I’m honored to have received the 2nd place award! Every poet who entered will receive a prize from the many contest sponsors. Two lucky poets will receive the first issue of Orogeny–the poetry journal of the group I co-founded earlier this year, Rock Canyon Poets.
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You can read the complete announcement with contest stats here.
First Place: M. Brett Gaffney, awarded $447.50 for “Goldilocks“
Second Place: Trish Hopkinson, awarded $268.50 for “Footnote to a Footnote” [listen here]
Third Place: Helen Townsend, awarded $179.00 for “Three Wishes“
Click here to read the top three awarded poems, which were posted as Poet of the Week on the PSH web site. To learn more about Poet of the Week and how to submit, click here.
A HUGE thanks to Rick Lupert and the Poetry Super Highway for putting on such a successful and amazing contest, and also to the three judges: Amber Decker, Lisette, Alonso, Richard Widerkehr.
Also, don’t miss out on their LIVE monthly open mic event. The next one is Sunday, November 15 at 3pm PST. Listen live or call in and read. You can also listen to past episodes to get a feel for the event.