PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 

   Dear Members of NFSPS ~ It is a tremendous honor to be the President of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc., for the two year term of 2008-2010, and I am fully aware of the responsibility entrusted to me to insure that the founder’s vision for this wonderful organization is continued. My presidential medallion reminds me to stay true to that vision.
   I am very pleased to be the leading member on a really great team, comprised of the elected Executive Board and my Appointive Board, as well as those who are Advisors. (The NFSPS team roster is located on page 2 of Strophes.)
   Humbly, I hold the gavel engraved with the names of the past presidents of NFSPS, realizing that each gave unselfishly of their time while in office, each brought their own unique style to the leadership position. A distinctive policy of my administration will be that the team members whom you come in contact with will "go the extra mile" for you in every way possible. Expect excellent service, as you will receive it.
   As your President, I would like to hear from you. In fact, I would like to travel to where you are to speak to you about NFSPS at any meeting or event you would invite me to. I am proud of NFSPS and positive regarding the future!
~ Sincerely,

About the President, Poetically Speaking

   Nancy Baass of Victoria, Texas (in the southern, coastal bend region of the state), is the 28th President of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc., elected for the two year term of 2008-2010 at the49th NFSPS Annual Convention in Layton, Utah, June 19-22, 2008. She is the 6th member of the Poetry Society of Texas to serve as NFSPS President.
   Prior to her election, she served 12 years on the NFSPS Executive Board. During her four years, 1996-2000, as Historian (an elected position at that time), she began the “Histories of Member Societies” project. For three of those years, she served in the NFSPS Appointive Board position of Judges Chairman for the NFSPS Annual Contests of 1998, 1999 and 2000. During her eight years as 4th through 1st Vice President, 2000-2008, she served in the NFSPS Appointive Board position of Contest Sponsors/Brochure Chairman. She became an NFSPS member when she joined the Poetry Society of Texas in 1991. She has attended NFSPS Conventions since 1992, often serving at them as a Reader of winning poems.
   Serving her third year, 2005-2008, as Corresponding Secretary on the PST Executive Board, PST Meetings being held in Dallas, Texas, eight times a year, she will be leaving that position on September 1, having declined nomination for the next one year term. Continuing service to PST in appointed positions, she is currently in her second year as PST Annual Contests Chairman and her tenth year as equal Co-Chairman, with her Mother, Mildred Vorpahl Baass (Poet Laureate of Texas, 1993-1994 & 1994-1995),of the PST Annual Awards Banquet in Dallas, Texas, their years of service being 1994-1998 and2004-present; when not in charge, they have served as Greeters at the event. Throughout the years, she has volunteered her time at many PST Student Awards Festivals in Dallas, Texas.
   She served as equal Co-Host/Co-Chairman, with her Mother, of the 1995 and 2007 PST Summer Conferences held in Victoria, Texas, and has attended many held around the state. Involved in the planning stages and serving in many capacities throughout the 1996 NFSPS Annual Convention hosted by PST in Dallas, Texas, she received an NFSPS Special Award related to her efforts. She served for two years, as equal Co-Editor, with her Mother, of PST's A Book of the Year, 1997 and 1998, their work receiving an NFSPS Special Award. She was named a PST Councilor in 1995, and she was honored to receive the prestigious Hilton Ross Greer Outstanding Service Award in 1996, this annual award voted on by the entire PST membership. She continues to serve as a poetry contest Judge for PST and its Chapters, NFSPS and its Member Societies, as well as other organizations. She is a Sponsor of contests for PST and NFSPS. In 1996 and 1997, she served as Editor of A Galaxy of Verse and President of a Galaxy of Verse Literary Foundation to which many NFSPS members belong.
   A 1972 graduate of North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas), she holds a BFA degree in Art and feels that poetry is truly another form of artistic expression. Writing poetry since childhood, with award winning poetry to her credit in the past, she is a "private poet" at this point in her life.

Constellation Utah NFSPS Convention 2008

   The stars shone brightly this June in Utah at our annual Convention and those stars were you! What a great time we had renewing old friendships and making new.
   Thursday morning a group toured Salt Lake City’s historic and interesting sights. On Thursday evening, a theatre group entertained us with “Moods and Mania.” Friday morning, Alex Caldiero fascinated us with his performance poetry. He taught us how important sound is. The next day the Ogden Standard Examiner devoted the front page of their Davis County section to a photo and report of his presentation and our NFSPS Convention.
   Workshops and contest awards took the stage Friday and Saturday. Katherine Coles, Utah’s Poet Laureate, gave a useful workshop with three methods of generating ideas for poetry. Utah’s first Poet Laureate, David Lee, gave an interesting workshop and was the keynote speaker on Sunday evening, recalling his road to poetic success.
   Brad Roghaar, Sue Ranglack, Beverly Monestier, Kimberly Johnson, Deborah Bogen, Matt Kennington and Natasha Saje also had presentations at the Convention. Sunday morning, a tour went to Salt Lake City to attend a broadcast of The Spoken Word and music by the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Sunday evening, poets and partners danced to live music by a talented trio before dinner. After the meal, President Doris Stengel introduced and installed new officers of NFSPS: Nancy Baass of Texas as President and her new board. There were door prizes, poetry awards and many photo opportunities.
   Many thanks to Clarence Socwell and his committee for a great convention, to Marney Zambrano who handled registration and open readings, to Eric and Grace Read who managed the bookroom, to Theda Bassett who did a great job as tour guide on Sunday and her great job with the contest and to all who attended -- you made the Convention shine!
         ~Vera Ogden Bakker, USPS President

*****A NOTE FROM THE NFSPS PRESIDENT***** Sympathy and prayers are extended to Strophes Editor Caroline Walton,whose husband William “Bill” Bolich, passed away due to congestive heart failure on July 6, 2008, after being under Hospice care for over a month. Praise is due Caroline for producing her first issue of Strophes during such a sad time.

STROPHES August 2008
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
Organized October 17, 1959 Mary B. Wall, Founder
Officers elected at National Convention June 21, 2008, Salt Lake City, UT

Honorary Chancellor: Lewis Turco

NFSPS Bylaws, Article VI - Executive Board: Section A The Executive Board shall be comprised of all elected Officers of the NFSPS and the immediate past President. This body shall serve as the governing body of NFSPS.

Executive Board

President: Nancy Baass, 2306 N. DeLeon St., Victoria, TX 77901 - nbaass@earthlink.net

1st Vice President: Russell H. Strauss, 18 S. Rembert St., Memphis, TN 38104 - RSTRpoet@cs.com Membership

2nd Vice President: Jeremy Downes, 832 Tacoma Drive, Auburn, Al 36830 - downejm@auburn.edu Judges Selection

3rd Vice President: N. Colwell Snell, P.O. Box 520698, Salt Lake City, UT 84152-0698 - SBSenior@juno.com College/University Level Poetry

4th Vice President: Eleanor Berry, 22614 N. Santiam Hwy., Lyons, OR 97358 - eberry@wvi.com Stevens Manuscript Awards

Chancellor: Steven Concert, 6 Kitchen Ave., Harveys Lake, PA 18618 - paperlesspoetsonline@hotmail.com Youth Chair

1st Vice Chancellor: Caroline Walton, 6176 W. Pine- dale Circle, Crystal River, FL 34429 carowaltonb@tampabay.rr.com Strophes Editor

2nd Vice Chancellor: Dena Gorrell, 14024 Gateway Dr., Edmond, OK 73013 - thepoetlady@aol.com Poetry Day/Poetry Month Liason

Treasurer: Lucille Morgan Wilson, 2325 61st St., Des Moines, IA 50322 - lucille_e_wilson@hotmail.com

Secretary: Christine Delea, christinedelea@cs.com

Appointive Board

Contest Sponsors/Brochures: Mildred Vorpahl Baass, 408 E. Warren Ave., Victoria, TX 77901-4847 mybaass@yahoo.com

Convention Coordinator: Roslyn Ostler, 7685 Dell Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 - rosieo1@juno.com

Encore Editor: Valerie Bailey, 2207 Parkhaven Dr., San Antonio, TX 78232 - vbailey@satx.rr.com

Historian: Michael E. Strosahl, 2307 North A. St., Elwood, IN 46036 - mes.wordsmith@prodigy.net

Librarian: Peggy Zuleika Lynch, 4917 Ravenswood Dr. #260. San Antonio, TX 78227 - margrettel@aol.com

Manningham Trust Awards: Madelyn Eastlund, 310 S. Adams St., Beverly Hills, FL 34465, verdure@tampabay.rr.com

