The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only August 2023 contest results at their August 12 member meeting. Winners receive cash prizes. The first place poem will be published in an upcoming edition of PST’s anthology, Tennessee Voices.

Many thanks to sponsor and judge Lisa Kamolnick, who selected the following winners and honorable mentions:

• 1st: “The Sacrilege of a Tilted Axis”  by Deborah Zenha-Adams
• 2nd: “Labor Day” by Cynthia Storrs
• 3rd: “The Boys of Summer, or a Teacher’s Ode on Indolence” by Jeff Price
• HM1 (tie): “Bored” by Russell H. Strauss and “When Summer Fades” by Kayla Nichols
• HM2: “Standing in the Sun”  by K.B. Ballentine
• HM3: “Labor Day Potatoes” by Donna Harlan

Meeting attendees enjoyed the readings of these winning minute poems exploring the theme “As Summer Fades.”

Enter Your Poem

October’s contest is right around the corner, but you have to enter to win. Sponsor Howard Carman is seeking an Apostrophe form. Howard will accept both mailed and emailed entries. Get details.

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