Home
History
Poetry Contests
Manuscript Contest
Student Awards
Student Competition
Publications
Strophes Online
FYI
State Links

*WINNERS OF THE 2008 CONTESTS:

Click the link below for a complete list of this year's contest winners.

WINNERS OF 2008 CONTESTS

NFSPS Poetry Contests for 2009

2009 ANNUAL CONTESTS

The NFSPS conducts poetry contests in the spring of each year. Given below are descriptions of the contests. These contests have a March 15, 2009, postmark for their deadline. Note contests 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 20, 22, 28, 32, 33, 38, 42, 44, 45, 48, and 49 are open to members of NFSPS only. Additional contest rules, such as the format required, follow the descriptions of the contests. 

For a copy of the 2009 contest brochure, send an SASE to
Caroline Walton
6176 W. Pinedale Circle
Crystal River, FL 34429

1. nfsps founders award [to honor Mary B. Wall]
Any subject. Any form. 100 line limit. Sponsored by NFSPS, Inc. 1st Prize: $1500, 2nd Prize: $500, 3rd Prize: $250. Entry fee for members and non-members: $5 per poem. Limit: 4 poems per contestant.

2. WINNERS’ CIRCLE AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 80 line limit. Sponsored by previous winners in Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award: Kaye Bache-Snyder, Susan Stevens Chambers, Mary Christine Delea, Ida Fasel, David Fernandez, Diane Glancy, Anne McCrady, Martha P. Morrise, Marion Brimm Rewey, N. Colwell Snell, Clarence P. Socwell, Pat Stodghill, Carlee Swann, Pat Underwood, and Jeanne Wagner. 1st Prize: $500, 2nd Prize: $355, 3rd Prize: $255.

3. ALMEDA BOULTON MEMORIAL AWARD
Any subject.  Any form.  28 lines maximum.  Sponsored by the Almeda Boulton Memorial Fund.  1st Prize: $500, 2nd Prize: $300, 3rd Prize: $200.

4. MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS AWARD
In memory of Barbara Stevens.  Subject: Mothers and daughters.  Any form.  50 line limit.  Sponsored by Susan Stevens Chambers and Christina Flaugher.  1st prize: $160, 2nd prize: $75, 3rd Prize: $50.

*5. GEORGIA POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*Members Only)
Theme: The American South--historical events, cultural aspects, landscapes, weather, etc.  Any traditional form (state form on entry).  Between 10-100 lines.   Sponsored by the Georgia Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $150, 2nd Prize: $75, 3rd Prize: $25. 

*6. POETRY SOCIETY OF TEXAS AWARD (*Members Only)
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Poetry Society of Texas. 1st Prize: $125, 2nd Prize: $50, 3rd Prize: $25.

*7. JACK MURPHY MEMORIAL AWARD (*Members Only)
In memory of Jack Murphy, who served as President of NFSPS and the Poetry Society of Texas. Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by Pat and Don Stodghill. 1st Prize: $100, 2nd Prize: $60, 3rd Prize: $40.

*8. UTAH STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*Members Only)
Subject: Heritage. Any form. 50 line limit. Sponsored by the Utah State Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $100, 2nd Prize: $60, 3rd Prize: $40.

9. FLORIDA STATE POETS ASSOCIATION, INC. AWARD
A Spoon River poem--a soliloquy on any subject delivered from the grave.  40 line limit.  Sponsored by the Florida State Poets Association, Inc. 1st Prize: $100, 2nd Prize: $50, 3rd Prize: $25.

10. ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Death by . . . (Poet's choice: Water, Chocolate, etc.).  Any form. 50 line limit. Sponsored by the Alabama State Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $75, 2nd Prize: $50, 3rd Prize: $25.

*11. TWO LADIES FROM TEXAS AWARD (*Members Only)
Subject: Domestic Cats -- their endearing habits, intelligence, loyalty, beauty, etc. (no reference to cruelty or abuse). Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by Nancy Baass and Mildred Vorpahl Baass. 1st Prize: $60, 2nd Prize: $40, 3rd Prize: $20.

12. INDIANA STATE FEDERATION OF POETRY CLUBS AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 42 line limit. Sponsored by the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $35, 3rd Prize: $25.

