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
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
We had an enormous number of excellent submissions for our Fall 2016 Poetry Contest, and we're excited to announce that we have two third place winners. "Berfin" by Carl Boon is one of our amazing winners, and we hope you enjoy it! BERFIN Berfin above her Maiden’s Tower notebook attempts to sketch her … Continue reading Fall Poetry 2016: Third Place Winner, Berfin by Carl Boon
We had an enormous number of excellent submissions for our Fall Poetry 2016 Contest, which gave us the delightful opportunity to name several Honorable Mentions. We are excited to present one of these Honorable Mentions, which are in no particular order. Please enjoy! Overrun Elya Braden My body was a highway interchange. … Continue reading Fall Poetry 2016: Honorable Mention, “Overrun” by Elya Braden
For me, writer’s block is the boogeyman, and he is one frightening creature. I say, “I am going to write a poem today.” He approaches me with a stern, “No,” and snatches my pencil out of my hand.
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