Poetry Contest – Poetry Society of Michigan

PSM Annual Poetry Contest

Published on July 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff

The August 1st deadline for entries is fast approaching.
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Downtown Ghost Town / Marion Frahm Tincknell

Published on December 11, 2019 by Editorial Staff

This year’s runner up for the Founder’s Prize in the Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual contest was Marion Frahm Tincknell who paints us a vivid picture of something lost.

Sparkle / Diana Dinverno

Published on December 1, 2019 by Editorial Staff

The winning poem in the Humor category from the fall contest issue of Peninsula Poets – journal of The Poetry Society of Michigan.

Rehearsal / Katherine Edgren

Published on November 26, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Katerine Edgren of Dexter, Michigan was the winner in the Spiritual category in The Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual poetry contest.

Firefly Nights / Sophia Rivkin

Published on November 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Winning poem in the “Animals” category in The Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual contest.

Disposable / Sarah E. Morin

Published on November 18, 2019 by Editorial Staff

This poem, appropriate for this time of year, is the winner of the “Chancelor’s Prize” in The Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Poetry Contest.

How to Stay Sane in an Insane World

Published on November 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff

The George Dila Memorial Prize is given to the best prose poem entered in the PSM annual poetry contest. The winning poet is Nancy Cook, who offers this advice:

Eulogy for My Brother

Published on November 5, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Eulogistic poems don’t have to mournful, somber or depressing. This poem took first place in the category, Loss, in the Poetry Society of Michigan’s annual contest. Patricia Barnes is from Wyandotte, Michigan.

Symphony Number Eleven / David Jibson

Published on October 25, 2019May 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff