The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only July 2025 contest results at their July 12 member meeting. Winners receive cash prizes. The first place poems will be published in an upcoming edition of PST’s anthology, Tennessee Voices.

Sponsor and judge Howard Carman selected the following winners and honorable mentions:

• 1st: “Grand Mansion According to an Unbalanced Accountant” by Laura Gunnells Miller
• 2nd: “A Cautionary Limerick” by Deborah Z Adams
• 3rd: “In the Checkout Line at Tractor Supply” by Sherry Poff
• 1HM: “Hole in the Pocket” by Russell H. Strauss

Meeting attendees enjoyed the readings of these winning poems.

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