Ok, so this week we are skipping the pretzels and going right to the bullfight—ha. At least that is the impression I get on how hard it was to pick a winner of the anniversary ‘urban poetry’ contest we held with Nain Rouge magazine.
We had 130 entries! That is amazing in and of itself. Of those, the editors at Nain Rogue would like to use approximately 70 in future issues. Needless to say they were thoroughly impressed with the quality of poetry being put out by those that frequent our pub.
There must be a winner though—or in this case 6 winners, who will be published in the first issue of Nain Rouge along with a brief bio. In no particular order, here are the six poems that were selected as the top six:
Madness by Candice Morrow
Carscatbelly & Sousa Nights by Matt Spence
The heart collector by Kavita Rao
Boston Buskers by Gayle Walters Rose * editors choice
Morning Town Ride by Polly Robinson
The Carnival by J Cosmo Newbery
Naked Lunchbreak by Steve Shultz
Wait, there are seven there! Boston Buskers was actually chose by the Head Editor as Editor’s Choice. Congratulations to each of these poets on the recognition of their art.
And for everyone that entered as well—can you believe that 70 poems made the cut to be used over the first several issues! Well, I can but I am biased…smiles.
Others that will be contacted very soon for inclusion in the first issue: Vanessa Matthews, Joseph Hesch, Mark Windham, Lawrence Cheong, Archna Sharma, Pamela Sayers and Bianca Grace.
I look forward to seeing many of you in the pages of Nain Rouge these next couple months and congratulations once again to our winners and everyone that participated in the contest. Look for more exciting opportunities in the near future.
~Brian Miller
Laurie Kolp said:
How exciting! Congratulations to you all!!
tashtoo said:
Awesome show Poets!
claudia said:
so very cool…congrats to all of you…and isn’t it awesome what high quality poets we share our drinks with in the pub…really honored to having every single one of you around and way to go poets… woohooo
Candice Morrow said:
I am still reeling from the excitement… And my name, though mispelt, is the first name on the list… Whoooop whoooop. Thank you to everyone.
The Happy Amateur said:
Look forward to reading the poems!
Congratulations!
markwindham said:
congrats to all, and another triumph for the folks at dVerse. Thanks for doing what you do!
PJF Sayers said:
Congrats to all! What a pleasant Monday surprise.
Pamela
hollyannegetspoetic said:
Well done all! 🙂
Susan L Daniels said:
This is awesome!
ordinarylifelessordinary said:
Well I started reading with an ‘oh well, always the bridesmaid and never the bride’ kind of feeling and then I read my name further down the page! Hooray! Very very many congratulations to all the winners, and to dVerse for coming up with this fantastic opportunity… I don’t know about anyone else but I had a great time writing my entries. Look forward to seeing it all in print.
Kavita said:
Hurrraayyyy! Thanks to DVerse and everyone for the encouragement and opportunity… (plenty of hugs)…
And congratulations to all that are part of this fun !!!
hedgewitch said:
Way to go, girl!
Bodhirose said:
My gratitude to dVerse for being such a supportive group and linking us to this opportunity with Nain Rouge…thank you. And congratulations to all the winners and to the poets that will be included in upcoming issues.
I’m thrilled!
Susan said:
Wow! I am so happy for all everyone! I cannot wait to read the magazine. I love the partnership that dVerse and Nain Rouge established and the opportunity to submit a poem. It was my first contest, and it felt sort of like auditions. I think I should submit another poem for publication somewhere soon–maybe this week.
Joanne Elliott (@soulsprite) said:
Congratulations everyone! Way to go dVerse Poets!
ds said:
How exciting. Congratulations to everyone!
vivinfrance said:
Congratulations to all the winners and to the selected 70. A terrific achievement.
brian miller said:
def congrats to everyone….i am very excited for all of you…and i look forward as well to continuing to work with nain rouge and other publications to see you recognized for your art!
Mlamleli Siyanda said:
I would like to congradulate all the winners,may God help u with the strenghth and bless u with wisdom throughout the journey of writing…All the best…
Polly Robinson said:
Gosh, thanks ~ gobsmacked! ~ thanks for all good wishes and congrats to all the winners
Ravenblack said:
Awesome, congratulations to the winners and all who made the cut! 😀
Victoria C. Slotto said:
How wonderful. Congrats to all. Proud of you.
seingraham said:
Somehow, between travel plus computer connection iffiness, I missed all of this … sounds like a cool contest and a great idea. I look forward to seeing the finished product. Congrats to the winners and all who made the cut for publication …
uma said:
Sigh ! and oh wait …Great 🙂 Congrats to all the winners who made through
Archna said:
Wow, congratulations to all. I look forward to reading these pieces. Thank you, to the dVerse team for all of your encouragement and support. 🙂
Uneven Stephen said:
Wonderful news. Congrats to all the poets picked! Thank you, Brian & Claudia & everyone at dVerse for this opportunity. I can’t wait to read the first issue!
hedgewitch said:
Many many congratulations to all the poets picked, and a pat on the back for all who entered and took a shot–as most of you know, this happened while I was out with my back injury, so I’ve missed reading these–look forward to seeing them when they are featured.
Glenn Buttkus said:
What an incredible honor we had to submit to Nain Rouge. Like dozens upon dozens of other brave poets, I read the list twice and my name still did not appear. But the real kudos go to dVerse Poets who have gathered to their banner some of the best poets on the planet. As to being one of the “unchosen”, I am non-plussed, for I am in the company of several heavy hitters, and there will be other opportunities for sure. So I send hugs and congrats out to the folks who found their names; you are all deserving and we will hug you breathless.
Polly Robinson said:
I love this ~ you are so generous ~ I am humbled
sreeja said:
congrats to everybody….really looking forward to read.
mhwarren said:
Congratulations to the winners and I’m eager to read them!
dsnake1 said:
Congrats to all the winners! can’t wait to read the poems. 🙂
flipside records said:
Yay! Congratulations everyone. 🙂
Wander said:
Wow, I totally forgot to submit a poem! I remember thinking, I have to sleep…but in the morning I will send something off. ha-ha I guess I’ll try next year 🙂
Daydreamertoo said:
Congratulations everyone 🙂 Well done.
Semaphore / Samuel Peralta said:
Congratulations to you all, well done!
Radiantlady said:
D’verse, dell-icante, d’evilishly good writing! Well done to all of the winners and taking-parters. It’s a total credit to the d’verse team for creating these opportunities. Cheers all, crisps and Chilean red on me! x
sreeja said:
One of my poem is selected there …I got a mail….thanks a lot for this opportunity….