Winners of the 2010 WD Poetry Awards
Karin Bradberry’s “Javelina” took first place in WD’s 5th Annual Poetry Awards competition, taking home $500 in prize money. The online contest, which pulled in nearly 3,350 entries, was open to poems of any style that were original, unpublished and 32 lines or fewer.
Out of about 3,350 limericks, acrostics and everything in between, Karin Bradberry’s “Javelina” took first place in the Writer’s Digest 5th Annual Poetry Awards competition, laying claim to $500 and a copy of Poet’s Market. Writer’s Market editor and in-house poetry guru Robert Lee Brewer selected the grand-prize entry from among the finalists.
“I loved ‘Javelina’ for a few reasons,” he says. “ ‘Javelina’ is a villanelle, but it’s a loose villanelle, which allows the poet to work within an established form but not be confined by the form. At the same time, this poem paints a picture of a family enjoying a day in nature in a way nature intended.”
The contest was open to poems of any style that were original, unpublished and 32 lines or fewer. The top 50 entries will be printed in a special collection, available for $11.95. Click here to order the collection. To find out how to enter the next competition, visit writersdigest.com/poetryawards.
THE TOP 10 WINNERS
1. "Javelina" BY KARIN BRADBERRY
2. "On Silver Street" BY LOUIS WILSON
3. "Inside the New Mall" BY KELLY FINEMAN
4. "Rosary Beads and Tarot Cards" BY MARCIA BROOKS
5. "Simonetta’s Pearls" BY IRIS LEE UNDERWOOD
6. "The Veil" BY IRIS LEE UNDERWOOD
7. "Sevenling: Deployed" BY SUELLEN WEDMORE
8. "Savannah" BY DAWN CULVERWELL
9. "Tethered" BY JULIE A. PIERCE
10. "Poppies" BY MELISSA GOODWIN
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