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The Famous Poets Society (also known as the Christian Poets Guild [1]) was a vanity press [2] [3] that organized a poetry contest and offered self-publishing services.. Despite the company's claims to have awarded over $425,000 in cash prizes to selected poets over 8 years, [4] nearly all writers who submitted works were accepted regardless of artistic merit, and they were required to buy the ...
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA) have criticized the International Library of Poetry's business model, describing its practices as "deceptive and misleading" in that they misrepresented their activities as a contest based on the quality of poetry submitted, whereas in fact the quality had little or no influence on the outcome.
The Alfred Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest has been hosted annually by the Philolexian Society, a literary and debating group at Columbia University, since 1986, drawing crowds of 200–300 students and participants vying for the title of best of the worst. [1] Columbia faculty members serve as judges.
Grain Prose Poem Contest, Co-winner, 1995; League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, First Prize, 1996; CV2 Annual Poetry Contest, First Prize, 1996; Room of One's Own Poetry Contest, 1996; League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, Second Prize, 1997; George Woodcock Poetry Contest, Canada India Village Aid, First Prize, 1997 ...
Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry – awarded by the editors of Paris Review for the best poem published in the magazine over the course of the year; The Best American Poetry series – maximum of 75 poems published each year in the anthology series; The Best New Poets series – maximum of 50 poems published each year in the anthology series
2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-5 Category – Grades 9 & 10. 1st place Amber Brown, Oak Park, IL for the poem "Moon" 2nd place Alexis Mia Phillips, Oak Park IL for the poem “Case# 07CR0304” 3rd place Damiano R. Girona, Newport News, VA for the poem "Natural Love" 2010 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: S-4 Category – Grades 7 & 8
1st Honorable Mention Rory Dunn of Fredericksburg, VA for the poem "The Feeling" 2011 Student Poetry Contest Winners :: Category 4: Grades 7 & 8 :: Judge: ijil Rainbow Hawk Giver, Norfolk, VA 1st Place Tess Hinchman of West Bath, ME for the poem "March 15" 2nd Place Sam Herter of Brunswick, ME for the poem “Fears: Age 7”
Diane Lockward earned her bachelor's degree from Elmira College and her master's from Montclair State University.She is the author of four full-length books of poetry: The Uneaten Carrots of Atonement (2016), Temptation by Water (2010), What Feeds Us (2006), recipient of the Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize, [1] and Eve's Red Dress (2003), all from Wind Publications.