A big thank you to Billy the Blogging Poet for hosting the contest and to the 44 of you who voted for me.
And now a hearty congratulations to Amy King, whose victory was, at least in part, due to her giant billboard. 
The final results can be seen here.
Please consider visiting the blogs of the poets who were in the contest.
Bob Hazelton of AveragePoet.com
Steven Schroeder of poetry, philosophy, poetics…
Laurel K Dodge of Possum
Michael Parker of Michael Parker’s Journal
Collin Kelley of Collin Kelley
Alex Gildzen of Arroyo Chamisa
Sherry Chandler of SherryChandler.com
Sam Rasnake of sam of the ten thousand things
Levari of Night Book
Sandra Beasley of Chicks Dig Poetry
Kasey Silem Mohammad of Lime Tree
Rebbecca Loudon of Radish King
Rob Mackenzie of Surroundings
Helen Losse of Windows Toward the World
Pris Campbell of Songs To A Midnight Sky
Amy King of AmyKing.org
Lorna Dee Cervantes of Lorna Dee Cervantes
Nick Bruno of They Shoot Poets
And of Billy the Blogging Poet.
Thanks to Billy and for my friends who nominated me for the opportunity to be among these fine poets.
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April 30, 2007 at 12:52 am
Jana Allard
Aw shucks! Well, you were still in the top ten! YEAH!
April 30, 2007 at 1:19 am
Brian Allard
Yeah and Hooray for The Lady of the Day, Helen! You are a winner with the 44 of us who voted! Congratulations on making the top 10. A top 10 finish, don’t you have enough points now to race in the championships? LOL
April 30, 2007 at 3:49 am
Tomas
Thank you dear Helen, for the hearty reply- the review- the painful remark…
I dont care about the name at all. You can name it for yourself as you just want. I dont think the name can change though a lot.
That is the reason why the same pictures have different names on different sites. That depend on the mood of s moment. I feel responsibility just for the picture, for the view that dont change.
It was sorry to read your response. It dwells with a range cold and that grieves the most. I thought you as my best friend who has viewed all my sites. It looks as if you become angry, but I didnt feel guilty a bit. Sorry.
April 30, 2007 at 6:47 am
earthpal
Well done Helen and congratulations.
I second what Brian said…you’re a winner to all your 44 voters.
April 30, 2007 at 8:39 am
helenl
Hi Jana, Brian and Eartpal, Thanks for all your support. This was fun.
Hi Tomas, I’ll come over to your site a bit later.
April 30, 2007 at 3:36 pm
hockamama
helen, I can say with all sincerity that you’re my very favoritest poet! love and hugs.
April 30, 2007 at 3:39 pm
helenl
Thank you, Holly.
April 30, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Alex Gildzen
just remember how many nominations it took before Susan Lucci won an Emmy.
April 30, 2007 at 5:23 pm
helenl
Hi Alex. Just think of it this way: There’s a growing list poets who are inelligible to run, and Amy just joined. LOL
April 30, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Billy Blogging Poet
Helen,
In case you’re interested we’re working on some ideas locally as well. Any ideas are welcome.
It’s been great and with 44 votes I’m sure someone will nominate you in ‘08.
April 30, 2007 at 10:39 pm
helenl
Thanks Billy. Keep me informed. I’m working on a book of poems, and I’m the Poetry Editor for The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature http://www.deadmule.com/ , so I’m busy enough. But it would be nice to meet some folks locally.
May 1, 2007 at 10:23 am
Collin Kelley
It was fun and a pleasure to get to virtually know you.
May 1, 2007 at 11:33 am
helenl
Indeed, it’s a pleasure to “know” you, too. Don’t be a stranger.
May 2, 2007 at 8:46 am
Pris
Hi Helen
You’ve gotta love that billboard:-)
We gave it a good run, though, didn’t we? It was fun.
May 2, 2007 at 10:05 am
helenl
Hi Pris, I don’t know about the “run.” LOL But it sure was fun!
The billboard was a cool idea. And I’m sure Amy know lots more poets than I do.
May 2, 2007 at 6:47 pm
writeathome
Hi Helen,
I’ve been very busy since coming back to Oregon, but I had to take a minute to see how you did in the contest. Being in the top 10 is not bad! With the publicity you received from this contest, I’m sure you’ll do even better next year.
May 2, 2007 at 7:19 pm
helenl
Thanks Carol. It was a lot of fun. And who knows what the future will bring.