Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry Prize 伦纳德·L·米尔伯格'53高中诗歌奖旨在挖掘美国或国外的11年级学生的杰出文学创作，该学术活动由普林斯顿大学的刘易斯艺术中心（Lewis Center for the Arts）举办。本比赛的评委会由普林斯顿大学写作系的成员组成，如Michael Dickman，Yiyun Li，Paul Muldoon，James Richardson，Tracy K. Smith，Susan Wheeler和Monica Youn。

伦纳德·L·米尔伯格'53高中诗歌奖是普林斯顿设置的诗歌比赛，获奖诗歌可以在arts.princeton.edu上发表。比赛全程由普林斯顿大学教授评判。参与该诗歌比赛可以和世界各地同龄学生一起交流诗歌，隔空与普林斯顿大学教授碰撞诗歌文化。

2023年高中诗歌大赛获奖诗歌第一名

Vivian Huang

Irvine, California

Femininity Test for the Rotting Daughters

i.

Leash wraps your neck, ropeburn kissing
each mark on your brittle skin. Remember:

keep your hands to your side or Mama
will warn your future husband: crazy woman who likes

to dance with crippled knives as heels. Womb runs
apart in the iced bathroom, stone-cold & metal. Put

on that wedding dress, honey. Smile a little so your
fingers turn purple & you go feral. The men

in the white coats want to diagnose you as neighbor
who needs repairs so you become their darling. Remember.

ii.

Twix & cherry pop boobs are what you want. / It costs a finger & an eye but it will be worth it. / I am rooting for you. Tomorrow, I will look / at the snow & believe your worth. For now, / be a good girl, why don’t you? & straighten up. / Your face is beginning to morph & wrinkle & look like / Mama’s husband. I learn to convert to euphemisms / just for you, sweetheart. / Be a good girl & trace your alien name / on sleeves while she shapes / your body. Become America’s sweetheart & smile / for me, honey.

iii.

Willow trees carving clocks
for you until body blooms,
pomegranate red. Fairy godmother
turns it to a swamp, & you unfurl.

iv.

I call you darling, watch your struts on the cherry-
land snow where the neighbors

are shit-talking you. Lab coats plastered to thighs. &
there you are, acrylics in your mouth & hairspray
in your hazy flesh, fairy tales etching away
your swollen body. Like Cinderella in a bone.

1.参赛作品可以是目前已经提交给其他比赛的诗歌吗？

可以。

2.参赛诗歌可以是已经在其他比赛中获奖的诗歌吗？

可以。

3.诗作可以是以前发表过的吗？

可以，如果诗作曾经发表过，请注明发表日期和媒体。

4.每个学生可以提交多少首诗歌？

申请人最多可以提交3首诗歌。

5.学生提交参赛作品会获得参赛证书吗？

不可以，由于参赛作品数量众多，只有获奖者和荣誉奖才会在比赛中得到认可。

6.我将如何了解比赛的获胜者？

在比赛奖品公布之前，只有获奖学生和获得荣誉奖的学生才会直接联系。比赛获奖者名单将于 2024 年 4 月公布。