And the winners for my "Above the Clouds" contest are... - Poet Tacito's Blog

So, the contest filled to it's max submissions way sooner than expected! A tremendous outpouring of talent from the PS community on my 1st contest in over 2 years! It was definitely time to post the winners, even though it was quite sooner than I intended.

I have to say. This winner's list could've been a bit different if I didn't come across a few very, very strong poems...but contained a few careless spelling errors. We have all these options to spell check, syllable check, word count, etc., but I don't see it being used like it should. Use them for next time, please!

That said, here are the winners below (I'll be contacting the 1st place winner later this week to be a guest on my show for July 16th). THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED:

	1	Sheltered Dreams Above The Clouds	Deb Wilson
	2	Resolution Hynm	Hassan Haji
	3	Dreamscape	Gail Angel Doyle
	Honorable Mention	Above The Clouds	Caryl Muzzey
	Honorable Mention	UP AND AWAY	Sidney Beck
	Honorable Mention	Above The Clouds	Richard Lamoureux
	Honorable Mention	bliss through my sister's smile	JENISH SOOSAI ANTHONY
	Honorable Mention	The Blue	Abdulhafeez Oyewole
	Honorable Mention	Ready	Julie Gosheva
	Honorable Mention	Break of Dawn	POETESS DARKLY
	Honorable Mention	World above the clouds	Shiraz Iqbal
	Honorable Mention	Above the Clouds	julie heckman
	Honorable Mention	Above the clouds	David De la Croes
	Honorable Mention	NIMBUS SPRAWLS	nette onclaud
	Honorable Mention	A Tribute To A Hero	craig cornish

Shiraz Iqbal Date: 6/27/2013 1:13:00 AM Thank you Drake glad you liked my piece.It means a lot to novice like me :-) Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/27/2013 6:16:00 AM Ha. You're very welcome! Your submitted poem was a strong one.

Nette Onclaud Date: 6/26/2013 8:45:00 AM Cheers to everyone and thanks for enjoying my piece, drake... looking forward to your next radio show...:) huggs Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/26/2013 1:14:00 PM You're so so so welcome, Nette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

David De La Croes Date: 6/26/2013 1:46:00 AM Thanks for finding a place in your contest for my little poem, Drake. I knew that it had small chance in a "radio show" competition because of its brevity, but I appreciate your acknowledgement of its subtleties... Congratulations to all the winners! Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/26/2013 1:13:00 PM Radio show or not, I wasn't going to choose one just cause it might sound good on radio. :) Your submission was terrific!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/25/2013 3:43:00 PM Congrats to the winners! and for the inspiration of your theme to use in a sonnet. Login to Reply

Deb Wilson Date: 6/25/2013 3:10:00 PM Thank you so much for my 1st place win...I'm blown away! I am truly honored...and congratulations to all the amazing winners...I haven't read them all yet but I intend to..I'm glad you enjoyed my poem and what I was trying to convey. Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/25/2013 3:19:00 PM And I'll shoot you a SoupMail so we can talk further about my July show. :) Poet Tacito Date: 6/25/2013 3:18:00 PM Hey there, Deb! This was a very challenging contest to decide on. Moreso, because I don't do multiple placements (two 1st places, etc). Though, I understand why. :) Like I said in my comment to you, those last 2 lines brought it home. That's not an easy thing to do. Tremendous job!

Carrie Richards Date: 6/25/2013 1:03:00 PM Congratulations to all !! I hope to hear some of these being read on your next radio-blog, Drake!! Have a wonderful time in New Jersey, and enjoy your mother's birthday celebration. Give her our good wishes and may her birthday party be amazing! Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/25/2013 2:23:00 PM I know I'll read the winner's piece, like I originally planned. But, other poets are ALWAYS welcome to call and read their work on my show. Thank you so much, Carrie. I will certainly be sure to do so. :)

Heather Ober Date: 6/25/2013 12:19:00 PM Congratulations to all - I'm looking forward to reading through the winning poems! I sadly did not have the time to enter your contest this time, Drake. But next time for sure! Hey, you're going home today, aren't you? Have a safe trip! :) Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/25/2013 2:45:00 PM That's utterly hilarious. Remind me to never share gossip with you. lol Heather Ober Date: 6/25/2013 12:40:00 PM Haha I do have a freakishly good memory most of the time. My siblings hate that I remember every little thing ;) Poet Tacito Date: 6/25/2013 12:30:00 PM No worries! My next contest idea is going to be a doozy. ;) And, yes, I do go home tonight...KUDOS to you for remembering that!!! Wow, that's damn impressive. *Golf clap*