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The 2008 Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest
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Assume Nothing Press, Brick Cave Media, Chocolate Waters, Christine Bruness, Colin Galbraith, Concrete Wolf Poetry Chapbook Contest, Deborah P Kolodji, DJ Monkey, Egoboy Studios, Ellaraine Lockie, Horosho Dlia-Menia Publishers, Ink Publications, Jafansta, Inc, Jerry Garcia, Jonathan Penton, Katherine L. Gordon, Kingfisher Road Gifts, Larry O. Bubar, Layalama.com, LB Sedlacek, Linda Leedy Schneider, Lizzie Wann, Lovely Trinkets, Marie Lecrivain, Mary Kennedy Eastham, Midnight Tea Poetry, Mike Scheidemann, Poetic Matrix Press, Science Fiction Poetry Association, Skysaje Enterprizes, Southern California Haiku Study Group, Stacy Smith, The Compulsive Reader, The Poetry Market Ezine, Point of Life . Com, The Ranfurly Review, Tom (WordWulf) SternerHowe, Trish Shields, Uphook Press, Virtual Tales, Water Forest Press, WinningWriters.com, Write Away Literary Services, www.benbarton.co.uk

Winners | Prizes | Meet Your Judges | Contest Calendar

See winners Judges, Winners and Prizes from previous contests:

1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

 

Winners and What They Won

First Place:
Dawn O'Leary
$285.00

Second Place
Salvatore Buttaci
$171.00

Third Place
F.J. Bergmann
$114.00

We received 570 entries into the contest. The $571 (one dollar per poem entry fee) was divided amongst the top three scoring poets. First place won 50%, Second place took 30%, and Third Place won 20%.

Every single poet who entered the contest will receive at least one prize just for entering thanks to the generosity of the many sponsors who supported this years contest.

Thanks to everyone for entering!

read the winning poems

Prizes

First Prize: 50% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH

Second Prize: 30% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.

Third Prize: 20% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to supplement the cash prizes with an impressive array of prizes which would be of interest to poets and writers.

The following prizes were used to bolster first through third prize as well as distributed to other contest entrants.

Additional Prizes:

Poetry Super Highway Contests

Assume Nothing Press
http://assumenothingpress.blogspot.com/
1 copy of the chapbook "Red Headed Eskimos" by LB Sedlacek.

www.benbarton.co.uk
http://www.benbarton.co.uk/
1 copy of the chapbook "drop, anchor" by Ben Barton
1 copy of "The Red Book" by Ben Barton

Brick Cave Media
http://www.brickcavemedia.com/
5 $10 Gift Certificates to the Brick Cave Media Online Store

Chocolate Waters
http://www.chocolatewaters.com/
2 copies of the book "Ladies and Gentlemen: the Hudson Pier Poets" by various (mostly NY) poets

Christine Bruness
http://www.chatnoirstudios.com/
One signed copy the book “Imbalance, An Experimental Collection of Micro Stories and Poetry” by Christine McGuigan (author’s maiden name)

Colin Galbraith
http://www.colingalbraith.co.uk/
3 sets of: 1 signed copy of the chapbook, “Fringe Fantastic” and the e-book “Poolside Poetry” both by Colin Gailbraith

The Compulsive Reader
http://www.compulsivereader.com/
1 month's online advertisement in The Compulsive Reader including a newsletter ad as well ($40 value).

Concrete Wolf Poetry Chapbook Contest Deadline 11/3/08
http://ConcreteWolf.com/
1 copy of the chapbook “Squeezers” by Alison Pelegrin
1 copy of the chapbook “Such Short Supply” by Michelle Brooks
1 copy of the chapbook “Tallahassee Letters” by Ryan G. Van Cleave
2 copies of the chapbook “The Grape Painter” by Lou Suarez

Deborah P Kolodji
http://dkolodji.livejournal.com/
1 copy of the book "Red Planet Dust" by Deborah P Kolodji
1 copy of the book "unfinished book" by Deborah P Kolodji

DJ Monkey
http://www.djmonkey.tk/ and/or http://www.myspace.com/joeyalkes
5 copies of the CD “Corporate Oil War, best of DJ Monkey” compilation

Egoboy Studios
http://damien.stednitz.googlepages.com/
1 Copy of the book "We Are Our Own Lions" by Damien Stednitz
1 Copy of the spoken word CD "Burn Process Complete" by Damien Stednitz

