2024 Contest Results
1. NFSPS Founders Award (to honor Mary B. Wall) Judge: Kevin Rabas # Entries 348
1st Place: Lynn Farmer, Decatur, GA
“Anyone Could Know”
2nd Place: Lynne Schmidt, Norway, ME
“The Jeans”
3rd Place: Lisa Toth Salinas, Spring, TX
“To Be Homeless”
HM1: David Bond, Del Rio, TX
HM2: Julia Meylor Simpson, Groton, CT
HM3: Pat Underwood, Colfax, IA
HM4: Christine Irving, Denton, TX
HM5: Holly E. Antoun, Golden, CO
HM6: Laurie Kolp, Beaumont, TX
HM7: Tony Fusco, West Haven, CT
2. The Margo Award
Judge: Sue Walker # Entries 189
1st Place: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
“Odysseus Takes the Scenic Route”
2nd Place: John W. Crawford, Arkadelphia, AR
“The Path Back”
3rd Place: Irene Alderson, Minneapolis, MN
“Migration”
HM1: Jocelyn Ajami, Chicago, IL
HM2: Crystie Cook, Sandy, UT
HM3: Christine Irving, Denton, TX
HM4: Barbara J. Funke, St. George, UT
HM5: Manuel L. English, Poulsbo, WA
HM6: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
HM7: Marcia Jones, Evergreen, CO
3. Social Critique Poetry Award
Judge: JoLea Johnson # Entries 154
1st Place: Joel Passey, Layton, UT
“Adding to the Abode of My Heart”
2nd Place: Diane Glancy, Gainesville, TX
“A Game of Scrabble: I Draw More Letters from the Bag”
3rd Place: Jade Rosina McCutcheon, Salem, OR
“Our Place”
HM1: Amy Irish, Lakewood, CO
HM2: Mary Beth Magee, Poplarville, MS
HM3: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
HM4: Sara Gipson, Scott, AR
HM5: Dennis R. Patton, Alexander, AR
HM6: Cheryl Van Beek, Wesley Chapel, FL
HM7: Candace Kubinec, Greensbrug, PA
4. Donald Stodghill Memorial Award (Members Only) Judge: Joe Cavanaugh # Entries 179
1st Place: Mary Alice Higgs, Roxie, MS
“The World Is Too Much for Me Today”
2nd Place: Betty Ann Whitney, Wesley Chapel, FL
“The Girl in the Photograph”
3rd Place: Valerie Szarek, Louisville, CO
“Coyote Willows”
HM1: Sara Gipson, Scott, AR
HM2: Sylvia Collins, South Hamilton MA
HM3: Sunny Bridge, Fort Collins, CO
HM4: V. Kimball Barney, Kaysville, UT
HM5: Laurie Kolp, Beaumont, TX
HM6: Jon Sebba, Murray, UT
HM7: Barbara J. Funke, St. George, UT
5. Winners’ Circle Award
Judge: Lennart Lundh # Entries 167
1st Place: Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Pontiac, IL
“Last Night”
2nd Place: Joy McDowell, Springfield, OR
“Night Rain”
3rd Place: LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
“Where Children Play”
HM1: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM2: Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL
HM3: Catherine McGuire, Sweet Home, OR
HM4: Norman Thomas Marshall, Guilford, CT
HM5: Robert V. Davis, West Haven, UT
HM6: Julie Cummings, Conifer, CO
HM7: Lynne Schmidt, Norway, ME
6. NFSPS Board Award
Judge: Julie Cummings # Entries 46
1st Place: Mike Wahl, Athens, AL
“Traveling with Intent”
2nd Place: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
“London, England 1665”
3rd Place: Richard R. Cuyler, Middlebury, VT
“More”
HM1: Laura Mahal, Fort Collins, CO
HM2: Karen Kay Bailey, Blanchard, OK
HM3: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
HM4: Dennis R. Patton, Alexander, AR
HM5: Faith Canright, Portland, OR
HM6: Gail White, Breaux Bridge, LA
HM7: Stephen Schwei, Houston, TX
7. Stone Gathering Award
Judge: Barbara Funke # Entries 169
1st Place: Joan Hofmann, Collinsville, CT
“Day After Removal of the Sling from a Broken Radial Head in the Elbow of my Right-Dominant Arm”
