Rhymezone Poetry Prize
 

I received this delightful email notice today:

Congratulations! Your poem was selected by our judges as one of the top 10 pieces (out of 2400+ entries!) in the 2016 RhymeZone Poetry Prize. Please see http://www.rhymezone.com/contest/ for the full list of winners.

Delightful, indeed. Congrats, Martin!

Hurrah, Martin!

Congratulations, Martin. A good poem and a lucrative prize!

Susan

Fantastic news, Martin! And well-deserved. Congrats!!!

Siham

Congratulations, Martin.

But dammit! I forgot to enter!

From the judging criteria: Poems will be judged on the basis of how thought-provoking, well-crafted, and original they are, and how well they adhere to the theme of Community.

Wow, Martin, I'm so thrilled for you - and your poem is indeed thought-provoking, well-crafted, original and adheres brilliantly to the theme.

Huge congratulations, my friend!

Congrats, Martin. Very imaginative.

Cheers,
Greg

Congratulations Martin, great result. And congrats also to Martin Eister who will be receiving your cheque, having done none of the work!

-Matt

Congratulations!:)

Thanks, everyone!

Well done, Martin! Congratulations!

Haven't you scored here before, Martin?

I seem to remember that you have. Big congrats for this year's achievement.

Thanks, Jean and Janice!

Janice - No, this was the first time I participated in this competition. I never knew about it till this year. Since it was free to enter, I figured I might as well. I’m sure glad I did!

Best,
Martin

Excellent! Congrats, Martin!
It's very cool that Rhymezone has a contest!
RM

Oh, I was confusing it with the Rhysling award. No matter, well done in both instances.

Thanks, Rick!

And thanks again, Janice. Regarding the Rhysling award, I have been twice nominated, and two of my poems have appeared in the anthology. (I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this year’s award, though the chances are slim.) I did, however, manage to get a couple of prizes in the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s annual contest.

I usually stay clear of those with a huge entry fee. I’ve been lucky, though, with some of these freebies! :)