*13. PLAINS POETS AWARD (Members Only)
In memory of Yuri J. Hause (1980-1999), only son and grandson of Sy Swann and Carlee Swann. Subject: Teenager.  Any form, 30 line limit. Sponsored by Sy Swann and Carlee Swann. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $35, 3rd Prize: $15.

14. ARIZONA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
In memory of  the many fine ASPS poets who gave so much of themselves to us and whose poetry continues to inspire us.  Any subject.  Any form.  40 line limit. Sponsored by the Arizona State Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20. 

15. WILLIAM STAFFORD MEMORIAL AWARD
In memory of William Stafford, Oregon’s late Poet Laureate and twice Honorary Chancellor of NFSPS. Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Oregon State Poetry Association. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

16. NEVADA POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: A Gift.  Form: Sonnet (Shakespearean or Petrarchan [Italian]). Sponsored by the Nevada Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

17. NEW YORK POETRY FORUM AWARD
Subject: The Art of Poetry. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the New York Poetry Forum. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

18. LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA POETS AWARD
Any subject.  Form: Free Verse,  45 line limit.  Sponsored by the League of Minnesota Poets. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

19. WEST VIRGINIA POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Appalachia--history, heritage, home life or gifts of nature. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the West Virginia Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

*20. COLUMBINE POETS OF COLORADO AWARD (Members Only)
Subject, Trees. Any form. 28 line limit. Sponsored by the Columbine Poets of Colorado. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

21. MORTON D. PROUTY & ELSIE S. PROUTY MEMORIAL AWARD
In memory of Morton D. Prouty, Jr., who served as NFSPS Treasurer and Poet Laureate of Alabama, and Elsie S. Prouty.  A Nature poem. Any form.  40 line limit. Sponsored by daughters Catherine P. Horn and Carol P. Ostberg and their families. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

*22. POETS ROUNDTABLE OF ARKANSAS AWARD (*Members Only)
Subject: Anything that fits in a drawer.  Any form.  40 line limit.  Sponsored by the Poets Roundtable of Arkansas. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20.

23. CSPS JAMES E. MacWHINNEY MEMORIAL AWARD
Any subject.  Form: Blank verse--iambic pentameter. 50 line limit.  Sponsored by the California State Poetry Society.  1st Prize: $50.  2nd Prize: $30.  3rd Prize: $20.

24. OHIO AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Ohio Poetry Association. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.

25. HUMOROUS POETRY AWARD
Any humorous subject. Form: Rhymed. 16 line limit. Sponsored by Colleen Stanley Bare. 1st Prize: $35, 2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.

26. OUR AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE AWARD
A poem relating to American Indians, past or present. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the New Mexico State Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $35, 2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.

27. MISSOURI STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Weather.  Any form.  40 line limit.  Sponsored by the Missouri State Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $35, 2nd Prize: $25, 3rd Prize: $15.

*28. JOSEPH V. HICKEY MEMORIAL AWARD (*Members Only)
Subject: Bridges, real or metaphorical.  Any form. 40 line limit.  Sponsored by his wife, Madelyn Eastlund. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

29. LOUISIANA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Future Matters.  Any form.  40 lines or fewer.   Sponsored by Pat Sipes Juelg. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15. 

30. BARBARA STEVENS MEMORIAL AWARD
Any serious theme. Any form. 12 line limit. Sponsored by the South Dakota State Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

31. kentucky state poetry society award
Theme: Country-Corny humor.  Any form. 24 line limit. Sponsored by the Kentucky State Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

*32. DORMAN JOHN GRACE MEMORIAL AWARD (*Members Only)
Any subject.  Form: Traditional Sonnet (state sonnet pattern on the entry). Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Poetry Society, Inc. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

33. POETRY SOCIETY OF OKLAHOMA AWARD
An ode on any recent or current event.  100 line limit. (To study specific types of odes, refer to pp. 216-20 in The Book of Forms, 3rd ed., by  Lewis Turco.
On entry in a headnote to the poem, state the type of ode chosen and describe its structure clearly, including meter/s, line length, stanza length and type, plus rhyme scheme if any.)  Sponsored by the Poetry Society of Oklahoma. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

34. MINUTE AWARD
A Minute is a 60 syllable 12 line poem written in strict iambic meter; syllable count 8, 4, 4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 4; rhymed a, a, b, b, c, c, d, d, e, e, f, f; capitalized and punctuated like prose and capturing a slice of life. Sponsored by Verna Lee Hinegardner. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.
 

