Thank you everyone who participated in the Greenpointers’ poetry contest!

Our winner is Athena Pappas with her poem “The Shayz Lounge.” Athena will be a featured reader at Poetry Teachers NYC’s open mic on February 27th, 2013 at Milk and Roses (1110 Manhattan Ave). Signup for the Open Mic at 7:30, show starts at 8pm.

The Shayz Lounge by Athena Papas

I want one stained
pencil scribbling
barely legible against
grainy brown paper
love letter jotted down
on the back of recycled napkin,

one thinking-of-you
pack of cowboy killer cigarettes,
discounted bottle of Chianti,
a blood moon stain on the end table.

One moment of the jukebox
making me feel
the pulse of fingertips
until the record ends.

One reply on “Valentine’s Poetry Contest Winner Announced!”

  1. Poem: A Gift of Love
    By: Alon Calinao Dy

    I give you all my life
    And a gift of love
    Filled with happiness and peace.

    I give to you the heaven as promised by God
    And all the money in the world
    These I’m not mine to give
    But it is a gift of love.

    My love can’t be bought or borrowed.
    It’s a very special love
    You can enjoy
    In Valentine’s Day.

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