Kenneth Fields is the recipient of the Richard Hugo Prize for his poem “One Love,” published in the Fall & Winter 2009-2010 issue (v4.n2) of Poetry Northwest.  Read the winning poem below. _____________________________________________ The Theodore Roethke Prize and the Richard Hugo Prize are awarded to recognize the best work published in Poetry Northwest each year. There is no application process; only poems published in the magazine are eligible for consideration.  Mary Jo Salter is the recipient of the 2009 Theodore Roethke Prize.  For a list of the previous year’s recipients, visit here. _____________________________________________ ANY CHARACTER HERE One Love +++ Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Buddha’s birthday Four figures, stone to gold One leaning forward, Compassion, ready To move, come back To tell us the house is on fire +++ * * * The tuk-tuk driver Believes We need new clothing +++ * * * Freed the souls of little birds Who let themselves be caged again For seed +++ * * * Sacred figures draped in yellow Bas-reliefs crumbling away Wat overgrown returning to earth +++ * …