35. SAVE OUR EARTH AWARD
In memory of David F. Balph. Subject: Environmental issues. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by Martha H. Balph. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

36. BEN LOMOND POETS AWARD
Subject: Mountains. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Ben Lomond Poets. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

37. MASSACHUSETTS STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the Massachusetts State
Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

*38. POETRY SOCIETY OF TENNESSEE DORSIMBRA AWARD (Members Only)  In memory of Frieda Beasley DORis, Robert SIMonton,and Eve BRAden Hatchett.  Any subject.  Form: Dorsimbra, consisting of 12 lines:  4 lines of iambic pentameter rhymed abab, 4 lines of short and snappy  free verse, and 4 lines of iambic pentameter blank verse.  The last line repeats the first line.  Sponsored by the Poetry Society of Tennessee. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

39. POETRY SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN AWARD
Any subject.  Form: free verse.   50 line limit.  Sponsored by the Poetry Society of Michigan. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

40. LIGHTEN YOUR LIFE AWARD
Any humorous subject. Any rhyming form, up to 12 lines. Sponsored by Wanda Blaisdell. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.


41. IOWA POETRY ASSOCIATION AWARD
Subject: Poetry for children. Any form. 32 line limit. Sponsored by the Iowa Poetry Association. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

*42. NEW JERSEY POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*Members Only)
Any subject. Any form. 40 line limit. Sponsored by the New Jersey Poetry Society. 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

43.  CONNECTICUT POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Subject: Lunch.  Any form.  40 line limit.  Sponsored by the Connecticut Poetry Society.  1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

*44.  WYOPOETS AWARD (*Members Only)
Subject: Wildlife.  Any form.  50 line limit.  Sponsored by the WYOpoets of Wyoming.  1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

*45.  NEBRASKA STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD (*Members Only)
Subject: What's Inside.  Any form.  30 line limit.  Sponsored by the Nebraska State Poetry Society.  1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

46.  MISSISSIPPI POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Any subject.  Form: Gloss.  An expansion of a well-known poet's quatrain in iambic tetrameter or iambic pentameter.  This quatrain, the text, must be given as an epigraph under the title of one's poem, along with the title of the poem it is from and the name of the poet who wrote it.  Following are four sextet stanzas.  24 lines, each stanza beginning with a line from the text, with four original lines added in a rhyme scheme of one's own choosing, and closing with the same line from the text.  Sponsored by the Mississippi Poetry Society, Inc.  1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

47.  ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY AWARD
Any subject.  Any form.  Between 40-100 lines.  Sponsored by the Illinois State Poetry Society.  1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

*48.  GINGERBREAD POETS AWARD (*Members Only)
Any subject.  Form: Villanelle.  Sponsored by the Gingerbread Poets, a chapter of the Florida State Poets Association, Inc. and Caroline Walton, chapter president.  1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20, 3rd Prize: $15.

*49. SAN ANTONIO POETS ASSOCIATION AWARD (*Members Only)
Subject: Something that comforts or inspires.  Any form.  40 line limit.  Sponsored by the San Antonio Poets Association, a chapter of the Poetry Society of Texas and Valerie Martin Bailey, chapter president.  1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $20. 3rd Prize: $15.

50. STUDENT AWARD
Any subject. Any form. 32 line limit. Sponsored by Kay Kinnaman Sims and Ralph Hammond. 1st Prize: $50, 2nd Prize: $30, 3rd Prize: $20, 7 Honorable Mentions: $5 each. No entry fee required. Open only to students in Grades 9 through 12. (Include Grade with name and summer mailing address on second copy only. See Contest Rule 11.)

Back to Top

CONTEST RULES (Any violation will disqualify entry.) 

