We're excited to announce "Rorschach Test" by Charles Kell as an Honorable Mention in our 2017 Poetry Contest! A special thank you to our hard-working poetry staff for their work this time around! Rorschach Test Blink if you see a pain-devil. Make a left fist if you notice your ma slicing bread. Wipe the wet … Continue reading 2017 Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention: “Rorschach Test” by Charles Kell
Category: Poetry
2017 Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention: “The ONE” by Claire Scott
We're excited to announce "The ONE" by Claire Scott as an Honorable Mention in our 2017 Poetry Contest. A special thank you to our poetry staff for their hard work this season! The ONE a different woman to marry he’d met a hazed gauze of gin or bourbon or both at Sam’s or … Continue reading 2017 Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention: “The ONE” by Claire Scott
2017 Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention: “A Sailor’s Language” by Taunja Thomson
We're proud to announce "A Sailor's Language" by Taunja Thomson as an honorable mention for a 2017 Spring Poetry Contest! A specials thanks to our poetry staff for all of their hard work! A Sailor's Language I am a music box only I can wind up— no pirouetting but a sharp unfolding. I don pink … Continue reading 2017 Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention: “A Sailor’s Language” by Taunja Thomson
Poetry Spring 2017, Honorable Mention: “On Your Wedding Day” by Stephen Barichko
On Your Wedding Day a toast . when i was seventeen i still lived or perished by the promise . so when you twined my ring finger knotted it tight and said this means . we’re married now I believed you because that day in the morning . down in the … Continue reading Poetry Spring 2017, Honorable Mention: “On Your Wedding Day” by Stephen Barichko
Poetry Spring 2017, Honorable Mention: “How to Talk to the Dying” by Jessica Mehta
We received an extraordinary number of wonderful submissions for our 2017 Poetry content, and have a number of honorable mentions to name thanks to the diligent work of our poetry staff. We're proud to announce "How to Talk to the Dying" by Jessica Mehta as an honorable mention! How to Talk to the Dying I … Continue reading Poetry Spring 2017, Honorable Mention: “How to Talk to the Dying” by Jessica Mehta
Poetry Spring 2017, Fifth Place: “September” by Conyer Clayton
We received an extraordinary number of amazing submission for our first poetry contest of the year, and it took much hard work from our poetry staff to make the final decisions. Congratulations to Conyer Clayton for taking fifth place in the Spring Poetry Contest of 2017! September Held under nail and lining, sodden foot, … Continue reading Poetry Spring 2017, Fifth Place: “September” by Conyer Clayton
Poetry Spring 2017, Fourth Place: “Colonial Composition” by Brett Salsbury
We received an extraordinary number of amazing submission for our first poetry contest of the year, and it took much hard work from our poetry staff to make the final decisions. Congratulations to Brett Salsbury for taking fourth place in the Spring Poetry Contest of 2017! Colonial Composition With that, I accomplish a great, … Continue reading Poetry Spring 2017, Fourth Place: “Colonial Composition” by Brett Salsbury
Poetry Spring 2017, Third Place: “The Half Life of Love” by Sara Dailey
We received an extraordinary number of amazing submission for our first poetry contest of the year, and it took much hard work from our staff, to make the final decisions. Congratulations to Sara Dailey for taking third place in the Spring Poetry Contest of 2017! The Half Life of Love The rate of decay … Continue reading Poetry Spring 2017, Third Place: “The Half Life of Love” by Sara Dailey
Poetry Spring 2017, Second Place: “Divorce” by Carl Boon
We received an extraordinary number of amazing submission for our first poetry contest of the year, and it took much hard work from our amazing staff to make the final decisions. Congratulations to Carl Boon for taking second place in the Spring Poetry Contest of 2017! Divorce To Mother she wants the almost-moon, the almost-flower … Continue reading Poetry Spring 2017, Second Place: “Divorce” by Carl Boon
Poetry Spring 2017, First Place: Audi Alteram Partem (Hear the Other Side)
We received an extraordinary number of amazing submission for our first poetry contest of the year. Congratulations to Amanda Rachelle Warren for taking first place in the Spring Poetry Contest of 2017! Audi Alteram Partem (Hear the Other Side) I shut my eyes; a dead man sings in my head. And I can pick the … Continue reading Poetry Spring 2017, First Place: Audi Alteram Partem (Hear the Other Side)