The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only November 2024 contest results at their November 9 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 Rose Klix, who selected the following winners and honorable mentions for a free verse poem about “America, the Beautiful”:

• 1st “Coming Home to Appalachia” by Kayla Nichols
• 2nd “Praise for Southern Country Days” by Sara Gipson
• 3rd “Peaceful Interlude”  by Laura Miller
• 1HM “Our Land of Spacious Skies” by Russell H. Strauss

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.

January’s contest is open for submissions December 1-15. Sponsor and judge Dr. Diane Clark seeks a poem in any form on the baton.

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

Not a member? It’s not too late to join. Learn more.