The Year's Best Poetry on Twitter

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Poetry Shorty Award Winner

As determined by the Real-Time Academy.

Poetry Shorty Award Leaders

1st

One Stop Poetry

Where Poets, Writers, & Artists meet. Co-founded by @Moondustwriter @Bmiller007 @petemarshall1 @Dustus + @cmschoenfeld @aurinth @beachanny @jesskristie

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149 votes in poetry
473 votes in art
9 votes in poet
7 votes in entertainment
6 votes in a

2nd

Samuel Peralta

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137 votes in poetry
12 votes in poet
4 votes in art
3 votes in revolution
1 vote in author

3rd

Frankie

The Izzard of Wahs, the Russell Brand of doggies, didn't get a Shorty Award & DOESN'T CARE. Follow policy: http://www.tadwilliams.com/blog/comments.aspx?id=434

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57 votes in poetry
5 votes in dogsrule
2 votes in po
1 vote in shortyvotes
1 vote in frankiethatscompletebullshit

4th

StevenMGrant

Just a man living, working and drinking in NYC. Every now and again I write self indulgent poems to amuse myself.

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43 votes in poetry
2 votes in customerservice
1 vote in entertainment

5th

Michele Brenton

Published poet, mother, compulsive blogger (http://banana.blog.co.uk) trying to make a living at poetry. Lost cause anyone? LOL.

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37 votes in poetry
4 votes in humor
1 vote in socialmedia

6th

Adam Dustus

Author, poet, blogger, and a co-founder of @Onestoppoetry alongside @petemarshall1 @bmiller007 @moondustwriter + @cmschoenfeld @aurinth @beachanny @jesskristie

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29 votes in poetry
12 votes in art
1 vote in government
1 vote in music
1 vote in ff

7th

claire

Married to Spider.Mum,poet-published 2010[Simply Haiku,American Tanka,Red Lights etc]blog with @Nature__Lover at http://skimmingthewater2011.wordpress.com/ too

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23 votes in poetry
1 vote in design
1 vote in aros

8th

Emilie Autumn

Sounds like the best cup of English Breakfast spiked with cyanide and smashed on your antique wallpaper...

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22 votes in poetry
483 votes in music
205 votes in author
133 votes in mentalillness
89 votes in fashion

9th

Shân Ellis

Lost soul, single mum, published writer, dreamer, geek, nerd, dork! also proud owner of http://afterdarknessfalls.wordpress.com

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12 votes in poetry
4 votes in tech
2 votes in art
2 votes in other

10th

Khakjaan Wessington

The cannibal canine's the symbol of quality. I write http://toylit.blogspot.com, operate http://combatwords.blogspot.com, RT humor&lit & fux w/ jackasses.

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14 votes in poetry
2 votes in nominate
1 vote in art

11th

Poetweetry

exploring the nexus of poetry and Twitter in 140 characters or less

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9 votes in poetry
2 votes in author

12th

Jack Daw

Thirty-something and staggering between the absolute and the relative in the Great Plains of South Dakota.

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8 votes in poetry
6 votes in buddhism
5 votes in zendouchebaggery
2 votes in religion
1 vote in tedhaggard

13th

Gabriel Gadfly

Poet and blogger writing out of central Alabama.

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7 votes in poetry

13th
(tie)

April Higney

Mother First! ~Poet~Illustrator~Artist~Writer~Author ~ Amazon Author Page:http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004LKMFWG ~ www.createspace.com/3520145

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7 votes in poetry
4 votes in art
1 vote in tech
1 vote in photography
1 vote in jazz

14th

Leslie Moon

Love God. Published poet and author. Advocate 4 children with special needs and the arts. One Stop Poetry co-founder Live on the Moon - visitors welcome

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9 votes in poetry
17 votes in art
4 votes in tech
1 vote in design
1 vote in usguys

15th

Elisha May

birds, dandelions, and apples stolen from backyard trees.

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6 votes in poetry

16th

Pete Marshall

British poet, & author of the Darkened Tales Series & My Struggle With Unemployment. Oh yeah and co-founder of SHORTY award winning @onestoppoetry

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8 votes in poetry
4 votes in art
2 votes in winner
2 votes in americans

17th

Jem

Poet | Writer | Haiku Happy | Plato’s Fifth Element | Painting life's path with @traceimages http://traceimages.zenfolio.com/jemfyr/mosaiquejourney

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5 votes in poetry
1 vote in art

17th
(tie)

BluegrassPoet

I write poetry. I live in Kentucky.

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5 votes in poetry

18th

Khristy Creams

Adult themed entertainer, artist, model, writer, Twitter poetess. Creator of the underground artwork © Entertainment Art Theater - E.A.T. KHRISTY CREAMS™

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