Manningham Advisor: Sam Wood, 1570 Auburn Way, Reno, NV 89502

Publicity: Deborah Halstead, 5604 Bagwell Point, Citrus Springs, FL 34434 - debbyh@tampabay.rr.com

Special Awards: Amy Jo Zook, 3520 State Rd. 56, Mechanicsburg, OH 43044

Website: Billy Pennington, P.O. Box 7842, Moore, OK 73153 zodnoyeb@aol.com

NFSPS Bylaws, Article VI - Advisory Board

Presidential Advisors to the President

Doris Stengal • Budd Powell Mahan
Madelyn Eastlund • Clarence P. Socwell

Parliamentarian & Legal Advisor to the Board
Susan S. Chambers
57310 166th Lane
Good Thunder, MN 56037
poetsue@aol.com

State Poetry Societies

Alabama: Alabama State Poetry Society, John Curbow, P.O. Box 241187, Montgomery, AL 36124
Arizona: Arizona State Poetry Society, Artiste-Te, 14030 N. 64th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85254 eteteak@peoplepc.com
Arkansas: Poets Roundtable of Arkansas, Barbara L. Mulkey, 9317 Claremore, Little Rock, AR 72227 blm-lmm@shcglobal.net
California: California State Poetry Society, Kate Ozbrin, 4781 Briarhill Dr., Yorba Linda, CA 92886 kateozbrin@yahoo.com
Colorado: Columbine Poets of Colorado, Anita Jepson- Gilbert, 89899 Yukon St., Westminster, CO 80021 anitajg5@aol.com
Connecticut: Connecticut Poetry Society, Christine Beck, Box 270554, W. Hartford, CT 06127 connpoetry@comcast.net
Florida: Florida State Poets Assoc., Robert E. Blenheim, 515 Silver Beach Ave. #10, Daytona Beach, FL 32118 rblenheim@aol.com
Georgia: Georgia State Poetry Society, Ron Self, Box 751, Columbus, GA 60513 smrws@aol.com
Illinois: Illinois State Poetry Society, John Quinn, 9500 Henrietta, Brookfield, IL 60513 quinn70@comcast.net
Indiana: Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs, Michael Strosahl, 2307 North A St., Elwood, IN 46036 Mes.wordsmith@prodigy.net
Iowa: Iowa Poetry Association, Jerry Ferrell (Pres.), 2801 61st Street, Des Moines, IA 50322 jerryferrell@mchsi.com
Kentucky: Kentucky State Poetry Society, A. Carol Scott, 190 Woodcrest Rd., Grayson, KY 41143 cscott@kcu.edu
Louisiana: Louisiana State Poetry Society, Pat Juelg, 12972 Arlingford Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70815 patsjuelg@cox.net
Maine: Maine Poetry Society, Robin Merrill, P.O. Box 316, Madison, ME 04950 merrill44@verizon.net
Massachusetts: Massachusetts State Poetry Society, Jeanette Maes, 64 Harrison Ave., Lynn, MA 01905 msps.jcmaes@comcast.net
Michigan: Poetry Society of Michigan, Andrew Christ, 2217 Tennessee St., Midland, MI 48642 riverjunctionpoets@gmail.com
Minnesota: League of Minnesota Poets, Charmaine Donovan, 18755 Tracside Rd., North Brenard, MN 56401 doubledranch@charter.net
Mississippi: Mississippi Poetry Society, Ann Carolyn Cates, 7471 Greenbrook Parkway, Southhaven, MS 38671 abbbccates@aik.cin
Missouri: Missouri State Poetry Society, Velvet Fackeldey, P.O. Box 1667, Lebanon, MO velpoet@yahoo.com
Nebraska: Nebraska State Poetry Society. Mary L. Maas, 601 Ivy St., Stanton, NE 68779 cjmaas@stanton.net
Nevada: Nevada Poetry Society, Sam Wood, P.O. Box 7014, Reno, NV 89510
New Hampshire: Poetry Society of New Hampshire, Patricia L. Frisella, 31 Reservoir Rd., Farmington, NH 03835 Frisella@worldpath.net
New Jersey: New Jersey Poetry Society, Edith Kaltovich, 12 Rydal Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 luciakalt@aol.com
New Mexico: New Mexico State Poetry Society, George L. Forrest, 14 la Mirada Loop, Beden, NM 87002 Gforrestiffin@msn.com
New York: New York Poetry Forum, Daniel Fernandez, 3604 Avenue S., Brooklyn, NY 11234
Ohio: Ohio Poetry Association, Bob Casey, 129 Columbus Rd., Fredericktown, OH 43019 bob@poeticaljourneys.com
Oklahoma: Poetry Society of Oklahoma, Michaeleen “Mikki” Pennington, P.O. Box 7842, Moore, OK 73153 wyndrdr@aol.com
Oregon: Oregon State Poetry Association, Sharon Roso, 10148 N. Allegheny, Portland, OR 97203 sjroso@earthlink.com
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Poetry Society, De Anna Spurlock, 110 S. Bedford St., Carlisle, PA 17013 despur@comcast.net
South Dakota: So. Dakota State Poetry Society, Cindy Stupnik, 1300 17th St. NE, Watertown, SD 57201
Tennessee: Poetry Society of Tennessee, Russell Strauss, 18 S. Rembert St., Memphis, TN 38104 rstrpoet@cs.com
Texas: Poetry Society of Texas, Marilyn J. Stacy, 7231 Alto Caro Dr., Dallas, TX 75248 dallasstacy@sbcglobal.net
Utah: Utah State Poetry Society, Vera Ogden Bakker, 784 W. 1400 North, West Bountiful, UT 84087 vera@xmission.com
West Virginia: West Virginia Poetry Society, Holly Cross, P.O. Box 295, Nitro, WV 25135 wvpoetry@yahoo.com
Wyoming: WyoPoets, Myra Peak, Box 404, 2200 Mississippi St., Green River, WY 82935 myra@peakenvironmental.com

Strophes

The newsletter of NFSPS is published four times a year: August, October, January and April. Next deadline for news in hand is August 25th. Please get your news in on time.

Caroline Walton 6176 W. Pinedale Circle Crystal River, Florida 34429 carowaltonb@tampabay.rr.com

About Strophies
Strophies is available without cost to all paid-up members of state societies when mailed in bulk to the president or other designated person. Individual subscriptions are $5 a year to cover handling costs. Special orders are mailed separately from the regular mailing. Single copies to individuals are $1, include a #10 SASE, specify issue. Each state president should appoint a reporter responsible for sending state news for each issue of Strophies. Please keep items to special highlights in order to leave room for other states ~ State Presidents! Please be sure to send to Strophies Editor the name and address of your state distributor and number of copies you require for your next issue. This is very important! Thank you…

Attention Strophies Reporters

Please notice deadlines. Email flies faster than snail mail and is easy for you to send me your reports that way. The 25th of the month is even a tight date because the information must be compiled, corrections made, taken to the printers and proofed, all before being packaged and sent out to you. It is a big job and I appreciate you all helping to make it run smoothly. Thanks for your understanding.
…Caroline Walton

Past NFSPS Presidents * Cecilia Parsons Miller * Jack Murphy * Clinton Larson * Barbara Stevens * Robert D. West * Henrietta Kroah * Edna Meudt * Jerry Robbins * Marvin Davis Winsett Pat Stodghill * Max Golightly Wanda Blaisdell * Hans Juergensen Ralph Hammond * Russell Ferrall Amy Jo Zook Jean Jenkins Susan S. Chambers * Catherine Case Lubbe Clarence P. Socwell Glenn Swetman Madelyn Eastlund * Carl Morton Budd Powell Mahan * Alice Briley Doris Stengel * Wauneta Hackleman *denotes deceased

2008 Contest Results

Category 1: NFSPS Founders Award (to honor Mary B. Wall) ($1500,$500,$250)
437 entries. Judge: Peter Huggins, Dept. of Eng.
9030 Haley Center, Auburn University AL 36849

1st Helen Keith Beaman, Provo, UT, You Sing Your Brothers
2nd N. Colwell Snell, Salt Lake City, UT, Dark Swallows
3rd Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX, Over Easy
1 HM Lee Carroll, Fort Worth, TX
2 HM Georgette Perry, Huntsville, AL
3 HM Christine Beck, West Hartford, CT
4 HM Claire van Breeman Downes, St. Cloud, MN
5 HM Mikal Lofgren, Salt Lake City, UT
6 HM Elaine Zimmerman, West Hartford, CT
7 HM Barbara Test, Denver, CO