2nd Place: Judith Feenstra, Maple Lake, MN
“Pa”
3rd Place: Tane Kim, Irvington, NY
“Eating Watermelon”
HM1: Lynne McNamara, Longmont, CO
HM2: Anita Krotz, Salt Lake City, UT
HM3: Mark Terry, Orlando, FL
HM4: Joy McDowell, Springfield, OR
HM5: Lisa Kamolnick, Blountville, TN
HM6: Mary R. Stanko, London, Ontario, Canada
HM7: Connie Green, Lenoir City, TN
8. Poetry Society of Texas Award (Members Only) Judge: Katie Sarah Zale # Entries 176
1st Place: Prosser Stirling, Washington, DC
“Cowboy Movie”
2nd Place: Pamelyn Casto, Granbury, TX
“A Dry Cry Comes”
3rd Place: Patricia Barnes, Wyandotte, MI
“Ennui”
HM1: Nancy Simmonds, Fort Wayne, IN
HM2: Martha H. Balph, Millville, UT
HM3: Barbara J. Funke, St. George, UT
HM4: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
HM5: LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
HM6: Joy McDowell, Springfield, OR
HM7: Sheila Tingley Moore, San Antonio, TX
9. Jim Barton, Bard of the Pines Award
Judge: Alida Rol # Entries 125
1st Place: Katherine Nelson-Born, Pensacola, FL
“The Surrender”
2nd Place: Lori Anne Goetz, Germantown, TN
“What Was Left, What Was Lost”
3rd Place: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
“Passing through the Pines, 1831”
HM1: Sonya Manes, Tucson, AZ
HM2: Elaine Zimmerman, Hamden, CT
HM3: Terry Miller, Richmond, TX
HM4: Allison Thorpe, Lexington, KY
HM5: Cheryl Van Beek, Wesley Chapel, FL
HM6: Valerie Szarek, Louisville, CO
HM7: Barry Lewis, Lee’s Summit, MO
10. Lucille Morgan Wilson Memorial Award
Judge: M. Palowski Moore # Entries 160
1st Place: Mark Terry, Orlando, FL
“At the Bath”
2nd Place: K. Hamblen, Baton Rouge, LA
“Under the Garden”
3rd Place: Lorraine Jeffery, Orem, UT
“Kaleidoscope”
HM1: Sam Wright, Lakewood, OH
HM2: Carolyn Campbell, Evergreen, CO
HM3: Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
HM4: Rita Cassell, Lakewood, CO
HM5: Martha H. Balph, Millville, UT
HM6: Jon Sebba, Murray, UT
HM7: Amy Irish, Lakewood, CO
11. Al Laster Memorial Award (Members Only)
Judge: Leith Jones # Entries 164
1st Place: Lynda La Rocca, Salida, CO
“After Rabindranath Tagore and the Dancing Woman”
2nd Place: Dawn Kawahara, Lihue, HI
“Unveiling Two Paintings by Frida Kahlo as Her Epitaph”
3rd Place: David Bond, Del Rio, TX
“Gladys Loss”
HM1: Dennis R. Patton, Alexander, AR
HM2: Prosser Stirling, Washington, DC
HM3: Melissa Huff, Champaign, IL
HM4: Amy Irish, Lakewood, CO
HM5: Barbara J. Funke, St. George, UT
HM6: Donna Pucciani, Wheaton, IL
HM7: Julia Meylor Simpson, Groton, CT
12. The Countee Cullen Poetry Prize
Judge: Dan Liberthson # Entries 53
1st Place: Julianza Shavin, Fountain, CO
“Tough Transition”
2nd Place: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
“At the Awards Ceremony”
3rd Place: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
“Voice from God’s Garden”
HM1: Charles K. Firmage, Eloy, AZ
HM2: Julia Keefer, Tucson, AZ
HM3: Laurie Kolp, Beaumont, TX
HM4: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
HM5: D. E. Green, Northfield, MN
HM6: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
HM7: Mary Beth Magee, Poplarville, MS
13. Arizona State Poetry Society Award
Judge: Alan Perry # Entries 154
1st Place: Prosser Stirling, Washington, DC
“On the Night of Shooting Stars”
2nd Place: Jane Stuart, Flatwoods, KY
“His Waxen Wings”
3rd Place: Julie Martin, Saint Paul, MN
“Ungrasp”
HM1: Terri Klein, Albuquerque, NM
HM2: Marcia Jones, Evergreen, CO
HM3: Amy Irish, Lakewood, CO
