Previous Djanikian Scholars in Poetry
We are thrilled to announce our 2023 class of Gregory Djanikian Scholars in Poetry!
2023 Scholars
Erik Jonah, of Eugene, Oregon
Willie Lee Kinard III, of Newberry, South Carolina
Emily Lawson, of Vancouver, Canada
Sarah Fathima Mohammed, of Los Gatos, California
Kelan Nee, of Houston, Texas
Gabriel Ramirez, of New York, New York
2023 Finalists
Sara Afshar, of Ypsilanti, Michigan
Brian Gyamfi, of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Laura Joyce-Hubbard, of Highland Park, Illinois
Kéchi Nne Nomu, of Brooklyn, New York
Jonny Teklit, of Washington, District of Columbia
Hua Xi, of Brooklyn, New York
2023 Semifinalists
Stephanie Chang, of Gambier, Ohio
Yong-Yu Huang, of Evanston, Illinois
Ashley Keyser, of Chicago, Illinois
Kwame Opoku-Duku, of New York, New York
Troy Osaki, of Seattle, Washington
Weijia Pan, of Houston, Texas
Genevieve Payne, of Hudson, New York
Tanvi Roberts, of Belfast, Ireland
Sher Ting, of Singapore
Matthew Tuckner, of Brooklyn, New York
Jesús I. Valles, of Providence, Rhode Island
David Joez Villaverde, of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Eric Yip, of Cambridge, England
Scholars
Sarah Ghazal Ali, of Fremont, California
Leyla Çolpan, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jordan Escobar, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Tennessee Hill, of Katy, Texas
Anni Liu, of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avia Tadmor, of New York, New York
Finalists
Megan J. Arlett, of Denton, Texas
Asa Drake, of Ocala, Florida
K. Iver, of Madison, Wisconsin
Jessica Kim, of La Canada Flintridge, California
Chiwenite Onyekwelu, of Anambra State, Nigeria
Zuleyha Ozturk Lasky, of Tallahassee, Florida
Jessica Poli, of Lincoln, Nebraska
Fiona Stanton, of Boise, Idaho
Semifinalists
Janan Alexandra, of Nicosia, Cyprus
Aishvarya Arora, of Middle Village, New York
Jamaica Baldwin, of Lincoln, Nebraska
Kaveh Bassiri, of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Akhim Y. Cabey, of Columbus, Ohio
Christian J. Collier, of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Michaela Coplen, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Steven Espada Dawson, of Austin, Texas
Joshua Garcia, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Gustav Parker Hibbett, of Dublin, Ireland
Patrycja Humienik, of Seattle, Washington
Anthony Immergluck, of Madison, Wisconsin
Willie Lee Kinard III, of Newberry, South Carolina
You Li, of New Haven, Connecticut
Sarah Fathima Mohammed, of Los Gatos, California
Tawanda Mulalu, of New York, New York
Elena Ramirez-Gorski, of Roseville, Minnesota
David Joez Villaverde, of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Scholars
Jari Bradley, of Madison, Wisconsin
Donte Collins, of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jane Huffman, of Iowa City, Iowa
L. A. Johnson, of Santa Monica, California
Natasha Rao, of Brooklyn, New York
Brandon Thurman, of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Finalists
JD Debris, of Jersey City, New Jersey
Jai Hamid Bashir, of Salt Lake City, Utah
Ghinwa Jawhari, of Brooklyn, New York
Jacob Lindberg, of Victoria, Minnesota
Hannah Perrin King, of Cool, California
Rob Shapiro, of New York, New York
Semifinalists
Kemi Alabi, of Chicago, Illinois
Austin Araujo, of Bloomington, Indiana
S. Erin Batiste, of Brooklyn, New York
Armen Davoudian, of Stanford, California
Victoria C. Flanagan, of Madison, Wisconsin
Sam Herschel Wein, of Chicago, Illinois
Karisma Price, of New Orleans, Louisiana
Gaia Rajan, of Andover, Massachusetts
Daniel Schonning, of Fort Collins, Colorado
Courtney Faye Taylor, of Kansas City, Missouri
Joshua Tvrdy, of Raleigh, North Carolina
Lydia Wei, of North Potomac, Maryland
Scholars
Bryan Byrdlong, of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Steven Duong, of San Diego, California
Sara Elkamel, of Brooklyn, New York
Matthew Gellman, of Brooklyn, New York
Ae Hee Lee, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gabriella R. Tallmadge, of Murrieta, California
Finalists
Imani Davis, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chelsea B. DesAutels, of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jacob Lindberg, of Victoria, Minnesota
Zach Linge, of Tallahassee, Florida
Emily Lee Luan, of Brooklyn, New York
Sahar Romani, of Jackson Heights, New York
Semifinalists
Jessica Abughattas, of Altadena, California
Kiran Bath, of New York, New York
Daniel Barnum, of Columbus, Ohio
Stephanie Chang, of British Columbia, Canada
Amanda Gunn, of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hannah Perrin King, of Cool, California
Max McDonough, of New York, New York
Hua Xi, of Brooklyn, New York
Scholars
Gabrielle Bates, of Seattle, WA
Bernard Ferguson, of Brooklyn, NY
Aidan Forster, of Greenville, SC
Dan Kraines, of Brooklyn, NY
Alycia Pirmohamed, of Edinburgh, Scotland
Leslie Sainz, of Lewisburg, PA
Finalists
Hannah Perrin King, of Brooklyn, NY
T. J. McLemore, of Boulder, CO
Chad Morgan, of Chicago, IL
Avia Tadmor, of New York, NY
Semifinalists
Threa Almontaser, of Raleigh, NC
Antonio de Jesús López, of East Palo Alto, CA
Kathryn Hargett, of Birmingham, AL
Kaja Rae Lucas, of Laurel, MD
John Paul Martinez, of Madison, WI
Evan McGarvey, of Dallas, TX
Megan Denton Ray, of Chattanooga, TN
Lauren Schlesinger, of Oak Park, IL
Seth Simons, of Walnut Creek, CA
Jess Smith, of Lubbock, TX
Rushi Vyas, of Brooklyn, NY
Scholars
K-Ming Chang, of Bronxville, NY
Robin Estrin, of Santa Cruz, CA
Paige Lewis, of Tallahassee, FL
Brandon Anthony Melendez, of Cambridge, MA
Michael M. Weinstein, of New Haven, CT
Keith S. Wilson, of Chicago, IL
Finalists
Grady Chambers, of Philadelphia, PA
Aidan Forster, of Greenville, SC
Shelley Wong, of Long Beach, CA
Semifinalists
Alex Chertok, of Dryden, NY
Lyrik Courtney, of Decatur, GA
Kate Gaskin, of Montgomery, AL
Matthew Gellman, of Brooklyn, NY
Alycia Pirmohamed, of Scotland
Joey Reisberg, of Towson, MD
