Please join us in congratulating Jonathan Ukah for his poem, "From a Distant Country", our choice for the 2025 Alexander Pope Award! Every poem we receive via our fee-free submissions is eligible for our annual prize. This is the second time in three years we have awarded this prize to Mr. Ukah, though this year there were many fine poems and the choice was difficult. Please read Mr. Ukah's poem in our latest print issue, available [now](https://www.thepierian.org/article/8e79552cb3de06e258e3cefd7fb60a74/The_Pierian_Volume).