Category 2: Winners Circle Award
($450, $320, $245) 267 Entries
Judge: Sandra Soli, 2702 Silvertree Dr. Oklahoma City OK73120

1st Gail Waldstein, Denver, CO. Qualify
2nd Donna Pucciani, Wheaton, IL., The Color of the Universe
3rd Kathryn E. Clement, Mesa, AZ., Skeleton Poem
1 HM Joseph LeFevre, Escanaba, MI
2 HM Anne Jones, Arlington, TX
3 HM Margo LaGattuta, Rochester, MI
4 HM Marianne Klekacz, Eddyville, OR
5 HM Vera Ogden Bakker, West Bountiful, UT
6 HM Trina Lee, Oklahoma City, OK
7 HM Martha P. Morrise, Roy, UT

Category 3: Almeda Boulton Memorial Award
($500, $300, $200) 332 Entries
Judge: Diane Glancy, 3508 W 73rd Terrace, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208

1st N. Colwell Snell, Salt Lake City, UT, Withdrawal
2nd Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL, Ironing in the Basement
3rd Marion Brimm Rewey, Verona, WI, The Coming of Wild Hours
1 HM Mary Christine Delea, Oregon City, OR
2 HM Gail Waldstein, Denver, CO
3 HM Anita M Krotz, Salt Lake City, UT
4 HM Albert R. Horrell, St. Charles, MO
5 HM Daniel Fernandez, Brooklyn, NY
6 HM C. Louise (Merillat) Delta, OH
7 HM Yvonne Nunn, Hermleigh, TX

Category 4: Mothers & Daughters Award
($150, $75, $25) 261 Entries
Judge: Helen S. Jones, 1321 Burmeister Rd., Fort Worth. TX 76134

1st Roberta Marggraff, Waterbury, CT, Hydra’s Daughters
2nd Rita Bowles, Washougal, WA, Counting a Life by Yellows
3rd Heather Duncan, Provo, UT, Things with Wings
1 HM Molly Saty, Newport, WA
2 HM Eleanor Berry, Lyons, OR
3 HM James F. Ahearn, Rochester, MI
4 HM Melinda B. Hipple, Toledo, OH
5 HM Katherine Roppel, Louisville KY
6 HM Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT 7 HM Colette Tennant, Salem, OR

Category 5: Georgia Poetry Society Award
($150, $75, $25) 100 Entries
Judge: Katherine Perry, 1501 E. Fairview Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106

1st Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN, The Southern Poets at Miss Higbee’s Finishing School, 1895
2nd Coleen T. Ward, Melbourne, FL, To My Dear Husband’s Dear Sister
3rd Edith Baker, Bountiful, UT, Kudzu Might Feed Your Cows, But It’s Become Quite a Zoo!
1 HM Rose Ann Spaith, Columbus, OH
2 HM Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA
3 HM Catherine L’Herisson, Garland, TX
4 HM Shirley Blackwell, Los Lunas, NM
5 HM Geneva Fulgham, Bellaire, TX
6 HM Larry Hand, Woodstock, GA
7 HM Elaine Zimmerman, West Hartford, CT

Category 6: Poetry Society of Texas Award
($125, $50, $25) 285 Entries
Judge: N. Colwell Snell, P. O. Box 520698, Salt Lake City, UT 84152-0698

1st Ginny Lowe Connors, West Hartford, CT, What the Beautiful Bird Revealed
2nd Ron Wallace, Durant, OK, October Rising
3rd Kathryn E. Clement, Mesa, AZ, Whipped Cream, Summer 1965
1 HM Georgette Perry, Huntsville, AL
2 HM Beverly L. Monestier, San Antonio, TX
3 HM Elaine W. Christensen, Sandy, UT
4 HM Samantha Le, San Jose, CA
5 HM Julie Nelson, Orem, UT
6 HM Mikal Lofgren, Salt Lake City, UT
7 HM James F. Gaines, Fredericksburg, VA

Category 7: Jack Murphy Memorial Award
($100, $60, $40) 232 Entries
Judge: Helen K. Beaman, 1305 S. Alpine Loop, Provo, UT 84606

1st Karen Gibson, Provo, UT, So That’s What It’s Called
2nd Doris Stengel, Brainerd, MN, Last Supper
3rd Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT Knowing the Steps
1 HM LaVerna B. Johnson, St. George, UT
2 HM Sarah Hull Gurley, Germantown, TN
3 HM L. C. Snell, Highland, UT
4 HM Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City, UT
5 HM Mary Ann Meiling, Midvale, UT
6 HM Linda Banks, Mesquite, TX
7 HM Gail Waldstein, Denver, CO

Category 8: Utah State Poetry Society Award
($100, $60, $40) 194 Entries
Judge: Carol Hamilton, 9608 Sonata Ct., Midwest City OK 73130

1st Joyce Kohler, Midway, UT, Disinterring the Civil War Dead
2nd Coleen T. Ward, Melbourne, FL, Walking with Ruby Bridges
3rd Kathleen Campbell, West Valley, UT, The Quiltwalk
1 HM David Hedges, West Linn, OR
2 HM Edith Baker, Bountiful UT
3 HM Kaye Voigt Abikhaled, Austin, TX
4 HM John K. Ottley, Jr., Alpharetta, GA
5 HM Robert G. Vessey, Brookings, SD
6 HM Judy Johns, Pleasant View, UT
7 HM Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN

Category 9: Florida State Poets Assn. Inc.
($100, $50, $25) 160 Entries
Judge: Christine Delea, 106 Randall Court, Oregon City, OR 97045

1st Dorothy J. Williams, Golden, CO., Haddie Bess Townsend
2nd Coleen T. Ward, Melbourne, FL, A Small Town Prostitute Speaks to the Small Town Women
3rd Edith Baker, Bountiful, UT, John Davidson
1 HM Shirley Valencia, Dayton, OH
2 HM Susan S. Chambers, Good Thunder, MN
3 HM Vivian R. Stewart, Piedmont, OK
4 HM Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines IA
5 HM Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas. TX
6 HM Colette Tennant, Salem, OR
7 HM Patricia Bruen Tacelli, Winthrop, MA

Category 10: Joseph V. Hickey Memorial Award
($75, $50, $25) 124 Entries
Judge: Janice Freytag, 122 N. School Lane, Souderton, PA 18964

1st Patricia Grimm, Layton, UT, Leaning Out
2nd Colette Tennant, Salem, OR, Spelling Test
3rd Marianne Klekacz, Eddyville, OR, Imagining Li Po Crossing
1 HM LaVerna B. Johnson, St. George, UT
2 HM Patricia Hale, West Hartford, CT
HM Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT
4 HM Loretta Diane Walker, Odessa, TX
5 HM Eleanor Berry, Lyons, OR
6 HM Robert J. Frederickson, West Valley City, UT
7 HM Beth Honeycutt, Denton, TX

Category 11: Alabama State Poetry Society Award
($75, $50, $25) 145 Entries
Judge: J. Paul Holcomb, 235 Shady Hill Lane, Double Oak, TX 75077

1st Glenna Holloway, Naperville, IL, Victims of a Murderous Queen
2nd Catherine L’Herisson, Garland, TX, Too Curious
3rd Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson, TX, Cutting Wood
1 HM Constance E. Boyle, Arvada, CO
2 HM Carol Christy White, Cave Creek, AZ
3 HM T. L. Hensel, Alpharetta, GA
4 HM Lee Carroll, Fort Worth, TX
5 HM Edith Baker, Bountiful, UT
6 HM Ann Gasser, West Reading, PA
7 HM Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission, KS

Category 12: Music Award
($75, $30, $20) 78 Entries
Judge: Lee Carroll, 3909 Gable Lane #611, Fort Worth, TX 76155

1st Caroline Walton, Crystal River, FL, Symphonic Improvisations
2nd Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Placerville, CO, Kokopelli’s Girlfriend Speaks with Dr. Ruth
3rd Debra Kuss, Corbin, KY, From 1964 Till Death Do Us Part
1 HM LaVerna B. Johnson, St. George, UT
2 HM David Hedges, West Linn, OR
3 HM Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
4 HM David L. Byrn, Prescott, AZ
5 HM William J. Wilson, Huntsville, AL
6 HM Mary Mullen, Reading, MA
7 HM Beverly L. Monestier, San Antonio, TX

Category 13: Two Ladies from Texas Award
($60, $40, $20) 104 Entries
Judge: Lucille Morgan Wilson, 2325 61st Street, Des Moines, IA 50322

