The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only September 2024 contest results at their September 14 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 PST-Knox group and judge Ann Long, who selected the following winners and honorable mentions for their contest, a cento on the subject Aurora, Eclipse, Sunspots.

• 1st “Moonshadow”  by Lisa Kamolnick
• 2nd “Heliopause…Rethink: a Cento” by Jerry Buchanan
• 3rd “Spectral Sight Cento”  by Cathy Hollister
• 1HM “Love in the Time of Eclipse” by Deborah-Zehna Adams
• 2HM “We Trace the Glories of the Godhead There” by KB Ballentine 

Meeting attendees enjoyed the readings of these winning poems.

Enter Your Poem

More contests are right around the corner, but you have to enter to win.

November’s contest is open for submissions October 1-15. Sponsor Rose Klix seeks free verse poems about America the Beautiful (landscapes or landmarks of America).

December’s contests is open for submissions November 1-15. Sponsor JoAn Howerton seeks poems about From the Old Family Album Memories, Christmases Past (any form).

Entrants may email or mail entries. Mailed contest entries must be postmarked during the open submission period. Get details.

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