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In 2004, I set out to create a venue for all poets who wanted to share, discuss and contemplate Muslim culture through the art of poetry. I am happy to announce that the debut Muslim Voices Anthology (2006) has now been published and I thank each one of you for making all that went into hosting, judging, editing and publishing Muslim Voices a success. During 2005, contest entries trickled in, and by the end of deadline I had received approximately 45 poems and 25 poets competing in the first Muslim Voices Poetry Contest. There were many entries that showed merit but only 6 poems were given special recognition. No monetary prizes were awarded, but for an artist who is driven to create, the aim is never money, but the acknowledgement that he or she has reached an audience and has shared a perspective, or a feeling so that it proliferates through the human experience. -- Corey Habbas, Editor http://muslimvoicespoetry.4t.com