HM4: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM5: Ellen Lee, Denver, CO
HM6: Betty Ann Whitney, Wesley Chapel, FL
HM7: V. Kimball Barney, Kaysville, UT
14. Jim Barton Memorial Award (Members Only)
Judge: Connie Jordan Green # Entries 164
1st Place: Donna Pucciani, Wheaton, IL
“Bank of the River Oise”
2nd Place: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
“Icebergs”
3rd Place: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
“Better Than New England’s Fall”
HM1: Sara Gipson, Scott, AR
HM2: Chris Boldt, Temple, TX
HM3: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
HM4: Markay Brown, St. George, UT
HM5: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
HM6: Jocelyn Ajami, Chicago, IL
HM7: Pat Underwood, Colfax, IA
15. Alabama State Poetry Society Award
Judge: Dr. Diane M. Clark # Entries 77
1st Place: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
“Epiphany”
2nd Place: Janet Ruth, Corrales, NM
“This Lighter Load”
3rd Place: Tilli Urban, Denver, CO
“All Alone”
HM1: Donna Geise, Owens Cross Roads, AL
HM2: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM3: Laura Mahal, Fort Collins, CO
HM4: Mary Beth Magee, Poplarville, MS
HM5: Rita Geil, Carson City, NV
HM6: Fred Briggs, Lake Mary, FL
HM7: Chris Boldt, Temple, TX
16. Land of Enchantment Award
Judge: Ida Kotyuk # Entries 132
1st Place: Susan Wurtzburg, Salt Lake City, UT
“Blue Skies Beckon”
2nd Place: Marilyn LT Klimcho, Reading, PA
“Greener Pastures”
3rd Place: Nancy Cook, Saint Paul, MN
“Niwaki”
HM1: Alexandra Shandrenko, New Market, MD
HM2: Cathy Hollister, Hermitage, TN
HM3: Dr. Emory D. Jones, Iuka, MS
HM4: Sheila Tingley Moore, San Antonio, TX
HM5: Jerry V. Buchanan, Johnson City, TN
HM6: Michael Spears, Sandy, UT
HM7: Sandra McGarry, Fort Collins, CO
17. Poet’s Work Award
Judge: Charmaine Pappas Donovan # Entries 125
1st Place: Allison Joseph, Carbondale, IL
“Still Every Woman”
2nd Place: Connie Green, Lenoir City, TN
“Song of the Empty Flowerpot”
3rd Place: Prosser Stirling, Washington, DC
“Ogygia”
HM1: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
HM2: Terry Miller, Richmond, TX
HM3: Carolyn Campbell, Evergreen, CO
HM4: Nancy Christopherson, Baker City, OR
HM5: Barbara J. Funke, St. George, UT
HM6: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM7: Diane Glancy, Gainesville, TX
18. The Listening Poem Award
Judge: Lynda La Rocca # Entries 156
1st Place: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
“Book Marked”
2nd Place: Patricia Barnes, Wyandotte, MI
“Listening to Water Pray”
3rd Place: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
“In the Walls”
HM1: Kristin Lenz, Royal Oak, MI
HM2: Laura Trigg, Chesterfield, MO
HM3: Janice Canerdy, Potts Camp, MS
HM4: Nancy Simmonds, Fort Wayne, IN
HM5: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
HM6: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
HM7: Dena R. Gorrell, Edmond, OK
19. Mildred Cummings Memorial Award
Judge: Susan Stevens Chambers # Entries 110
1st Place: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
“Gold”
2nd Place: Allison Thorpe, Lexington, KY
“The Kitchen Table Discusses Family Meals”
3rd Place: Sunny Bridge, Fort Collins, CO
“Heartbreak Potatoes”
HM1: Sarah Russell, Denver, CO
HM2: E. King, Elgin, IL
HM3: Jonathan Bennett, Lakeland, TN
HM4: Cynthia Storrs, Nolensville, TN
HM5: Susan Maxwell Campbell, Mansfield, TX
HM6: Michael Owens, Cypress, TX
HM7: Terri Klein, Albuquerque, NM
