The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only January 2024 contest results at their January 13 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 William Hill Art and Poetry and judge Bill Hill, who selected the following winners and honorable mentions:

• 1st: “Walking to Beale Street” by Russell H. Strauss
• 2nd: “Yearning” by Howard Carman Jr.
• 3rd: “The Songwriter” by Mark Hudson
• 1HM: “Run” by Lisa Kamolnick
• 2HM: “Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1945” by Connie Green

Meeting attendees enjoyed the readings of these winning poems.

Enter Your Poem

March’s contest is right around the corner, but you have to enter to win. Sponsor Dr. Emory Jones seeks a poem about “Grands” (grandchildren or grandparents). (Reminder: February contest entries must be postmarked or submitted by January 15.) Get contest details.

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