The Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction fourth annual poetry contest will be judged by a three-person panel. One of the panel members is Roger Midgett.

Roger has written poetry, novels, and screenplays. His poetry has been published in Exhibition, Pontoon, kaleidowhirl, Presence, and The Dupage Review. One of his poems, "Passage," was set to music by Paul Lewis as part of The Last Poem On Earth: A Jazz Oratorio that had its world premiere in April of 2007. Roger works as a mMental health professional and lives with his family on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, USA. He tinkers at odd hours in his laboratory of applied metaphysics.

If you would like to submit a poem, click here for the contest guidelines.