Breakup Nonet Challenge Winners
An inside look into the Vocal Curation Team's favorite poems from the Breakup Nonet Challenge
Well, we all know it’s true. Breakups are horrible — but hey, at least you get to make art, right? So thanks to all of you for either mining or imagining your romantic dismay for our Breakup Nonet challenge.
Our winner is Gabriel Huizenga with Airport Love and its metaphor of flight — there’s nothing like a liminal space to expand the heart. In second place is Gina C’s Separate Stars & Worlds: we loved those eyes of fireflies, and all the rest.
And congratulations too to all of our 25 runners-up. We added a runner-up for each day we were late to share this fantastic news. We were so impressed with the submissions and so glad this challenge motivated so many of you to enter. Cathy Holmes’ Bitter Coffee left a nice taste in our mouths; Poppy’s Disassembled acknowledged pain while giving hope; Alexandria Stanwyck’s image of a kite in Letting Go was poignant.
We’re appreciative of your wisdom here at Vocal. Here’s to the healing power of words.
You can check out the full list of winners HERE and learn about our current challenges below:
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
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Congratulations to Gabriel Huizenga for winning the Breakup Nonet Challenge with 'Airport Love'—what a brilliant metaphor for the emotional turbulence of breakups! Also, hats off to Gina C for 'Separate Stars & Worlds,' which beautifully captured the fleeting, yet powerful imagery of fireflies. It's inspiring to see such creativity and depth in each submission. Kudos to all the runners-up for their evocative contributions; your work truly showcases the healing power of poetry. Excited to see what future challenges bring!"https://lightroomapkapp.com/
A massive congrats to all the winners!! So excited to see some new names up there, including my own :)
Congrats!!!!
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Congratulations! Well done, friends!
Amazing
This was such a wonderful surprise!! Super grateful to be among so many other amazing poets on the platform. <3 <3
Way to go Vocal vermin!
Congrats to Gabriel (that was one of my personal favourites that I read) and to Gina C, and it was nice to read a crapton of people I'm actually familiar with in the runner's up list. Even if that Paul guy isn't among there. Happy to lose to a strong bunch of entries! Well done all.
Congratulations everyone
Happy to see lots of our favourite Vocal poets names here ! 🌟🙏🏻👌 Well done all 💥
Congratulations to all the winners!! Well done!!
Congratulations for all the winners 🏆.
Congratulations, all!!
Well done, everyone!
Congrats one and all!! 😁
I am so incredibly honored by this placing - a wonderful and so very encouraging surprise!! Deeply grateful to be able to write and share in this warm community, and very much looking forward to reading more of the genuine insight and creativity drawn out in this challenge. Congratulations, everyone!! And much love to all :)
So flattered to be chosen as a runner up! Thank you so much everyone for all the kind words and encouragement. 🙏🥰🙏
Oh 🥹 I’m so surprise, honored, and thrilled to have placed 2nd!! Thank you so much Vocal, and congrats to everyone!! 🤗💙💙💙
Congratulations everyone
Congratulations!!!
Congrats everyone!!!!!!
Congratulations everyone
Congratulations, all!
Congratulations to all of the winners!! 🥳🥳✍️