20. Power of Women Award
Judge: Anamarie Wilkins # Entries 142
1st Place: Mary Beth Magee, Poplarville, MS
“STEAM Girl”
2nd Place: Travis Park, Noblesville, IN
“Unyielding Spirit”
3rd Place: Alexandra Shandrenko, New Market, MD
“I Am a Woman”
HM1: Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR
HM2: Faith Canright, Portland, OR
HM3: Linda R. Payne, Ramsey, MN
HM4: Diane Neff, Longwood, FL
HM5: Erica Mattson, Royal Oak, MI
HM6: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
HM7: Erika Seshadri, Lamy, NM
21. The Virginia Corrie-Cozart Memorial Award Judge: Carol Clark Williams # Entries 143
1st Place: Susan Chambers, Mankato, MN
“Footsteps in the Snow”
2nd Place: Donna Isaac, Inver Grove Hts., MN
“geometry”
3rd Place: Laura Trigg, Chesterfield, MO
“Losing the 1860 Farmhouse”
HM1: Catherine McGuire, Sweet Home, OR
HM2: Joyce Allen, Ankeny, IA
HM3: Rita Cassell, Lakewood, CO
HM4: Cheryl Van Beek, Wesley Chapel, FL
HM5: Nancy Simmonds, Fort Wayne, IN
HM6: Lynda La Rocca, Salida, CO
HM7: Sheila Tingley Moore, San Antonio, TX
22. Mildred Vorpahl Baass Remembrance Award (Members Only) Judge: Patricia Tiffany Morris # Entries 96
1st Place: Laura Mahal, Fort Collins, CO
“What Cats Dream Of”
2nd Place: Stephanie DuPont, Sugar Hill, GA
“A Scratched Symphony”
3rd Place: Travis Park, Noblesville, IN
“Enchanted Purr”
HM1: Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Pontiac, IL
HM2: Martha H. Balph, Millville, UT
HM3: Christine Irving, Denton, TX
HM4: Anita Krotz, Salt Lake City, UT
HM5: Lori Anne Goetz, Germantown, TN
HM6: Virginia Gilbert, Madison, AL
HM7: Jennifer Rood, Grants Pass, OR
23. League of Minnesota Poets Award
Judge: Jill Angel Langlois # Entries 168
1st Place: John R. Seksay, Augusta, ME
“Almost Touching”
2nd Place: Susan Maxwell Campbell, Mansfield, TX
“Thursday the Twelfth”
3rd Place: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
“My Brother Died This Morning”
HM1: Sara Gipson, Scott, AR
HM2: Vicky Dovenspike, Salem, IA
HM3: Virginia Mortenson, Des Moines, IA
HM4: Daniel Liberthson, Cottage Grove, OR
HM5: Mary Permann, Grimes, IA
HM6: S. Evan Walters, Lebanon, IN
HM7: Cade Huie, Grand Prairie, TX
24. Jessica C. Saunders Memorial Award
Judge: Barbara Blanks # Entries 93
1st Place: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
“Redundant Doors”
2nd Place: Erica Reid, Fort Collins, CO
“Scarf”
3rd Place: Sam Wright, Lakewood, OH
“To A Mermaid”
HM1: Elizabeth Horrocks, Wilmslow, UK
HM2: Karen Kay Bailey, Blanchard, OK
HM3: Diane Glancy, Gainesville, TX
HM4: Lorraine Jeffery, Orem, UT
HM5: Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL
HM6: Sara Gipson, Scott, AR
HM7: Janet Ruth, Corrales, NM
25. Poetry Society of Indiana Award
Judge: Karen Kay Bailey # Entries 107
1st Place: Patricia Tiffany Morris, Bondurant, IA
“yesterday’s storm”
2nd Place: Donna Pucciani, Wheaton, IL
“Glitter”
3rd Place: Jerry V. Buchanan, Johnson City, TN
“Fulgurate”
HM1: Delores Walker, Oklahoma City, OK
HM2: Prosser Stirling, Washington, DC
HM3: Cheryl Van Beek, Wesley Chapel, FL
HM4: Sylvia Collins, South Hamilton, MA
HM5: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM6: Daniel Liberthson, Cottage Grove, OR
HM7: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
26. Nevada Poetry Society Award (Members Only) Judge: Nancy Susanna Breen # Entries 66
1st Place: V. Kimball Barney, Kaysville, UT
“Shall I Compare Thee to a Bale of Hay?”