Ellaraine Lockie
1 copy of the chapbook, "Blue Ribbons at the County Fair" a collection of my first-place winning poems in poetry contests by Ellaraine Lockie

Horosho Dlia-Menia Publishers
1 copy of the book "The Breaking of the Glass" by Tovli Simiryan
1 copy of the e-book "Tiny Stories: The Inclusive Holiness of the Number Six" by Tovli Simiryan
1 copy of the e-book "Ester bat Shmuel Yosif v' Branah" by Tovli Simiryan

Ink Publications
http://www.inkpublications.com/
1 copy of the chapbook "The Halo Effect" by Eric Evans
1 set of 3 ink publications broadsides including "Crows" by Eric Evans, "Good Fortune" by Alicia Hoffman, and "Reap Eat" by Carly Christensen

Jafansta, Inc
http://www.jafansta.com/
1 framed poem "Procrastination" by Tonja Dudley Bagwell
1 framed poem "Humanitarian Deeds" by Tonja Dudley Bagwell
1 framed poem "Success" by Tonja Dudley Bagwell

Jerry Garcia
http://www.gratefulnotdead.com
3 original photographs by Jerry Garcia

Jonathan Penton
http://jonathan.unlikelystories.org/
10 copies of the book "Prosthetic Gods" by Jonathan Penton

Katherine L. Gordon
1 copy of  the book “Translating Shadows” by Katherine L. Gordon's poetry

Kingfisher Road Gifts
1 handpainted journal

Larry O. Bubar
1 copy of the book "Life Isn't Always A Be Of Roses" by Larry O. Bubar

Layalama.com
http://www.layalama.com/
1 copy of the book "Essence of Beauty", a collection of 24 poems, by Pushpa Ratna Tuladhar

LB Sedlacek
http://www.lbsedlacek.com
1 copy of the chapbook "The Cat and the Carroll A. Deering and Other North Carolina Poems" by LB Sedlacek
1 copy of the chapbook "Alexandra's Wreck" by LB Sedlacek

Linda Leedy Schneider
1 copy of the chapbook "Through the Lattice: Poetry of a Psychotherapist" by Linda Leedy Schneider
1 copy of the chapbook "Through my Window: Poetry of a Psychotherapist" by Linda Leedy Schneider

Lizzie Wann
http://www.myspace.com/lizziewann
2 copies of the CD "A New Leaf" by Lizzie Wann
2 copies of the CD "A Wing & A Prayer" by Lizzie Wann

Lovely Trinkets
http://lovelytrinkets.com/
4 $12 dollar gift certificates to Lovely Trinkets

Marie Lecrivain
http://www.poeticdiversity.org/
One copy of the book "The Painter," a narrative poem with illustrations by Marie Lecrivain and Aurora Antonovic.

Mary Kennedy Eastham
http://www.RP-Author.com/MKE
1 copy of the boook "The Shadow of a Dog I Can't Forget" by Mary Kennedy Eastham now in its Third Printing

Midnight Tea Poetry
http://www.midnightteapoetry.com/
One copy of the book "Driving With Dante" by Brian Michael Tracy;
One copy of the spoken word/music CD "Midnight Tea" by Brian Michael Tracy, Andy Hill & Renee Safier

Mike Scheidemann
http://www.poetry-voices.8m.com/
2 copies of the 'Voices' anthology 2008 (250 pages of superlative poetry from Israel and abroad).
1 copy of the book “Singing in my Mind” - a didactic dance by Mike Scheidemann
2 copies of the book “Another Song, Another Eden” by Mike Scheidemann

Poetic Matrix Press
http://www.csusm.edu/profe
2 copies of the book "Driven into the Shade" by Brandon Cesmat

The Poetry Market Ezine
http://www.thepoetrymarket.com/
1 four issue e-subscription to "The Poetry Market Ezine - Premium Edition."

