A Reading of Richard Stevenson’s “Pepie of Lake Pepin” (2022 Rhysling Long Poem Nominee) [QZsES5TUy0n]

Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 2026 EDT

Richard Stevenson’s “Pepie of Lake Pepin,” a 2022 Rhysling Award nominee in the Long Poem category, read by Jordan Hirsch. This poem first appeared in Polar Starlight 3. View the full list of speculative poems nominated for Rhysling Awards in 2022 here: sfpoetry.org/wp/rhysling-award