"Vanitas Still Life" by Edwaert Collier2018 Poetry Competition Winners Announced The Society February 1, 2018 Poetry, Poetry Contests 8 Comments First Place ($500 Prize): C.B. Anderson, Massachusetts “Stonewalls Sometimes a Prison Make” “Praise for the Mother of Summer” “Meritocracy” “Verification” Second Place: Adam Sedia, Indiana “At Lincoln’s Tomb” “Vision” “Untitled” Third Place: Fr. Richard Libby, Texas “Made in China” (publication forthcoming) “When All the World Seems New” “You See Me Nearly Daily” Third Place: Lorna Davis, California “The Rarest of Gems” (publication forthcoming) “November” Third Place: Don Shook, Texas “Commie Carcinoma” “Cosmosis” “Cellphone Blues” Honorable Mention James A. Tweedie, Washington State: “One Every Minute” “A Shakespeare Reverie” Ron L. Hodges, California: “The Exclusive Inclusive” “An Atheist’s Faith” “The Fall of Jerusalem” Joe Tessitore, New York: “A Great Divide” “Harsh Reality?” “The Morning After the Parade” “Toward the Light” Prose Award First Place: “Poetry and the Muses” Parts 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 by James Sale, England Prose Award Second Place: “Put Down That Poem Before You Kill Yourself” by Con Chapman, Massachusetts Translation Award ($100 Prize): J. Simon Harris, North Carolina “Iliad, Lines I.1-47” “Dante’s Inferno: Canto I” High School First Place ($100 Prize): Wandi Zhu, New York: “Passing of the Seasons” “The Faerie Glade” High School First Place ($100 Prize): Annabelle Fuller, England: “The Breaking Season” High School Third Place: Abygail Spurling, Ohio: “The Comforter” (Note: There were not enough submissions in the Hudson Valley New York category, so that prize was canceled) NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Trending now: 8 Responses Joe Tessitore February 1, 2018 Congratulations C.B. and to all! Reply Lenore February 1, 2018 Congratulations to all ! Reply James Sale February 1, 2018 Great news – well done to all the poets!! It’s great to see and read such rich talent! I am particularly delighted to see J Simon Harris winning for his amazing translation from Dante. Reply Fr. Richard Libby February 1, 2018 Congratulations, everybody! Reply David Watt February 1, 2018 Congratulations C.B. and all the very worthy winners! Reply C.B. Anderson February 9, 2018 All the congratulations should go to Evan Mantyk, who created this venerable venue. I can only hope to continue contributing to what has turned out to be a truly amazing enterprise. Reply Evan February 9, 2018 Thank you, Mr. Anderson! Reply Shari Jo LeKane-Yentumi November 1, 2018 Excellent choices! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
James Sale February 1, 2018 Great news – well done to all the poets!! It’s great to see and read such rich talent! I am particularly delighted to see J Simon Harris winning for his amazing translation from Dante. Reply
C.B. Anderson February 9, 2018 All the congratulations should go to Evan Mantyk, who created this venerable venue. I can only hope to continue contributing to what has turned out to be a truly amazing enterprise. Reply