1st Marney Hilton Zambrano, Tooele, UT, Master of Disguise
2nd Ann Gasser, West Reading, PA, My Great Adventure, Which My Mistress Calls a Cat-astrophe
3rd Michael E. Strosahl, Elwood, IN, Waking to Velcro
1 HM Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
2 HM Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson, TX
3 HM Lawrence W. Thomas, Ypsilanti, MI
4 HM Mary Mullen, Reading, MA
5 HM Larry Hand, Woodstock, GA
6 HM Doris Stengel, Brainerd, MN
7 HM Martha P. Morris, Roy, UT

Category 14: Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs Award
($50, $350, $250) 256 Entries
Judge: Madelyn Eastlund, 310 S. Adams Street, Beverly Hills, FL 34465

1st Beverly L. Monestier, San Antonio, TX, Spreading the Gospel
2nd Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK, Housewarming Gift
3rd Gay N. Blanchard, Holladay, UT, Island
1 HM Eleanor Berry, Lyons, OR
2 HM Esther Towns, Selma, IN
3 HM Larry Hand, Woodstock, GA
4 HM Geraldine C. Felt, Layton, UT
5 HM Elaine Christensen, Sandy, UT
6 HM Marilyn J. Stacy, Dallas, TX
7 HM Ron Wallace, Durant, OK

Category 15: Arizona State Poetry Society Award
($50, $30, $20) 245 Entries
Judge: Laurel Winter, P. O. Box 1114, Asheville, NC 28802

1st Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City, UT, A Boy and a Bear
2nd Susan Maxwell Campbell, Mansfield, TX, Lazarus
3rd Meredith R. Cook, Blue Earth, MN Another Type of Hoarding Obsession
1 HM Elaine L. Ipson, Stansbury Park, UT
2 HM Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, England
3 HM Amy L. Dengler, Gloucester, MA
4 HM Diana Festa, New York, NY
5 HM Margaret Gleave, Ainsdale, Southport, England
6 HM Marilyn Larrabee, Bountiful, UT
7 HM Kathryn E. Clement, Mesa, AZ

Category 16: William Stafford Memorial Award
($50, $30, $20) 255 Entries
Judge: Juanita Torrence- Thompson, P. O. Box 671058, Flushing, NY 11367-1058

1st Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT, Acceleration
2nd Carolyn Walker, Clarkston, MI, Watching My Father Clean Fish
3rd Virginia Mortenson, Des Moines, IA, You Can’t Save Cotton Candy
1 HM Martha P. Morrise, Roy, UT
2 HM Joseph Shaffer, Yuma, AZ
3 HM David L. Byrn, Prescott, AZ
4 HM Melinda B. Hipple, Toledo, OH
5 HM Sharon Lask Munson, Eugene, OR
6 HM Anne Pierre Spangler, Lebanon, PA
7 HM Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission, KS

Category 17: Nevada State Poetry Society Award
($50, $30, $20) 139 Entries
Judge: Colette Tennant, 2885 Grayhawk Ct. NW, Salem, OR 97304

1st Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Placerville, CO., In the Name of….
2nd Meredith R. Cook, Blue Earth, MN, Gabriel Explains
3rd Jane Logan, Sparks, NV., The Anguish of Darius the Median
1 HM Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson TX
2 HM Larry Hand, Woodstock, GA
3 HM LaVerna B. Johnson, St. George UT
4 HM Gay N. Blanchard, Holladay, UT
5 HM Marion Brimm Rewey, Verona, WI
6 HM Carol Christy White, Cave Creek, AZ
7 HM Joan Terry, Dallas, GA

Category 18: All Poets Award
($50, $25, $15, plus 2 HM $5 each)
Judge: Russell H. Strauss, 18 S. Rembert Street, Memphis, TN 38104

1st Polly Opsahl, Rochester Hills, MN, TightRope
2nd Pat Jordan, Pearl, MS, Eng. Lit. 102
3rd Barbara Ford, Poncha Springs, CO, The Smoke Break
1 HM Julie Nelson, Orem, UT
2 HM Susan Maxwell Campbell, Mansfield, TX
3 HM David L. Byrn, Prescott, AZ
4 HM Thomas M. Levy, Kingwood, TX
5 HM Joseph Shaffer, Yuma, AZ
6 HM Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson, TX
7 HM Regina Murray Brault, Burlington, VT

Category 19: New York Poetry Forum Award
($50, $30, $20) 220 Entries
Judge: Eleanor Berry, 22614 N. Santiam Hwy., Lyons, OR 97358

1st Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission, KS, PO-MS
2nd Susan S. Chambers, Good Thunder, MN Telling My Son About the Reader
3rd Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Placerville, CO, And This Is Why
1 HM Ron Self, Columbus, GA
2 HM Doris Stengel, Brainerd, MN
3 HM Claire van Breeman Downes, St. Cloud, MN
4 HM Audrey Cooke, Daytona Beach, FL
5 HM James F. Ahearn, Rochester, MI
6 HM Mary Christine Delea, Oregon City, OR
7 HM Donna Pucciani, Wheaton, IL

Category 20: League of Minnesota Poets Award
($50, $30, $20) 251 Entries
Judge: Jeremy M. Downes, 932 Tacoma Drive, Auburn, AL 36830

1st Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT, Made in the Phillippines
2nd Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR, The Taste of Salt
3rd Pepper Trail, Ashland, OR, The Icicle
1 HM Elaine Christensen, Sandy, UT
2 HM Gail Teachworth, Crystal River, FL
3 HM Alexandrina Sergio, Glastonbury, CT
4 HM Lee Carroll, Fort Worth, TX
5 HM Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT
6 HM Helen S. Jones, Fort Worth, TX
7 HM Leslie Shields, Savannah, GA

Category 21: Plains Poets Award
($50, $35, $15), 158 Entries
Judge: Susan Stevens Chambers, 57310 166th Lane, Good Thunder, MN 56037

1st Ron Self, Columbus, GA., Eighteen
2nd Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL, The Hub
3rd Elaine Christensen, Sandy, UT, Second Son
1 HM Viktor Tichy, Iowa City, IA
2 HM Helen S. Jones, Fort Worth, TX
3 HM Joshua Conklin, Oxford, CT
4 HM Mark F. Evans, Bethany, OK
5 HM Edith Baker, Bountiful, UT
6 HM Pat King, Albia, IA
7 HM Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN

Category 22: West Virginia Poetry Society Award
($50, $30, $20) 97 Entries
Judge: Dr. James Ryan, Dept of English, 9030 Haley Center, Auburn University, AL 36849

1st Rita Bowles, Washougal WA, A Butterfly that Danced Full-tilt
2nd Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission KS, Retroactive
3rd Edith Baker, Bountiful, UT, Sister Missionary in West Virginia
1 HM Donna Pucciani, Wheaton, IL
2 HM Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
3 HM Pat Durmon, Norfolk, AR
4 HM Betty Leake, West Chester, OH
5 HM E. P. Fisher, Pine Bush, NY
6 HM Kathryn E. Clement, Mesa, AZ
7 HM Betty A. Whitney, Wesley Chapel, FL

Category 23: Columbine Poets of Colorado Award
($50, $30, $20) 227 Entries
Judge: Kathleen Pederzani, 121 Grande Blvd., Sinking Spring, PA 19608

1st Susan S. Chambers, Good Thunder, MN, I Sleep a Crow Dream
2nd Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission, KS, The Radish
3rd Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City, UT, Marigold Night
1 HM Faye Williams Jones, Little Rock, AR
2 HM Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT
3 HM Mary Ann Meiling, Midvale, UT
4 HM Margery Dorfmeister, Buena Vista, CO
5 HM Rosalyn Ostler, Salt Lake City, UT
6 HM Christine Valentine, Birney, MT
7 HM Shirley Blackwell, Los Lunas, NM

Category 24: Morton D. & Elsie S. Prouty Memorial Award
($50, $30, $20) 260 Entries
Judge: Carole Timin, 1486 Constitution PL. E., Tallahassee, FL 32308

1st Kathryn E. Clement, Mesa, AZ, Mockingbird at Midnight
2nd Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Placerville, CO, While Trying to Fit in a Hike Before Arriving on Time to My Meeting
3rd Patricia Whiting, West Palm Beach, FL, Christmas Letter I Didn’t Write
1 HM Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX
2 HM Amy L. Dengler, Gloucester, MA
3 HM Stephanie Andrews, Melbourne Beach, FL
4 HM Shirley Ensrud, Blue Earth, MN
5 HM Pat King, Albia, IA
6 HM Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT
7 HM David Hedges, West Linn, OR

Category 25: Ohio Award
($50, $25, $15) 274 Entries
Judge: Elaine W. Christensen, 2568 E. Sego Lily Drive, Sandy, UT 84092

