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  • Jun. 25th, 2008 at 11:47 AM



Our honorable judge, Andrea Tompa, editor at Candlewick Press, has read all twelve entries to the Cheesy Poetry Contest and has made her decision!  The entries were sent to her,  identified by number only, sans the authors' names. 

She writes:

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What talented blog readers you have. :-) I had a lot of fun reading them all (though I must admit they made me very hungry!). I had several close contenders for a winner, but ultimately, #11 (Choose Cheese!) was my favorite. I liked its natural, readable rhythm and its unabashed praise of cheese -- and it was probably the rhyming of "food a" with "gouda" that edged it into the lead."

#11 was written by JoAnn Early Macken! 

And here it is:

Choose Cheese!
 
Searching for the perfect food? A
wise choice would be nutty gouda.
For a party, brunch, or tea,
how about a soft, smooth brie?
 
Tomato soup needs cubes of cheddar.
Cream cheese makes a bagel better.
Then you really ought to try
feta in a spinach pie.
 
Served with crackers on a plate,
gorgonzola is first rate!
And, indeed, you’ll never miss
with a holey wedge of Swiss.
 
So if you want a scrumptious treat—
not too subtle, not too sweet—
for casserole, soufflé, or stew,
choose a cheese to chop and chew!



APPLAUSE!  APPLAUSE!  APPLAUSE!

JoAnn wins a signed copy of a Cork and Fuzz book.  Congrats!

My thanks to all who joined the fun and entered.  Your poems were wonderful, and I consider you all winners!

 

Introducing Our Poetry Contest Judge

  • Jun. 23rd, 2008 at 7:32 AM



CANDLEWICK PRESS

It's my pleasure to announce that the judge for the CHEESY POETRY CONTEST
 will be editor Andrea Tompa from Candlewick Press!

We have twelve entries (whoo-whoo!) and I'll send them to Andrea without the authors' names on them.  (Of course, if she requests a name or three, I'll be happy to give them to her.)  Andrea will be out of the office for a few days, so as soon as she gets back and has a chance to read the poems and select a winner, I'll post a huge YA-WHOOO! on my blog, announcing the winner. 

Thanks for playing along, fellow writers, and for being patient just a little while longer.