Swimming the Horses, 1967 by Ann Humphries

Swimming the Horses, 1967 by Ann Humphries

Every year, we award the annual Zócalo Poetry Prize to the poem that best evokes a connection to place. Zócalo is pleased to recognize Ann Humphries’ “Swimming the Horses, 1967” as one of our four honorable mention submissions for 2025.In crystal-clear water, we dared to swim horses.We lived on horseback. Camp horsesknew us as well as we knew them.At thirteen, I was eldestof three sisters and girl cousinfrom Los Angeles. We would giveher somethi…