writers Project) — Converse MFA poetry student Marlanda Dekine is the winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize. The prize, sponsored by Spartanburg’s Hub City Press, is offered biennially. Dekine’s unpublished manuscript, Thresh & Hold, was selected by award-winning poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Dekine is a third-year …