  1. Any poem submitted must
  1. be the original work of the contestant, unpublished in any form, including electronically, not under consideration or accepted for publication. (Award will be recalled if a winning poem is found to be in violation of rules before publication in the NFSPS anthology of prize poems, and lower prizes and honorable mentions will move up in classification);
     
  2. be written in English, be titled, unless a haiku, but not use the exact words of contest subject or theme as poem title;
     
  3. have a 40 line limit for all contests not stating line limit;
     
  4. be typed or computer generated (not handwritten or hand printed) without illustrations.
  1. Poets give NFSPS exclusive first printing rights to all poems entered in the NFSPS Annual Contests. Poems winning a cash prize of $15.00 or more will be printed in the NFSPS prize poems anthology, Encore, at the discretion of the editor.  (The editor reserves the right to alter line breaks in poems having more than 50 characters per line, including spaces.) Printing rights revert to the poet after the anthology is published (June 2010). Printing rights to poems winning less than $15.00 (or no prize) revert to the poet after the list of winners is published in the NFSPS newsletter, Strophes (See Rule 10). No poems will be returned, so poets should retain copies.
     
  2. An eligible poem may not be withdrawn after submission.
     
  3. Except as indicated in Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award, a contestant may submit only one entry in any contest, and may not submit the same poem in any other contest.
     
  4. Check or money order enclosed must be made to NFSPS, Inc. rather than to any individual.
  1. Non-members may enter most contests at $1.00 each (except $5.00 for each entry in Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award).  Non-members may not enter Contests 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 20, 22, 28, 32, 33, 38, 42, 44, 45, 48, or 49 (those marked with an asterisk, “ * ”. and “Members Only”).
     
  2. Members may enter up to 8 contests for $1.00 per poem or $8.00 total for entries in more than 8 contests (except for Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award which is $5.00 per poem)
    .
  3. Entrants from outside the U.S. must send checks drawn on U.S. banks or branches, payable in U.S. funds, or send U.S. currency.
  1. First Prize winner in Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award is not eligible to enter the following year's Contest 1-NFSPS Founders Award.
     
  2. Judges will be selected by NFSPS, Inc. No ties will be awarded, and the decisions of the judges will be final.
     
  3. When to submit poems:
  1. Contest starting date: entries must not be postmarked before January 1, 2009:
     
  2. Contest deadline: entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2009.
  1. “Members Only” eligible if a paid-up member of a state society, listed in alphabetical membership roll sent to the Contest Chairman by January 15, 2009, and updated as required by the Contest deadline.
     
  2. A list of winners will appear in 3rd quarter Strophes (August). All prize winners will be notified, and others may obtain a list of winners in August by sending $1.00 and a #10 SASE to Caroline Walton, Strophes Editor, 6176 W. Pinedale Circle, Crystal River, FL 34429.

  11.  How to submit poems:

  1. Send two clear copies of the poem, typed, photocopied, or computer-generated, on 8-1/2” x 11” white paper (no onionskin or tissue) in black ink, single-spaced. If poems run longer than one page, staple together all pages of each copy.
     
  2. On both copies, place number and name of contest in upper left corner.
     
  3. On second copy only, name and address of poet, state society membership or “NON-MEMBER NFSPS” in upper right corner. If a poem is over one page, number pages also on upper right corner (both copies).
     
  4. Separate originals from duplicates and stack in numerical order (1-50) with originals on top. Count them.
     
  5. Prepare a 3x5 file card with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if available), state/society membership (or “NON-MEMBER”). List on the card the number but not the whole title of each contest you are entering. List the total number of poems sent (from your count). Do not staple the card to entries or entry fees.
     
  6. Mail all entries at one time, unfolded, in a large envelope, including file card and entry fee. Send First Class or Priority Mail only (not Registered Mail or any form of delivery requiring a signature upon receipt) to the Contest Chairman.

Mail entries to:

Christine Beck
NFSPS Contest Chairman
90 High Farms Road
West Hartford, CT 06107

NFSPS, Inc. will not assume mailing costs and will not be responsible for any entries lost or delayed in the mail.


WINNERS OF 2008 CONTESTS

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

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 Susan Stevens 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

Judge Charmaine Donovan also selected 51 other student poems, And an encouraging letter and small
certificate will be sent to these to encourage their further writing.

Send questions or comments about this website to NFSPS Webmaster                                                                                                     
Copyright © 2000 National Federation of State Poetry Societies