1st Kathryn E. Clement, Mesa, AZ, Asking for Directions
2nd Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT, Trade-off
3rd Steven Penticuff, Cincinnati, OH, To Jane Kenyon
1 HM Margo LaGattuta, Rochester, MI
2 HM Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA
3 HM Amy L. Dengler, Gloucester, MA
4 HM L.C. Snell, Highland, UT
5 HM Dennis Herschbach, Two Harbors, MN
6 HM James F. Gaines, Fredericksburg, VA
7 HM Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission, KS

Category 26: Humorous Poetry Award
($35, $25, $15) 197 entries
Judge: Jerri Hardesty, 1830 Marvel Rd., Brierfield, AL 35035

1st Darla Dee Burris, Alliance, OH, I Figure It’s Lost
2nd Jeannette L. Strother, Mansfield, TX, Midnight Feasts
3rd Carl J. Farmer, Arvada, CO, Hydraulics
1 HM Virginia Frey, Taft, TX
2 HM Esther Towns, Selma, IN
3 HM Marianne Klekacz, Eddyville, OR
4 HM Geneva Fulgham, Bellaire, TX
5 HM Naomi S. Simmons, Ft. Worth,TX
6 HM Grace Diane Jesson, Glenwood, UT
7 HM Jim Barton, Huttig, AR

Category 27: Our American Indian Heritage Award
($35, $25, $15) 143 Entries
Judge: Emma Bolden, Dept of Eng. 9030 Haley Center, Auburn University, AL 36849-5203

1st Gail Waldstein, Columbine, CO, ER Anemia
2nd Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, KY, Hi Ho, Tonto
3rd Betty Leake, West Chester, OH, Reservation
1 HM Markay Brown, Springville, UT
2 HM Susan Stevens Chambers, Good Thunder, MN
3 HM Marcia Molay, Wenham, MA
4 HM Gilda Kreuter, Delray Beach, FL
5 HM Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
6 HM Claire van Breeman Downes, St. Cloud, MN
7 HM Wanda Sue Parrott, Springfield, MO

Category 28: Missouri State Poetry Association Award
($25, $20, $15) 140 Entries Ju
dge: Larry E. Hand, 157 Churchcliff Dr., Woodstock, GA 30188

1st Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL, Childhood Days
2nd Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA, The Foreshadowing
3rd Marilyn J. Stacy, Dallas, TX, Good Planning Produces Positive Results
1 HM Noel J. Doyle, Leesburg, VA
2 HM Roberta Pipes Bowman, Haltom City, TX
3 HM Kathy Larson, Salt Lake City, UT
4 HM Catherine L’Herisson, Garland, TX
5 HM Anne Pierre Spangler, Lebanon, PA
6tHM Malu Graham, Memphis, TN
7 HM Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX

Category 29: Louisiana Sta
te Poetry Award
($235, $205, $15) 186 Entries Judge: Margo LaGattuta, 2134 W. Gunn Rd., Rochester, MI 48306

1st Dorothy J. Williams, Golden, CO, Gathering Sawdust
2nd Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Placerville, CO, And if I Were There, I Would Hold You and Not Say Anything
3rd Helen S. Jones, Fort Worth, TX, Lunch with Nancy
1 HM E. P. Fisher, Pine Bush, NY
2 HM Cordelia Jensen, Newport, PA
3 HM Coleen T. Ward, Melbourne, FL
4 HM Pauline Mounsey, Sun City West, AZ
5 HM Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT
6 HM Sharon Lask Munson, Eugene, OR
7 HM Ann Gasser, West Reading, PA

Category 30: Barbara Stevens Memorial Award
($25, $20, $15) 292 entries
Judge: Christina Flaugher, 57310 166th Place, Good Thunder, MN 56037

1st Michael E. Strosahl, Elwood, IN, Disturbing the Pond
2nd Shirley Handley, Harlingen, TX, Sudden Death
3rd Mikal Lofgren, Salt Lake City, UT, Geriatric
1 HM Catherine L’Herisson, Garland, TX
2 HM Becky Alexander, Cambridge, ONT, Canada
3 HM Juanita Wattes, Layton, UT
4 HM Rita Bowles, Washougal, WA
5 HM Trina Lee, Oklahoma City, OK
6 HM J. Paul Holcomb, Double Oak, TX
7 HM Regina Murray Brault, Burlington, VT

Category 31: Kentucky State Poetry Society Award
($25, $20, $15) 255 Entries
Judge: Elaine Ipson, 449 Country Club Drive, Stansbury Park UT 84074

1st Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City, UT, A Poem About Nothing
2nd Martha P. Morrise, Roy, UT, Calm Bird
3rd Joyce Kohler, Midway, UT, Saying Goodbye
1 HM Pauline Mounsey, Sun City West, AZ
2 HM Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
3 HM Carol Mauriello, Olive Hill, KY
4 HM Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL
5 HM Kitty Yeager, Arkadelphia, AR
6 HM Marion Brimm Rewey, Verona, WI
7 HM Mable Jean Caylor, Pennville, IN

Category 32: Dorman John Grace Memorial Award
($25, $20, $15) 157 Entries
Judge: Kolette Montague, 864 Bonita Way, Centerville, UT 84014

1st Merrijane Rice, Bountiful, UT, Sonnet for an Infant
2nd Alexandrina Sergio, Glastonbury, CT., Going in Style
3rd Shirley Valencia, Dayton, OH, Toad with a Tale
1 HM Emery L. Campbell, Lawrenceville, GA
2 HM Marilyn Larrabee, Bountiful, UT
3 HM Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL
4 HM Helen Keith Beaman, Provo, UT
5 HM Joyce Kohler, Midway, UT
6 HM Mikal Lofgren, Salt Lake City, UT
7 HM Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO

Category 33: Poetry Society of Oklahoma Award
($25, $20, $15) 175 Entries
Judge: Polly Opsahl, P O Box 80744, Rochester MI 48308-0744

1st Beverly L. Monestier, San Antonio, TX, Road West of Bagdad
2nd Christine Beck, West Hartford, CT, Princessville Road
3rd Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT, Slow Cruise into September
1 HM Judy Johns, Pleasant View, UT
2 HM Steven Susan Chambers, Good Thunder, MN
3 HM Helen Keith Beaman, Provo, UT
4 HM Marie Buckley, Hillsboro, OR
5 HM Edith Baker, Bountiful, UT
6 HM Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX
7 HM Doris Stengel, Brainerd, MN

Category 34: Minute Award
($25, $20, $15) 110 Entries
Judge: Budd Powell Mahan, 7059 Spring Valley Rd, Dallas TX 75254

1st Edith Baker, Bountiful, UT, Visiting My Father
2nd Larry E. Hand, Woodstock, GA., Walking Away
3rd Gail Teachworth, Crystal River, FL, Big Ben
1 HM Catherine L’Herisson, Garland, TX
2 HM Geraldine C. Felt, Layton, UT
3 HM Esther M Leiper, Jefferson, NH
4 HM Madelyn Eastlund, Beverly Hills FL
5 HM Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX
6 HM Lee Carroll, Fort Worth, TX
7 HM Pat Durmon, Norfolk, AR

Category 35: Save Our Earth Award
($25, $20, $15) 159 Entries
Judge: David Hedges, 20750 S Sweetbriar Rd, West Linn OR 97068-9329

1st Martha P. Morrise, Roy, UT, Song for the Boomers
2nd Beverly L. Monestier, San Antonio, TX, Mulch Mountain
3rd Larry E. Hand, Woodstock, GA, ‘Hotlanta’ Musters up a Cloud
1 HM Janet Watson, Wesley Chapel, FL
2 HM Pat King, Albia, IA
3 HM Wilda H Gallagher, Rockaway Park, NY
4 HM Regina Murray Brault, Burlington, VT
5 HM Marion Brimm Rewey, Verona, WI
6 HM Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN
7 HM Marilyn J. Stacy, Dallas, TX

Category 36: Ben Lomond Poets Award
($25, $20, $15) 154 Entries
Judge: Gail Teachworth, P. O. Box 3035, Crystal River, FL 34423

1st Helen S .Jones, Fort Worth, TX, The Hills of Hemingway
2nd Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission, KS, Unraveled: How Sound Once Turned Into Light
3rd Glenna Holloway, Naperville, IL, Homing in on the High Signs
1 HM Susan S. Chambers, Good Thunder MN
2 HM Beverly L. Monestier, San Antonio, TX
3 HM E. P. Fisher, Pine Bush, NY
4 HM Kitty Yeager, Arkadelphia, AR
5 HM Marilyn Larrabee, Bountiful, UT
6 HM Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL
7 HM Elaine L. Ipson, Stansbury Park, UT