2nd Place: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
“Avoiding a Chore on a Saturday Morning”
3rd Place: Carie Juettner, Richardson, TX
“Hysterics”
HM1: Martha H. Balph, Millville, UT
HM2: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
HM3: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
HM4: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM5: Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
HM6: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
HM7: Dena R. Gorrell, Edmond, OK
27. William Stafford Memorial Award
Judge: Nancy Flynn # Entries 171
1st Place: Heather Anderson, Albuquerque, NM
“Here, at the end of the world”
2nd Place: Janet Ruth, Corrales, NM
“Pieces of Heaven”
3rd Place: K. Hamblen, Baton Rouge, LA
“Under the Cover of Charm”
HM1: Pamelyn Casto, Granbury, TX
HM2: Pam Tucker, Powell Butte, OR
HM3: Elaine Zimmerman, Hamden, CT
HM4: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
HM5: Sunny Bridge, Fort Collins, CO
HM6: Jim Brosnan, Assonet, ME
HM7: Marleine Yanish, Denver, CO
28. Columbine Poets of Colorado Award (Members Only) Judge: Donna Salli # Entries 159
1st Place: Amy Irish, Lakewood, CO
“Looking in Frida’s Mirror”
2nd Place: Lorrie Wolfe, Fort Collins, CO
“I Worry About It All”
3rd Place: Laura Mahal, Fort Collins, CO
“The Process by Which a Poetry Class Supplies Its Cells and Tissues with Oxygen”
HM1: Anita Krotz, Salt Lake City, UT
HM2: Dennis R. Patton, Alexander, AR
HM3: Dawn Kawahara, Lihue, HI
HM4: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
HM5: Sandra McGarry, Fort Collins, CO
HM6: B Shawn Clark, Englewood, FL
HM7: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
29. Morton D. Prouty & Elsie S. Prouty Memorial Award Judge: Julie Allyn Johnson # Entries 185
1st Place: Deborah Goschy, Eagle Lake, MN
“The Prairie Man”
2nd Place: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
“Overnight in Tikal”
3rd Place: Rita Geil, Carson City, NV
“Lyons Creek Trail”
HM1: Rajiv Kumra, San Jose, CA
HM2: Hugh Findlay, Durham, NC
HM3: Sherri Stepakoff, Needham, MA
HM4: Connie Green, Lenoir City, TN
HM5: Belle Schmidt, Longmont, CO
HM6: Allison Thorpe, Lexington, KY
HM7: Cheryl Van Beek, Wesley Chapel, FL
30. Loretta Diane Walker Memorial Award (Members Only) Judge: Emily Strauss # Entries 163
1st Place: Sunny Bridge, Fort Collins, CO
“Fifty-Six Words on Breathing”
2nd Place: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
“Power Outage”
3rd Place: Sandra McGarry, Fort Collins, CO
“One Evening”
HM1: Kristin Middleton, Albuquerque, NM
HM2: Julie Cummings, Conifer, CO
HM3: Markay Brown, St. George, UT
HM4: Patricia Barnes, Wyandotte, MI
HM5: Martha H. Balph, Millville, UT
HM6: Charles K. Firmage, Eloy, AZ
HM7: Elizabeth Horrocks, Wilmslow, UK
31. Utah State Poetry Society Award
Judge: Jason Ervin # Entries 111
1st Place: Christine Irving, Denton, TX
“Her Body”
2nd Place: Julianza Shavin, Fountain, CO
“Transfiguration”
3rd Place: Sunny Bridge, Fort Collins, CO
“Learning to Swim While Drowning”
HM1: Laura Mahal, Fort Collins, CO
HM2: Jeff Ward, Trinity, TX
HM3: Rita Geil, Carson City, NV
HM4: Larry Witherspoon, Little Rock, AR
HM5: Karen Betstadt, Denver, CO
HM6: Derek Healy, Malvern, UK
HM7: Trina Lee, Oklahoma City, OK
32. Illinois State Poetry Society Award
Judge: Lorrie Wolfe # Entries 105
1st Place: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
“0.0002%”
2nd Place: Robert Schinzel, Argyle, TX
“East or West at the River’s Shore”
3rd Place: Elaine Palencia, Champaign, IL
“A Creek in Illinois”
HM1: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
HM2: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
HM3: Milton Bates, Marquette, MI
HM4: Elizabeth Horrocks, Wilmslow, UK
HM5: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
HM6: Jon Sebba, Murray, UT
HM7: Dr. Emory D. Jones, Iuka, MS
33. The Robbie Award
Judge: Michael Comiskey # Entries 103
1st Place: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
“Death devours all lovely things”
2nd Place: Julianza Shavin, Fountain, CO
“Who Wanted to Remain”
3rd Place: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
“Theoretical”
HM1: Lisa Toth Salinas, Spring, TX
HM2: Rob Burgess, Oklahoma City, OK
HM3: Lynne Schmidt, Norway, ME
HM4: Faith Canright, Portland, OR
HM5: Lori Anne Goetz, Germantown, TN
HM6: Nancy Cook, Saint Paul, MN
HM7: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
34. Iowa Poetry Association Award
Judge: Catherine Moran # Entries 119
1st Place: Marilyn LT Klimcho, Reading, PA
“Flights of Imagination”
2nd Place: Patricia Tiffany Morris, Bondurant, IA
“The King’s Words”
3rd Place: Robert Schinzel, Argyle, TX
“Changing Leaves”
HM1: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
HM2: Stephen Schwei, Houston, TX
HM3: Lynne McNamara, Longmont, CO
HM4: Anita Krotz, Salt Lake City, UT
HM5: Louise Cook, Sandy, UT
HM6: Terrie Jacks, Ballwin, MO
HM7: Dennis R. Patton, Alexander, AR
35. Wallace Stevens Memorial Award (Members Only) Judge: Mark Andrew James Terry # Entries 53
1st Place: Janice Canerdy, Potts Camp, MS
“Ridiculous!”
