Poe-Found Winners

ViMs June Prompt is officially over, all the entries have been tallied, and I'm here to announce the winners of the challenge.

Each entry had to take words found in the Poe poem, The Sleeper, and create another poem from them. They could use a few words or all the words. The choice was theirs. Their poems had to be over 200 words long. Other than that, we encouraged each entrant to have fun and to just create.

If you wish to read more about the challenge, you can do so at the link below. ⤵⤵🐦‍⬛

The other judges and I enjoyed the entries immensely. I, myself, was sad to see the entries come to an end, as I could have continued reading them indefinitely. We finally settled on our favorites and placed our votes.

Now, here, for each one of you to view, are the winners and other entries to the Poe-Found Prompt.

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First Place

Euan Brennan

A chilling, heartbreaking love story

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Second Place

Diane O'Connell

A hauntingly, heartbreakingly beautiful piece

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Third Place

Paul Stewart

A heart-wrenchingly lovely ballad

Now, the rest of the entries, which are just as wonderful in their way, are listed below in no particular order:

• The Room Below the Kitchen (For the Unofficial Poe-Found ViMs June Prompt challenge)
• Nessun Dorma
• The Waker
• Killing Myself Softly
• The Myth Called Death
• My love… The Lady Irene

Please, give all these great writers the praise they each are due. Go, read their work, and leave a comment behind telling them how much you enjoyed their entry.

Thanks to all of you for your time, the writers who have entered and those who are just the readers of these challenges.