<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/spring-2003/prize-poetry.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Prize Poetry</title><excerpt>A small book of 24 poems has gained major attention as the winner of a national competition that the Small Poetry Press in Concord, Calif., sponsors each year. Chosen from 300 entries and 13 finalists, “The Deep and Secret Color of Ice” collects thoughtful and refreshing poetry by English Professor Paul Willis. He has received a $1,000 prize and 100 free copies of the volume, called a chapbook.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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