Category 37: Massachusetts StatePoetry Award
($25, $20, $15) 221 Entries
Judge: John S. Summerfield, Jr., P. O. Box 1946, Auburn, AL 36831-1946

1st Linda Banks, Mesquite, TX, Charm String
2nd N. Colwell Snell, Salt Lake City, UT, Deadhead
3rd Jim Barton, Huttig, AR, Final Fling
1 HM Madelyn Eastlund, Beverly Hills FL
2 HM Donna Pucciani, Wheaton, IL
3 HM L. C. Snell, Highland, UT
4 HM Von S. Bourland, Happy, TX
5 HM Laura A. Lionello, Chicago, IL
6 HM Lou Gatlin, Wichita Falls, TX
7 HM Eleanor Berry, Lyons, OR

Category 38: Poetry Society of Tennessee Award
($25, $20, $15) 158Entries
Judge: Meredith R. Cook, 427 N. Gorman St., Blue Earth, MN 56013

1st John W. Crawford, Arkadelphia, AR, Ballad of the Bog
2nd Frank M. DeCaria, Ogden, UT, Werewolf
3rd Kitty Yeager, Arkadelphia, AR, Ghost Rider
1 HM Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL
2 HM Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX
3 HM Catherine L’Herisson, Garland, TX
4 HM Lou Gatlin, Wichita Falls, TX
5 HM Mary Mullen, Reading, MA
6 HM Shirley Valencia, Dayton, OH
7 HM Audrey Cooke, Daytona Beach, FL

Category 39: Poetry Society of Michigan Award
($25, $20, $15) 211 Entries
Judge: DeAnna Spurlock, 110 So .Bedford St., Carlisle, PA 17013

1st Eleanor Berry, Lyons, OR, Tender Red
2nd Maurine Haltiner, Salt Lake City, UT, Labors of Love
3rd N. Colwell Snell, Salt Lake City, UT, Cormorant
1 HM Joyce Kohler, Midway, UT
2 HM Mikal Lofgren, Salt Lake City, UT
3 HM Jeanette Maes, Lynn, MA
4 HM Polly Opsahl, Rochester, MI
5 HM Heather Duncan, Provo, UT
6 HM Martha P. Morrise, Roy, UT
7 HM Marianne Klekacz, Eddyville, OR

Category 40: Lighten Your Life Award
($25, $20, $15) 176 Entries
Judge: Valerie Martin Bailey, 2207 Parhaven Dr., San Antonio, TX 78232

1st Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL, Rodin’s the Thinker
2nd Geneva Fulgham, Bellaire, TX, La Plume De Ma Tante
3rd Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX, Without a Lesson
1 HM Helene Stallcup, Conway, AR
2 HM Linda Banks, Mesquite, TX
3 HM Martha P. Morrise, Roy, UT
4 HM Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
5 HM Donna Jones, Statesboro, GA
6 HM Alice King Greenwood, Odessa, TX
7 HM Rachel Kulp, Gentry, AR

Category 41: Iowa Poetry Society Award
($25,$20, $15) 192 Entries
Judge: Nancy Baass, 2306 N. DeLeon St., Victoria, TX 77901-4812

1st Kitty Yeager, Arkadelphia, AR, A Little Stump House in a Brier Patch
2nd Esther Towns, Selma, IN, Wish or Not?
3rd Doris Swearingen, Weirton, WV, One Sunday Morning
1 HM Helen Webb, South Point, OH
2 HM Malu Graham, Memphis, TN
3 HM Inge Logenburg Kyler, Eaton Rapids, MI
4 HM Junette Fabian, Two Rivers, WI
5 HM Margaret Anderegg, Odessa, TX
6 HM Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX
7 HM Debbie C. Lincoln, Little Rock, AR

Category 42: Poets Roundtable of Arkansas Award
($25, $20), $15) 110 Entries
Judge: Alan Birkelbach, 3005 Stanford Dr., Plano TX 75075

1st Pat King, Albia IA, Hoppers’ “Nighthawks”
2nd John McBride, Bettendorf, IA, Elegant Tapestry of Autumn, with Figures
3rd Beth Honeycutt, Denison, TX, Upon Seeing Her Shoe on the Boulevard
1 HM Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL
2 HM Viktor Tichy, Iowa City, IA
3 HM Helen Keith Beaman, Provo, UT
4 HM Joyce Kohler, Midway, UT
5 HM Doris Stengel, Brainerd, MN
6 HM Julie Nelson, Orem, Ut
7 HM Helen S. Jones, Fort Worth, TX

Category 43: New Jersey Poetry Society Award
($25, $20) $15) 202 Entries
Judge: David L. Byrn, 651 Sunrise Blvd., Prescott, AZ 86301

1st M. M. Fisher, Salt Lake City, UT, Primary Layers
2nd Russell H. Strauss, Memphis, TN, Flying into OZ
3rd Geraldine C. Felt, Layton, UT, Out of the Blue
1 HM Kathryn E. Clements, Mesa, AZ
2 HM LaVerna B Johnson, St. George, UT
3 HM Kathleen Campbell, West Valley, UT
4 HM Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas. TX
5 HM Dr. M.P.A. Sheaffer, New York, NY
6 HM Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX
7 HM Maxine Crapo-Flinders, Salt Lake City, UT

Category 44: Connecticut Poetry Society Award
($25, $20, $15) 147 Entries
Judge: John K Ottley, Jr., 4490 Old Burlington St., Alpharetta, GA 30022-6239

1st Catherine L’Herisson, Garland, TX, At Golden Corral
2nd Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT, Lunch Box Note
3rd Heather Duncan, Provo UT, Eat This
1 HM Sandra Ann Kolinofsky, Birdsboro, PA
2 HM Von S. Bourland, Happy, TX
3 HM Jeanine Mah, Memphis, TN
4 HM Susan S. Chambers, Good Thunder, MN
5 HM Nad Richard Brown, Springville, UT
6 HM Marianne Klekacz, Eddyville, OR
7 HM Julie Nelson, Orem, UT

Category 45: Wyopoets Award
($25, $20, $15) 175 Entries
Judge: Sue Ranglack, 56 W 5750 So., Murray, UT 84107

1st Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD, Strange Patterns
2nd Joshua Conklin, Oxford, CT, The Effects of Man?
3rd Gail Waldstein, Denver, CO, fetal pig
1 HM Patricia Barnes, Grosse Ile, MI
2 HM Alma Ritchie, Layton, UT
3 HM Christine Beck, West Hartford, CT
4 HM Susan S. Chambers, Good Thunder MN
5 HM Larry E. Hand, Woodstock, GA
6 HM David Hedges, West Linn, OR
7 HM James F. Gaines, Fredericksburg, VA

Category 46: Nebraska State Poetry Society Award
($25, $20, $15) 189 Entries
Judge: Linda Banks, 2912 Falls Church Lane, Mesquite TX 754149

1st Elaine Christensen, Sandy, UT, Summer Rain
2nd Susan S. Chambers, Good Thunder, MN, Atmospheric Disturbance
3rd Elaine Fowler Palencia, Champaign, IL, Flatlands
1 HM Charlotte Abernathy, Ashland, OR
2 HM Helen Keith Beaman, Provo, UT
3 HM Doris Stengel, Brainerd, MN
4 HM Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT
5 HM Valerie Esker, Beverly Hills, FL
6 HM Marion Brimm Rewey, Verona, WI
7 HM Shirley Elliott Cosby, Emory, TX

Category 47: Mississippi Poetry Society Award
($25, $20, $15) 60 Entries
Judge: Amy Jo Zook, 3520 State Route 56, Mechanicsburg, OH 43044

1st Ruth F. Harrison, Waldport, OR, A Granite stone to mark this day
2nd Sue Ranglack, Murray, UT, From an Empty Well
3rd Budd Powell Mahan, Dallas, TX, The Need to Understand Unending Sky
1 HM Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Placerville, CO
2 HM Rose Ann Spaith, Columbus, OH
3 HM Helen S. Jones, Fort Worth, TX
4 HM Marilyn J. Stacy, Dallas, TX
5 HM Jacqueline Williams, Mesa, AZ
6 HM Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
7 HM Alison Chisholm, Southport, UK

Category 48: Illinois State Poetry Society Award
($25, $20, $15) 192 Entries
Judge: Jory Mickelson, 1901 East Sunset Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226

