Details for the next members-only contest, for our fall meeting, expected to happen in late September, will be published in the July issue of the Stanza.
Winners of our May 2023 Members-only Contest
Contest: Imagistic Poems
Judge: Cynthia Brackett-Vincent
First Place – “Lunch Break” – Gus Peterson
Second Place – “The Loons” – Nancy Sobanik
Third Place – “Swatch of Memory” – Dr. Jim Brosnan
First Honorable Mention – “An Abundance of caution, they say” – Jeanne Julian
Second Honorable Mention – “Microcosmos” – Sara Eastler
Third Honorable Mention – “On November 22nd” – Timothy Richardson
Results of the 2023 Prize Poems Contests
Published Poets Prize Poem Contest
The Winner of the $100 prize: Judy Kaber – “Cutting Trees Beside Westcott Stream”
Runner up: Richard Foerster – “After Listening with a Friend to Marty Balin sing ‘Comin' back to me’’ and “Early Gothic Tales”
Unpublished Poets Prize Poem Contest
The Winner of the $50 prize: Jennifer Enders – “Loss”
Honorable Mention: Kelly Grenier – “Diffusion”
Honorable Mention: Peter Beckford – “November Sun”
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