poetry contest

About Us Enter Song Judges Prizes Updates Sponsors Newsletter Rules Help Contact

November 2004 Results

November's winners and finalists include songwriters from England, Australia, Korea, Sweden, Ireland, Bulgaria, The United States, Nigeria, Scotland, England, Iceland, Denmark, and Canada. 

 

*You may need Windows Media Player to listen to the audio files.

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Jeff Price - Pray (Grafton, West Virginia)

Finalists

Elaine Johnson - Night Before Christmas (New Castle, England)
Timothy Franklin - Vetoed Fruit (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
John Hoelscher - A Different Drummer (Walkersville, Maryland)
Robert Hill - See Me In The Colors (Olympia, Washington)

 

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Chrissi King - Take a Chance (Gosford, Australia)

Finalists

Kwack Younee  - Hurting (Seoul, Korea)
Stefan Nygren - If You Were Here (Ekero, Sweden)
Paul Rasmusson - Some Hearts Must Be Broken (North Hollywood, California)
Judy Wu - People Pleasing Junkie (Houston, Texas)

 

Folk

Winner

Tabitha Monet - Adventures Of Me And Me (Houston, Texas)

Finalists

Teresa Redmond - Sugar Brown Road (Cecilia, Kentucky)
Karen Layer - The Bracelet (Chicago, Illinois)
Louis Valore - Remember Me (Brooklyn, New York)
Gary Rand - I Got A Right To Know (Auston, Massachusetts)

 

Dance/Electronic

Winner

Hayley Marsden - I Can't Do That (El Cerrito, California)

Finalists

Nathaseth Srekhampha - Love, Life, & Music (Norwalk, Connecticut)
Thomas Janak - How Many Times (Dublin, Ireland) 
Chris Korsak - Rushing Through (Portland, Oregon)
Damyan Dimitrov - Imagination Track (Bulgaria)

 

Lyrics Only

Winner

Osemwiengie Oviasuyi - Lilly (Benin City, Nigeria)

Finalists

Janice Leverett - Layaway (San, Antonio, Texas)
Michael Phillips - Hurt Me Heal Me (Glasgow, Scotland)
Richard Stephenson - Premonition (Concord, California)
Lana Lee Cary - A Hard Act To Follow (Carrollton, Virginia)

 

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Joseph Anz - D.E.E.P (Granada Hills, California)

Finalists

Rodney Gouraige - Pimp Thangz (Georgetown, Texas)
Ernesto Hiroshi - LA Playaz (Fullerton, California)
Gabe Lehner - Samurai (Encinitas, California)
Shereece Storrod - Running Away (Birmingham, England)

 

Country

Winner

Cory Thomas - Ghost Town (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Finalists

Noah Chasin - When Will I See You (Mill Neck, New York)
Antoinette Nesbitt - Rhythm And Brews (Marshall, Texas)
Paul Curcio - Lonesome Heart (Brooklyn, New York)
Mike Heape - Outlaw Back To Country (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina)

 

Pop

Winner

Todd Thorvaldsson -  I Am (Reykjavik, Iceland)

Finalists

Casper Tornoe - Beauty Of A Crying Man (Herning, Denmark)
Chaz Nikias - Are You Missing Me (Scottsdale, Arizona)
Gunnar Ringsted - I Want To Be (Borgarfjordur, Iceland)
John Rode - Here (Los Angeles, California)

 

Rock

Winner

Lourds - And She Was (New York, New York)

Finalists

Clifford Taylor - Fountain Of Youth (Eagleville, Pennsylvania)
Jared McCasland - Everybody Knows (Texarkana, Texas)
Anthony Buscemi - You'll Know When You Get There (Columbus, Ohio)
Luis Actis - Words and Skin and Bone (Chesterfield, Missouri)

 

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Sharon Schoenfeldt - Waterfall ( Lakeland, Florida)

Finalists

Jay Park - Appreciation (Beverly Hills, California)
Liquid Blue - Making Up (Encinitas, California)
Tom Beckman - River (Ligonier, Pennsylvania)
Rita Struik - Forest Aire (Ontario, Canada)