1st Mikal Lofgren, Salt Lake City, UT, Rhubarb
2nd Joshua Conklin, Oxford, CT, Dog Bones
3rd Kaye Bache-Snyder, Longmont, CO, In Memory of Your Chassis
1 HM Emery L. Campbell, Lawrenceville, GA
2 HM Holly Cross, Nitra, WV
3 HM Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson, TX
4 HM Susan Maxwell Campbell, Mansfield, TX
5 HM T. L. Hensel, Alpharetta, GA
6 HM Nad Richard Brown, Springville, UT
7 HM Verna Lee Hinegardner, Hot Springs, AR

Category 49: Gingerbread Poets Award
($25, $20, $15) 165 Entries
Judge: Claire van Breeman Downes, 1206 13th Ave. SE, St. Cloud, MN 56304

1st Vera Ogden Bakker, W Bountiful, UT, Where Angels Pour the Cornflakes
2nd Elaine Christensen, Sandy, UT, The Meadowlark
3rd Lynda LaRocca, Twin Lakes, CO, Leaving the Fold
1 HM David Hedges, West Linn, OR
2 HM Wilda H Gallagher, Rockaway Park, NY
3 HM Ann Gasser, West Reading, PA
4 HM Grace Diane Jessen, Glenwood, UT
5 HM Alison Chisholm, Birkdale, Southport, UK
6 HM Debra Kuss, Corbin, KY
7 HM Thomas L Bloor, Shelbyville, IL

Category 50: Student Award
($50, $30, $20, $5 to each of 7 honorable mentions) 467 Entries
Judge: Charmaine Pappas Donovan, 18755 Tracside Road, Brainerd, MN 56401-5317

1st Lindsey Maxon, Arlington, TX, Pushing Back the Rain
2nd Meghan Court, Carol Stream, IL, Brother of Mine
3rd Alex Bauer, Audubon, IA 6.11.07, 1:43 AM
1 HM Lisa Winston, Houston, TX
2 HM Tyler Barba, Carol Stream, IL
3 HM Jacqueline Howell, Wichita Falls, TX
4 HM Maura Hall, Wimberley, TX
5 HM Courtney Graves, Austin, TX
6 HM Brandon Taing, Wichita Falls, TX
7 HM Hannah Waugh, Wichita Falls, TX

Current Encore Inventory

2007     300                1998     66
2006     113                1997     sold out
2005     174                1996     3
2004     178                1995     sold out
2003     325                1994     sold out
2002     239                1993     sold out
2001     203                1992     sold out
2000     179                1991     3
1999     160                1990     sold out

An Encore is a lovely gift, give one to new members coming into your society. To order an Encore Contact:

Valerie Bailey
2207 Parhaven Drive
San Antonio, TX 78232

Special Awards to States’ Guiding Lights

Convention Coordinator’s Report

First I want to express unlimited gratitude to Minnesota for stepping up to host the 2009 convention. They were hoping to take another turn at hosting in 2010 but have accelerated their planning and we know from prior experiences what a tremendous job they do. With the most immediate date settled, I kept pressing on for 2010. With a great deal of credit due to Russell Strauss and his personal efforts, we have strong confirmation that Arkansas and Mississippi are joining Tennessee to host a Mid-South Convention in the Memphis area. I believe Russell will be issuing a formal invitation during the course of this convention. My initial contact several months before met with a polite decline from the outgoing president of the poetry Society of Michigan, so it is a great delight to be eagerly invited to meet on their turf in 2011. In fact, I believe their contact person e-mailed most of the board to make her desires known. Representatives of that society are planning attendance this year to absorb the flavor of an NFSPS Convention and learn first-hand the nuts and bolts of hosting. With the famine-feast analogy, 2011 did post a unique problem. While I was still searching for a landing site and had tried California as one possibility, their decision to host finally arrived almost simultaneously with Michigan’s and we were forced to make a desicion between Michigan and California. Doris and I sifted through a multitude of conversations, e-mails and misunderstandings, and we are now hopeful California will give serious consideration to hosting the 2012 convention.
Thanks for the experience. Now I’m putting away my bottle of aspirin!

Lucille Morgan Wilson

News of NFSPS State Societies

Contest Brochures

Poets Roundtable of Arkansas - 10 open Categories - prizes from $5 - $10. For Contest brochures send #10 SASE to:
Verna Lee Hingardner
Apt. 109, Villa Central Apts.
Hot Springs AR 71913.

Arizona State Poetry Society -2008 Annual Contest open to all poets in many categories. All with cash prizes. Deadline Sept. 5th. For a list of rules and guidelines, send SASE to:
Carol Hogan
ASPS 2008 Annual Contest
8530 N. 22nd Ave. #1014
Phoenix, AZ 85021 (or email aspscontest@ cox.net.)

Indiana State Poetry Society -2008 Rendezvous Contest brochures are available by contacting incoming Contest Director:
Michael Erdelen Sr.
202 Cherokee Drive
Lowell, IN 46356
or outgoing director
Darleen Butler
2219 Lakeland Lane
Ft. Wayne, IN 46815
There are 14 Categories offering prize money form $30 - $100. Deadline Sept. 1st.

Illinois State Poetry Society - 15th Annual contest (1) free verse, (2) formal verse, ((3) children’s poetry. Prizes $50, $30, $10, HM.. Maximum length: 1 poem per page. Type size 11pt. or higher; no columns. Poems in English only. Submit two copies of each poem, first copy with D (name/address/ email) and category in upper left corner, second copy with no ID, only category. Entry fee $5 for up to 3 poems, $1 each additional poem. Simultaneous submissions accepted but no previous published work. Submissions sent by postal mail to:
Marvin Young
ISPS Poetry Contest Chair
2382 Kildeer Street
Woodridge, IL 60517
Must be postmarked Deadline September 30th. Winner names posted on ISPS website: www.illinoispoets. org by November 1, 2008.

Massachusetts State Poetry Society, Inc. Annual Poet’s Choice Contest open to all poets. Entry fee #4 per poem. Deadline November 1st. Subject and form: Poet’s Choice, Line Limit: 40 lines. Prizes $50, $25 and $15. Poems entered must not have been published or won any prize. Send two copies of each poem - one with name and address and one without. For winner list send SASE, mark name of contest on envelope. Send entries to:
Gertrude Cal- lis, Contest Chair
10 Pleasant Street, Apt. 106
Lynn, MA 01902.

Pennsylvania Poetry Society - Brochure is now available. Contest deadline is January 15, 2009. To obtain a copy, send a #10 SASE to:
Sarah Kelly Marston
126 Strayer Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013.

Poet’s & Patrons of Chicago -52nd Annual Chicagoland Poetry Contest, with a new category open to all poets. #9 Theme: The City of Chicago. Judge: Jared Smith. 60 line limit. Fee: $3 payable to Poets & Patrons, Inc. Send entries, inquires and fees to:
Barbara Eaton, Contest Chair
416 Guerz St.
Downers Grove, IL 60515.
Deadline September 1st.

Helen Schaible Shakespearean/Petrarchan Sonnet Contest - Open to all.. Submit one entry of either a Shakespearean or Petrarchan sonnet. The entry must be original and unpublished. Submit 2 copies typed double spaced with name and address on one copy. There is no fee. Winners will not notified by Nov. 1st. Enclose a SASE for the winners list. Mail entries, postmarked by September 1st to:
Tom Roby
Apt. 2304, 1130 S, Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605.

Lebanon Poets Society - 3rd Annual Poetry Contest. Deadline December 12th. Format: send two copies of each poem, include category and name of poem on both copies in left corner; on one copy include name and address in right corner. Limits: poems should be 36 or fewer lines. Poets may enter as many poems as they wish in any category. Poems will not be returned. Poets retain the rights to their poems. Enclose a SASE. Categories: (1) Rhymed or blank verse, any subject (2) Free verse, any subject, (3) Winter theme, any form, (4) Poets choice: any form, serious or numerous. Fees: $3.00 per poem. Make checks to: Velvet Fackeldey. Prizes $25, $15, $10 and HM. Mail entries to:
Nancy LeChance
14940 Hwy. 64
Lebanon, MO 65536.

Missouri State Poetry Summer Contest - 2008, Deadline postmarked September 1st. Poems may be forty liens or less, unpublished. Submit two copies with category name and number in the upper left corner, and your name and address in top right corner on just one copy. If you are a member, put MSPS below your address, if not put Non-member. Categories: (1) Rhymed verse or blank verse (unrhymed pentameter) iambic humorous; (2) Free verse, any subject; (3) Humorous, any subject, any form, serious or any subject; (4) Any form, summer subject; (5) Poet’s Choice, any form, any subject. Non-members fee, $1 per poem. Members pay $1 for two entries in same category. Check payable to MSPS and mail to:
Billy Adams
12600 McKinstry Road
DeSoto, MO 63029
Include an SASE or your email on a 3 x 5 index card for winner list. Prizes A$25, $15, $10 and 3 HM.

