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MIGHT COULD

by Anna Lena Phillips Bell

winner of the 20th Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

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Winner of the 21st Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

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by Christopher Childers

2 / 16 / 2027

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Podcast Tour for Might Could
Podcast Tour for Might Could

This summer, Anna Lena Phillips Bell, author of Might Could, visited two podcasts: THE ARTWIFE and Drunk as a Poet on Payday. Check out what she had to say!

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MIGHT COULD receives shoutout in the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
MIGHT COULD receives shoutout in the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Might Could receives shoutout in the Times Literary Supplement’s “Summer books 2026.”

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The MIGHT COULD Tour Continues at Symposium Books
The MIGHT COULD Tour Continues at Symposium Books

The MIGHT COULD tour continues! In May, Anna Lena Phillips Bell joined Katherine Hollander (MY GERMAN DICTIONARY) at Symposium Books in Providence, RI. The two read from their collections, both of which were winners of the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize.

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