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Venom and Stardust: A Birthday Prompt Contest

Contest Judged:  7/17/2026 12:52:00 PM
Sponsored by: Sara Jama | Send Soup Mail
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 PlacePoemTitlePoet
Contest Winner Medal 1 To Yearn For Eternal Rest Andrea Dietrich
Contest Winner Medal 1 Deeper Into Darkness Lin Lane
Contest Winner Medal 1 A slip into the void David Kavanagh
Contest Winner Medal 1 Yearn for Eternal Rest Laurentine G
Contest Winner Medal 1 Reawoken Eyes - Justin Bordner
Contest Winner Medal 1 Venom and Stardust Ink Empress
Contest Winner Medal 2 venom and stardust Wesley Hill
Contest Winner Medal 2 Venom and Stardust Alison A Smith
Contest Winner Medal 2 Lacerating Words Subimal Sinha-Roy
Contest Winner Medal 2 Venom and Stardust I Am Anaya
Contest Winner Medal 2 The Endless Black Void Edward Ibeh
Contest Winner Medal 2 An Endless Black Nette Onclaud
Contest Winner Medal 3 Eternal Rest Constance La France
Contest Winner Medal 3 Searching Ann Peck
Contest Winner Medal 3 Edge of Darkness Abdul Malik Mandani
Contest Winner Medal 3 Yearn for Eternal Rest William Kelii Kekaula
Contest Winner Medal 3 into the void John Anderson
Contest Winner Medal 3 Love Seeps Joanna Daniel
Contest Winner Medal 3 Sand On My Feet Karen Jones
Contest Winner Medal 3 The Final Veil Ken Allan Dronsfield
Contest Winner Medal 3 I Ask Myself Charles Messina
Contest Winner Medal 3 Escape Harriet Coppard
Contest Winner Medal 3 A Mourning Wife Ryan Maseko

Contest Description

As my birthday approaches on June 12th, my wife Billie and our dear Angela have kindly selected four lines from my poetry to serve as prompts for this birthday contest. Contact Rules No use of AI or plagiarism Use one or more of the prompts below as inspiration for your poem. You are welcome to incorporate as many of the prompts as you wish into a single piece. Any from or style is welcome. New poems only Title your poem however you wish Prompt 1: Yearn for eternal rest Prompt 2: As I slip into the void of this endless black Prompt 3: Your acidic tongue drips venom Prompt 4: Love seeps from curling words into a floundering bloodstream Thank you to Billie and Angela for helping me put this together and thank you to everyone who has read my poetry, encouraged my work and shared this creative journey with me. Whether you choose a single prompt or weave some or all four together I look forward to reading what they inspire and celebrating with this wonderfully talented community. With gratitude Sara Jama
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