WYOPOETS - Any subject, any form. Line limit 40 lines. Pub. is OK. Not won a prize larger than $50. One to two poems for $3. Additional $1 each. Example - 5 for $6. No limit. $50, $30, $20, and HM’s. 2 copies, 1 with indenitity. SASE for winners list. Deadline is November 30th. Send to:
Engene Shea
P.O. Box 490
Hanna, WY 83227

Arthur (Skip) Potter Memorial Contest -Deadline December 15th - Subject and form poet’s choice. 40 line limit. Prizes: $50, $30. Multiple entries allowed. Limit one prize per poet. Poems must be original and may have been previously published. Entry fee $3 per poem, check payable to MSPS. Two copies of each poem, one with name and address, one no 10. Send to:
Gertrude Callis, Contest Chair
10 Pleasant St., Apt.. 106
Lynn, MA 01902
SASE for winners list.

Alabama State Poetry Society Fall Contest -Deadline is September 10th -Multiple categories with over $700 in prizes. Send SASE to:
Donna Jean Tennis, ASPS Editor
P.O. Box 230787
Montgomery, AL 36123-0787
Or email Poettennis@bellsouth.net for information.

Carlisle Poets Poetry Contest 2008 -Deadline postmarked by October 31st open to all poets. Only unpublished poems, no poems that have won $10 or more. Poems should not be considered for other contests simultaneously. Submit two copies of each poem. Both copies must specify contest category in upper left corner and only one copy have poets name and address in upper right corner. $2 entry fee per poem must accompany entry. There is no limit to number of entries. Make check payable to: Carlisle Poets. Poems will not be returned. Categories: (1) Poems about Children; (2) Poems about animals; (3) Poems about grandparents. 38 line limit in each category. Prizes are $25, $15, $10 plus 3 HM and 3 Citations. For a winners list send SASE or email address. Send entries to:
Joy Campbell, Chairperson
10 Polecat Road
Landisburg, PA 17040.

Springfield Writers Guild - Annual poetry and prose contest. Deadline October 1st. Awards $100 - $5. Twelve categories in unpublished poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Fees $1 or $2 depending category. For specifics, send SASE to:
Marsha Becco, Contest Chair
3025 N. East Avenue
Springfield, MO 65803
or email mjbecco@hotmail.com or www.swgsite.org

WRITERS UNLIMITED/MISSISSIPPI POETRY SOCIETY, SOUTH BRANCH 37th ANNUAL LITERARY COMPETITION – 2008
1.WRITERS UNLIMITED AWARD. Short Story. Subject: Open. Word Limit: 1000. 1st, $25. 2nd:, $15. 3rd:, $10. 3 Honorable Mentions (HM). Sponsored by Writers Unlimited, in Memory of Betty Brown Hicks.
2. THE CHEVRON-TEXACO CORPORATION AWARD. Short story. Subject: Open. 1500 word maximum. 1st, $50. 2nd, $30. 3rd, $20. 3 HM. Sponsored by: Chevron Corporation, Pascagoula, MS.
3. BERTIE MAE AVARA AWARD. Poem. Subject: Open. Form: Open. Line limit: 30. 1st, $50. 2nd,: $30. 3rd, $20. Sponsored by Elva Ware Avara. Honorable Mentions as merited.
4. NAVIGATOR CREDIT UNION AWARD. Poem. Subject: Dreams for Tomorrow. Form: Open. Line limit: 32. 1st,, $50. 2nd,, $30. 3rd,, $20. Sponsored by Navigator Credit Union. Honorable Mentions as merited.
5. MISSISSIPPI POETRY SOCIETY SOUTH BRANCH AWARD. Poem. Subject: Open. Form: Shakespearean Sonnet. Line limit 14. 1ST, $25. 2nd, $15. 3rd, $10. Sponsored by MPS, South Branch.
6. JARVIS AWARD. Poem. Subject: Summer in the South. Form: Open. Line Limit: 40. 1st, $25. 2nd, $15, 3rd, $10. Members of MPS Only. Sponsored by Helen Jarvis. Honorable Mentions as merited.
7. RUBY l. DENNIS MEMORIAL AWARD. Poem. Subject: Trees. Form: Open. 40 line limit. 1st $15. 2nd $10. 3rd $5. Honorable mentions as merited. Sponsored by Patricia Butkovich.
8. LANDER LIMERICK AWARD. Poem. Subject: Any. Form: Limerick. Line limit: 5. 1st $15, 2nd $10, 3rd $5. Honorable mentions as merited. Sponsored by Mary “Day” Lander.

CONTEST RULES AND INFORMATION

1. Entries must be on 8 1/2 X 11 white paper. Prose should be double-spaced.
2. Entries must be original, unpublished, and not judged a winner (1st place) in any competition.
3. Only one entry per category is allowed from each writer.
4. Do not enter the same manuscript in more than one category.
5. Do not send any works under consideration for publication elsewhere.
6. Do not use the subject of the category for title of entry.
7. Do stick to the subject and form where specified.
8. SEND 2 COPIES OF YOUR WORK. (DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS). On one copy, in the left- hand corner, type your name, address, phone number and the name and number of the category on each page. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE SECOND COPY, just the name and number of the category.
9. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope (optional) for winners list. Enclose self-addressed post card or envelope for information on awards ceremony. (Awards are tentatively planned for October 2008.)
10. Entrants who do not follow the above rules will be disqualified.
ENTRY FEES: Each category requires a $2.00 fee per entry, or a fee of $10.00 covers one entry into all categories. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Writers Unlimited.
DEADLINE: Entries are to be mailed to address below, postmarked no later than September 12, 2008. Keep exact copies, as entries will be destroyed following the awards.
MAIL ENTRIES TO:
WRITERS UNLIMITED/MPS SOUTH BRANCH CONTEST
BRENDA FINNEGAN
119 Lynne Therese Circle
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9733

WRITERS UNLIMITED/MISSISSIPPI POETRY SOCIETY, SOUTH BRANCH 37th ANNUAL LITERARY COMPETITION – 2008
Student Categories

1. YOUTH AWARD. Grades 1-5. Personal Essay. Subject: Any. Word Limit: 500. 1st $15. 2nd $10. 3rd $5. Honorable Mentions as merited. Sponsored by Voncile Ros.
2. YOUTH AWARD. Grades 1-5. Poem. Subject: Grandparents. Line limit: 24. 1st $15. 2nd $10. 3rd $5. Honorable Mentions as merited. Sponsored by Brenda and Martin Finnegan, in memory of their children’s late grandparents, Rita and Bill Brown, and Nettie Ruth and Charlie Finnegan.
3. YOUTH AWARD. Grades Middle School (6-8). Poem. Subject: 6th Grade: My Hero/Heroine. 7th Grade: My Special Place. Eighth Grade: Behind My Mask. Line limit 32. Three 1st Place Winners. $10. Line limit 32. Honorable Mentions as merited. Sponsored by Kathy Murray in memory in memory of Eva Pates Khayat.
4. YOUTH AWARD. Grades 6-12. Poem. Subject: Any. Line Limit: 32. 1st $15. 2nd $10. 3rd $5. Honorable Mentions as merited. Sponsored by Edna and Tom Boone in memory of Eva Pates Khayat and Frank J. Pates.

CONTEST RULES AND INFORMATION

1. Entries must be on 8 1/2 X 11 white paper. Essays should be double-spaced.
2. Entries must be original, unpublished, and not judged a winner (1st place) in any competition.
3. Only one entry per category is allowed.
4. Do not send any works under consideration for publication elsewhere.
5. Do not use the subject of the category for title of entry.
6. Do stick to the subject and form where specified.
7. Entrants who do not follow the above rules will be disqualified.
8. Students: SEND 2 COPIES OF YOUR WORK. (DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS). Put your name, age, grade and school’s name and mailing address, with category #, and title in the left hand corner of one copy of your work. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE SECOND COPY, just category name and number.
9. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope (optional) for winners list. (Teachers may want to address one envelope to themselves for their students.) Enclose self-addressed post card or envelope for information on awards ceremony. (Awards are tentatively planned for October 2008.)
10. Keep exact copies, as entries will be destroyed following the awards.
DEADLINE: Entries are to be postmarked no later than September 12, 2008.
MAIL ENTRIES TO:
WRITERS UNLIMITED/MPS CONTEST
119 Lynne Therese Circle
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9733