The spring issue of 3rd Wednesday is in the mail to contributors and subscribers. Congratulations to the winners, honorable mentions and special merit award winners from our annual poetry contest. You can download the issue at the Free Issues link on the menu. Print copies are available at Amazon.com.
Michelle submitted one of 3 winning poems in 3rd Wednesday’s annual poetry contest. Here is what contest judge, Marilyn Taylor had to say: “A memorable take on the goddess Circe, who has been brought back to life in the unlovely confines of the Pinch Penny Laundromat. In a single stanza, the poet/observer takes note of some strong similarities between herself and this mythological bringer of magic potions and heavenly bedding, along with the firm (if questionable) conviction that “men are pigs.” Cleverly appropriated from the original legend, this poem is a delight.”
Joel’s poem is one of three winning poems from 3rd Wednesday’s annual poetry contest. Contest judge, Marilyn L. Taylor said: “Here the concept of human mortality is explored in vivid, human terms, using the poet’s own recollections of friends, acquaintances, and miscellaneous others who may have pre-deceased him, but who somehow do not die. Against the background of his “private necropolis”, the speaker comes to a breathtaking — and genuinely disturbing — conclusion. Extremely well conceived and well expressed.”