2nd Place: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
“The Morning Wood”
3rd Place: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
“No Hiding Place”
HM1: Diane Neff, Longwood, FL
HM2: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
HM3: Robert Schinzel, Argyle, TX
HM4: John W. Coppock, Tuttle, OK
HM5: Bestsy M. Hughes, Oakwood, OH
HM6: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
HM7: Richard R. Cuyler, Middlebury, VT
36. Poetry Society of Oklahoma Award
Judge: Patricia Thrushart # Entries 60
1st Place: Laurie Kolp, Beaumont, TX
“After Eating at Rudy’s on Lake Ontario”
2nd Place: Jonathan Bennett, Lakeland, TN
“By the Water”
3rd Place: Crystie Cook, Sandy, UT
“Down the Mustang Trail”
HM1: Lisa Kamolnick, Blountville, TN
HM2: Erica Reid, Fort Collins, CO
HM3: Nancy Breen, Loveland, OH
HM4: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
HM5: Richard Ramsey, Des Moines, IA
HM6: Jennifer Rood, Grants Pass, OR
HM7: Mona Mehas, Noblesville, IN
37. Ohio Award
Judge: Susan Maxwell Campbell # Entries 174
1st Place: Susan Chambers, Mankato, MN
“October 12th: No Special Occasion”
2nd Place: Renee Moenk-Corkery, Cedar Rapids, IA
“Pocket Lint”
3rd Place: Mary Ann Meade, Lansdowne, PA
“At Memorial for Drown Children”
HM1: Sheila Tingley Moore, San Antonio, TX
HM2: Nancy Christopherson, Baker City, OR
HM3: Pamelyn Casto, Granbury, TX
HM4: Laurie Kolp, Beaumont, TX
HM5: Polly Opsahl, Oscoda, MI
HM6: Elaine Zimmerman, Hamden, CT
HM7: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
38. WyoPoets Award
Judge: Lori Goetz # Entries 85
1st Place: Nancy Cook, Saint Paul, MN
“Tinta”
2nd Place: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
“The Guernsey Ruts”
3rd Place: Jennifer Rood, Grants Pass, OR
“A Fine Monument”
HM1: Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL
HM2: Anita Krotz, Salt Lake City, UT
HM3: Beverly A. Joyce, Land 0’ Lakes, MN
HM4: Rob Burgess, Oklahoma City, OK
HM5: Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL
HM6: Patricia J. Koch, Warr Acres, OK
HM7: Carolyn Campbell, Evergreen, CO
39. Florida State Poets Association, Inc. Award
Judge: Jessica Temple # Entries 62
1st Place: Jerry V. Buchanan, Johnson City, TN
“Walking in Sand”
2nd Place: Faith Canright, Portland, OR
“Florida Odyssey”
3rd Place: Virginia Mortenson, Des Moines, IA
“State of Sun and Solace”
HM1: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM2: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
HM3: Patricia Barnes, Wyandotte, MI
HM4: Edward Rosick, Dewitt, MI
HM5: Erika Seshadri, Lamy, NM
HM6: Gwen Gunn, Guilford, CT
HM7: Beth Honeycutt, Denton, TX
40. Poetry Society of Michigan Award
Judge: Valerie Szarek # Entries 147
1st Place: Pam Tucker, Powell Butte, OR
“Mending with Moths”
2nd Place: Emily Ellison, Portland, OR
“Pandiculation”
3rd Place: Joan Hofmann, Collinsville, CT
“A Night of Pleasure”
HM1: Diane Glancy, Gainesville, TX
HM2: Amy Irish, Lakewood, CO
HM3: Pamelyn Casto, Granbury, TX
HM4: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM5: Sam Wright, Lakewood, OH
HM6: Julianza Shavin, Fountain, CO
HM7: Christine Irving, Denton, TX
41. Mississippi Poetry Society Award
Judge: Frank Iosue # Entries 90
1st Place: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
“The Reunion”
2nd Place: Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
“As Love Evolves”
3rd Place: Diane Neff, Longwood, FL
“Duet”
HM1: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
HM2: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
HM3: Karen Morris, Pensacola, FL
HM4: Jennifer Rood, Grants Pass, OR
HM5: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
HM6: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
HM7: James Tweedie, Long Beach, WA
42. Poetry Society of Tennessee Award (Members Only) Judge: Christina M. Flaugher # Entries 94
1st Place: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
“Culinary Art”
2nd Place: LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
“Some Cook!”
