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Valentine’s Day Rejection Poetry Contest
This year we held a Valentine’s Day contest on our Instagram page at @nushjournalism. Students wrote and submitted poems about rejection, and we received 81 poems in all. Below are the first to third place winners, as well as the honorable mentions and other entries. Congratulations to all winners!
3^0 sick
by turdle
The child scuttles
Giddy to confess – […]
sock – a poem
by sean
Her socks are much higher than an ordinary girl’s.
The sheer dark fabric so tight on her skin. […]
it’s raining (somewhere else)
by lim yi he
you don’t see what I see
you don’t hear what I hear […]
Choose Carefully
by zoe his
When the choices are all mixed
And our life, nearly dormant
Pray our minds be kept awake […]
Hougang Green
by tan yong yi
Curtain of malachite,
Tangle of green. […]
All Roads Lead To
by Lim Yi He
I left the nest as soon as I could fly,
Eager to soar, eager to try.
Been everywhere in a single night, […]
goldfish
by ang jing han
thoughts for your penny?
before i close my eyes and lose them […]
Insecurity
insecurity
isn’t just second guessing
your mother’s red heels […]
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