Let There Be Voice Contest Finalized

The 'Let There be Voice' contest has been finalized. There were many outstanding entries making the choice of the placegetters very difficult. There was a mixture of self-recordings and 'Text to Speech' tools. The quality of the Audio of the Poem was not used in placing the poems, which were judged on my opinions concerning the merits of the written poems. I hope that this contest has kindled an interest in poets adding Audio to their poems. This adds an extra dimension which most readers enjoy. There are a couple of points for making the audio. The 'Text to Speech' tools allow variations in speed and the voice itself. A moderate speed around 80% or so seems to work best. The default speed is too fast in my opinion. You can play with the poem's layout and punctuation within the tool itself to make a better and clearer presentation. As always, best of all is the poet reciting their own poem!! Thanks again to everyone who entered the contest. Best Wishes and Cheers.

PS My take on the sound and voices of poetry
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/monotonal_1563251

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