3rd Place: Ruth Keally, Athens, GA
“Rat-a-tat-tat”
HM1: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
HM2: Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL
HM3: Delores Walker, Oklahoma City, OK
HM4: Virginia Mortenson, Des Moines, IA
HM5: Patricia Barnes, Wyandotte, MI
HM6: Dennis R. Patton, Alexander, AR
HM7: Michael Owens, Cypress, TX
43. Miriam S. Strauss Memorial Award
(Members Only) Judge: Sarah Wood # Entries 46
1st Place: Robert Schinzel, Argyle, TX
“The Unknown Made Known”
2nd Place: Terry Miller, Richmond, TX
“a second crossing”
3rd Place: Michael Spears, Sandy, UT
“The Drowning of St. Thomas”
HM1: Stephanie DuPont, Sugar Hill, GA
HM2: Mark Terry, Orlando, FL
HM3: Mary R. Stanko, London, Ontario, Canada
HM4: Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
HM5: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
HM6: Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL
HM7: Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL
44. Jesse Stuart Memorial Award
Judge: Mary Beth Bretzlauf # Entries 136
1st Place: Manuel L. English, Poulsbo, WA
“A Time Ago”
2nd Place: Dennis R. Patton, Alexander, AR
“Evening’s Bookmark”
3rd Place: Fred Briggs, Lake Mary, FL
“The Path Well Taken”
HM1: LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
HM2: Louise Brown, Arvada, CO
HM3: Louise Cook, Sandy, UT
HM4: Diane Neff, Longwood, FL
HM5: Mary Permann, Grimes, IA
HM6: Kait Quinn, Minneapolis, MN
HM7: Catherine McGuire, Sweet Home, OR
45. Barbara Stevens Memorial Award
Judge: Pat Mottola # Entries 164
1st Place: Laurie Kolp, Beaumont, TX
“Tanning with Sister Breeds Skin Cancer”
2nd Place: Amy Irish, Lakewood, CO
“Stay of Execution”
3rd Place: Deborah Goschy, Eagle Lake, MN
“The First Loss”
HM1: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM2: Louise Brown, Arvada, CO
HM3: Robert Schinzel, Argyle, TX
HM4: Martha H. Balph, Millville, UT
HM5: Richard R. Cuyler, Middlebury, VT
HM6: Rita Geil, Carson City, NV
HM7: James D. Neiswender, Denton, TX
46. Missouri State Poetry Society Award
Judge: Alicia Clavell McCall # Entries 52
1st Place: Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
“Under the Gateway Arch”
2nd Place: Kathy Cotton, Anna, IL
“Show Me Your Names”
3rd Place: Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
“The Show-me Shake-up”
HM1: Harrison Morris, Hudson, NY
HM2: Stephen Schwei, Houston, TX
HM3: Laura Rodley, Shelburne Falls, MA
HM4: Barry Lewis, Lee’s Summit, MO
HM5: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
HM6: Mary R. Stanko, London, Ontario, Canada
HM7: Faith Canright, Portland, OR
47. Save Our Earth Award
Judge: Eleanor Berry # Entries 108
1st Place: Susan Wurtzburg, Salt Lake City, UT
“Crows of Hawai’i”
2nd Place: Laura Rockhold, Long Lake, MN
“The Burning”
3rd Place: Cheryl Van Beek, Wesley Chapel, FL
“Native Dancers”
HM1: Julia Keefer, Tucson, AZ
HM2: Nancy Cook, Saint Paul, MN
HM3: Lisa Kamolnick, Blountville, TN
HM4: Terri Klein, Albuquerque, NM
HM5: Janice L. Freytag, Souderton, PA
HM6: Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City, UT
