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2018 contest winners announced
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s contest. The winners for each category are listed below.
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Best Love Poem
Sanguine by Nancy Cook
Runner-up:
Cherish the Times by Richard C. Fink
Honorable Mentions:
A Song of Love for My Father by William Angley
Lacy, White Underwear by Emily Italiano
Best “Loudoun” Poem
A Long Time Ago in Loudoun by Kristyn Roberts Marrott
Runner-up:
Beaverdam Run by Conrad Geller
Honorable Mentions:
Springtime in Eastern Loudoun by Sonik Malik
Loudoun by Amr Mekki
Funniest Poem
Undead sonnet 130 by Tara Campbell
Runner-up:
To My Dentist by Nancy Brewka-Clark
Honorable Mentions:
The Cockroach: A Sonnet by Katy Huth Jones
Cats’ Eyebrows by Laura J. Bobrow
Free-Verse
Clunis Prefers Australorps by Jenna Pashley Smith
Runner-up:
Bronzes by Brenda Hicks
Honorable Mentions:
After the Bonfire by Taylor Thackaberry
When Your Niece Attends a Jewish Day School by Erika Dreifus