The BlackBerryPeach Prizes for Poetry (BBP3): Spoken and Heard Publications
National Federation Of State Poetry Societies, Inc.

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  BlackBerry Peach Prize Poems  BBP3

Each year the National Federation of State Poetry Societies sponsors the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Prizes (BBP3), a contest developed to honor the trend toward poetry as a spoken, performance art. This art takes many forms, from open mic events in coffee houses and other venues, to competitive poetry slams. The BBP3 contest awards significant cash prizes to the winners ($1,000 for first place) and publishes the winning poets in this book, in audio form on soundcloud.com and in a video on YouTube.com. The 2022 winners include Wesley Frazier-Keyes. Raymond Jimenez, Jessica Temple, Kashvi Ramani, Sue Fagalde Lick, and Kevin W. Campbell.

 Spoken word versions of this year's winners can be found at
soundcloud.com/blackberrypeach2022 		 BBP3
BlackBerry Peach Poetry Prizes is an annual competition sponsored by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) that celebrates written poetry also performed on stage. Spoken Word poetry has led to a revival in the popularity of poetry over the past several decades. Slam poetry competitions are held around the world, and hip-hop/rap is another popular form of the genre. The 2021 winners include four-time slam world champion Ed Mabrey and multi-award winning poet Jennifer Hambrick. Other well-known poets on this year's winners list include Julie Shavin, Susann Moeller, and Paula J. Lambert. Also known as BBP3, the competition offers significant cash prizes to the winners. Spoken word versions of this year's winners can be found at   BBP3
This book is a compilation of the winners' poems in the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Prizes contest for 2020, a major national competition for written and spoken word poetry. The judged contest is sponsored annually by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies and features a top prize of $1000. Prizes go to the top three finishers. This year's contest awarded four honorable mentions. Spoken word versions of this year's winners can be found at
soundcloud.com/blackberrypeach2020		  
The National Federation Of State Poetry Societies is proud to present this collection of poetry from the winning poets in the 2019 BlackBerry Peach Poetry Prizes, judged on the excellence of their written poetry along with their spoken word presentation. Listen to the poets’ performances of their poems by visiting www.soundcloud.com/blackberrypeach2019. The annual BlackBerry Peach Poetry Prizes competition offers significant cash awards to the winners. Spoken word versions of this year's winners can be
found at
soundcloud.com/BlackBerryPeach2019		 BBP3
The National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) hosts the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Prizes each year with a top prize of $1,000. In a unique format, the poets are judged on both their written poems and their spoken word performances. The 2018 first place winner is Rosemerry Trommer of Colorado, followed by Susan Chambers from Minnesota in second, and Ryan Jones of Georgia in third place. Betty Bleen of Ohio was honorable mention. The first three places receive cash prizes. The winning poems are published in this book and can be heard performed at soundcloud.com/BlackBerryPeach2018 BBP3

The Blackberry Peach awards are for written and spoken prize winning poems selected in a national competition annually by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). This book contains the six prize winners in written and spoken poetry for 2017.. The winning poems are published in this book and can be heard performed at soundcloud.com/bbp-poetry-awards BBP3_2017