HM7: Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL
48. Massachusetts State Poetry Society Award
Judge: Russell Strauss # Entries 142
1st Place: Nancy Cook, Saint Paul, MN
“Sleeping with the Ancestors”
2nd Place: Mary R. Stanko, London, Ontario, Canada
“The History of What Is Said”
3rd Place: Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
“The Grindylow”
HM1: Diane Glancy, Gainesville, TX
HM2: Pam Tucker, Powell Butte, OR
HM3: D. E. Green, Northfield, MN
HM4: Deborah Goschy, Eagle Lake, MN
HM5: Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City, UT
HM6: Dr. Emory D. Jones, Iuka, MS
HM7: Pat Underwood, Colfax, IA
49. Maine Poets Society Award
Judge: Amy Levitin Graver # Entries 84
1st Place: Mike Wahl, Athens, AL
“Advisory”
2nd Place: Mary Ellen Orvis, Sun City Center, FL
“Haiku, Common now: the whale”
3rd Place: Gwen Gunn, Guilford, CT
“The Fire This Time”
HM1: Betsy M. Hughes, Oakwood, OH
HM2: Martha H. Balph, Millville, UT
HM3: Nancy Cook, Saint Paul, MN
HM4: Heather Anderson, Albuquerque, NM
HM5: Mark Terry, Orlando, FL
HM6: Sheila Tingley Moore, San Antonio, TX
HM7: Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
50. The Poets Northwest Award (Members Only)
Judge: Marleine Yanish # Entries 86
1st Place: Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL
“Downtown Cathedral”
2nd Place: Randy K. Schwartz, Ann Arbor, MI
“The Bee Sting”
3rd Place: Paul Buchheit, Chicago, IL
“A City Street, December, 8pm”
HM1: Sarah Russell, Denver, CO
HM2: Harvey Stone, Johnson City, TN
HM3: Terry Miller, Richmond, TX
HM4: Catherine McGuire, Sweet Home, OR
HM5: Louise Brown, Arvada, CO
HM6: Nancy Simmonds, Fort Wayne, IN
HM7: Pat Underwood, Colfax, IA
51. Student Award: Grades 9 – 12
Judge: Ann Copeland # Entries 25
1st Place: Clara Principe, Little Rock, AR
“A Date: A Time: A Place:”
2nd Place: Joe Boone, Searcy, AR
“I See an Angel”
3rd Place: Mariposa Farrand, Corvallis, OR
“Circe; Watching Pigs”
HM1: Samantha Olvey, Little Rock, AR
HM2: Via Anderson, Asheville, NC
HM3: Olivia Nony, Little Rock, AR
HM4: Jason Grebenchenko, Arvada, CO
HM5: Avery Greenburg, Los Angeles, CA
HM6: Alanna Stein, Voorhees, NJ
HM7: Claire Ding, Cherry Hill, NJ
52. Poetry in the Classroom Award: Grades 6 – 8 Judge: Shari Crane Fox # Entries 9
1st Place: Katelyn DeMelfi, Cheyenne, WY
“Broken in Cabinet”
2nd Place: Renee Buda, State College, PA
“I Have Lost”
3rd Place: Kenna Christy, Aurora, CO, CO
“Memories”
HM1: Clara Hollerer, Santa Barbara, CA
HM2: Davis North, Penn State, PA
HM3: K.D. O’Dell, Cheyenne, WY
HM4: Srihari Kumaresan, Urbandale, IA
HM5: Maeve Elliott, Port Matilda, PA
HM6: Ansel Niedermyer, State College, PA
53. Poetry in the Classroom Award: Grades 3 – 5 Judge: Shari Crane Fox # Entries 6
1st Place: Colin Underwood, Burlington, IA
“Lovable Cats”
2nd Place: Isabella Gram, Burlington, IA
“I Can’t Do My Homework Today”
3rd Place: Milo Osbourne, Burlington, IA
“I Can’t Do My Homework”
HM1: Oliver Cooperman, Burlington, IA
HM2: Tobey Hollenbeck, Burlington, IA
HM3: Regina Critser, Burlington, IA