Point of Life . Com
http://www.pointoflife.com/
2 copies - Ultra Violet Haiku De-lights by Michael Levy

The Ranfurly Review
http://www.ranfurly-review.co.uk
A feature in the Rainfurly Review consisting of 1) a selection of the poet's work, 2) an interviewm and 3) inclusion of any associated artwork/photography, including the front cover

Trish Shields
http://trishshields.tripod.com/
2 copies of the book "Coast Lines: Canadian Poets Communicate"

Science Fiction Poetry Association
http://www.sfpoetry.com/
1 one-year membership in the Science Fiction Poetry Association

Skysaje Enterprizes
2 copies of the CD "Dragons Dance Volume One" by Lawrence Berger

Stacy Smith
http://srsmith25.tripod.com/tranquilmoments/index.html
1 copy of the book "Poems of Nature" Edited by Gail Harvey
1 copy of the book "Silent Voices: Recent American Poems on Nature" Edited by Paul Feroe
1 copy of the book "Grandmother Earth X: 2004" Edited by Patricia Smith & Frances Brinkley Cowden
1 copy of the book "Grandmother Earth XI: 2005" Edited by Patricia Smith & Frances Brinkley Cowden

Tom (WordWulf) SternerHowe
http://pages.prodigy.net/sterner-howe/
1 copy of the book "Madman Chronicles: The Warrior" by Tom (WordWulf) SternerHowe
1 copy of the book "Cost of Freedom" Anthology of peace and activism

Uphook Press
http://www.uphookpress.com/
2 copies of the anthology "A Cautionary Tale: Peer into the Lives of Seven New York Performing Poets."

Virtual Tales
http://www.virtualtales.com/
25 individual prizes of one free eBook or eSerial each from the Virtual Tales website

Water Forest Press
http://www.waterforestpress.com/
1 copy of the book “Literary House Review, 224 pages of brilliant short stories and engaging poetry.”
1 copy of the book “Fast Food, Slow Mind” by Jacob Erin-Cilberto
10 copies of ”A Hudson View Poetry Digest - Spring 2008 Issue
8 signed copies of the book "Like a Woman Falling" selected poems by Stephanie Pope

WinningWriters.com
http://www.winningwriters.com/
One year of online access to the Poetry Contest Insider database, with in-depth profiles of over 750 poetry contests, a $31.80 value with a Winning Writers T-shirt

Write Away Literary Services
http://www.geocities.com/ston_bran
1 copy of the book "City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology" edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1 copy of the book "Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry" by Jeff Knorr and Tim Schell



Meet Your Judges

  • Gabrielle Mittlebach (Los Angeles, California)
    Gabrielle Mittelbach is a Los Angeles poet and the first place winner of the 2007 Poetry Super Highway poetry contest. She has had poetry published in journals such as Rattle and Nimrod. She is currently editing her first book of poetry called Kisses for the Possessed.

  • Margot Lurie (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
    Margot Lurie lives in New York, where she works at Parnassus: Poetry in Review.

  • PJ Nights (Brunswick, Maine)
    PJ Nights was born and raised in the wild and ravishing state of Maine, from which outpost she teaches physics, stargazes, and publishes and edits the quarterly journal, "from east to west: bicoastal verse." For her, poetry is less about the concrete and more about the emotional and spiritual, about the sense of wonder she gets from a unique image or a surprising use of language. No particular formula works to elicit a reader's "gasps", but those quick breaths of appreciation when a poet's intent strikes home are what she looks for in poems and hopes to achieve with her own. She writes to keep her brain from turning to mush, and, hopefully, to leave little bits of beauty in her wake.

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_________________ 2008 Contest Calendar _________________

  • July 3: Contest begins

  • July 7 - 13: Judges featured as Poets of the Week

  • July 13, 2:00 pm (pacific): PSH Live Judges Event: Live broadcast where Judges will have the chance to read poems and discuss the contest and you can call in live and ask them questions. Click here for more info.

  • September 20: Final deadline for contest entries. (Entry fees must be received by PayPal or postmarked by September 20 or they'll be returned.)

  • September 27: Judges deadline for returning scored poems.

  • October 2: Second round scoring deadline (in the event of tied scores.)

  • October 5: 2pm (pacific) PSH Live Event: "Winners Announced" in a special broadcast. Listen to it live and if any of the winners happen to be listening, they'll be invited to call in and read their winning entries live on the air..

  • October 6 - 12: Contest Winners featured as Poets of the Week.


I'd Like to Bake Your Goods | Stolen Mummies | Brendan Constantine is My Kind of Town | Up Liberty's Skirt
Feeding Holy Cats | Mowing Fargo
| I'm a Jew, Are You? | Lizard King of the Laundromat | I Am My Own Orange County
Paris: It's The Cheese
| Poetry Super Highway | Judaic Links | Rick's Bookmarks | Cobalt Poets
E-mail Rick
| Other Cool Rick Stuff / Upcoming Readings | Who The Hell Is RickRick