MIGHT COULD: A launch event

from left to right: Dora Malech (President), Anna Lena Phillips Bell (20th Hecht Prize Winner, Might Could), and Shane McCrae (20th Prize Judge)

Thank you to everyone who showed up to support Anna Lena Phillips Bell and Might Could, winner of the 20th Annual Anthony Hecht Prize for Poetry! Phillips Bell and prize judge Shane McCrae led the February 24 event at the Folger Shakespeare Library, which included readings and a book signing. Might Could is available everywhere on March 1, 2026.