Poetry Society of Virginia 2002 Contest Results
Prepared by Lori C. Fraind, Contest Chair

With Special Thanks to:
Our Judges: Forestine Bynum, Dr. Alfred Dorn, Michael K. Franklin, John Gery, Bernadette Geyer, Patrick Gibbons, Kenneth P. Gurney, Kathleen Hand, Erich Hintze, John Hitchcock, Dr. Victor Howes, Russell Knight, Norman and June Kraeft, John Mella, Maritza Rivera, Kim Roberts, Dee Snyder, Janet Sylvester. Our Sponsors: Claudia Gary Annis, Annette Dew, Lori C. Fraind, Ben and Michal Mahgerefteh, James McNally, Dorothy Millner, Sally Mook, Stuart and Linda Nottingham, Grace Simpson, Guy Terrell, Children of Laura Day Boggs Bolling (Jim, Alma, Ollie, Flora, & Glade). Our Volunteers: Claudia Gary Annis, Beth Huddleston, Cathy Knight, Stuart and Linda Nottingham, Tom Russell, and others! Ask Lori how you can sponsor a contest category to honor a loved one and express your appreciation of poetry.

1. EDGAR ALLAN POE MEMORIAL Any form. Any subject. 48 line limit. Sponsored by the Poetry Society 136 Entries
First Place ($100) Ruby Lips Above the Water Denise DeVries, Kilmarnock VA

Honorable Mentions: A Taoist Speaks of Words and Lines, Melissa Starr, Portsmouth VA; El Jaleo, Sommer Browning, Richmond VA

2. BESS GRESHAM MEMORIAL Any form. Subject of gardens, 48 line limit. Sponsored by endowment 50 Entries
First Place ($50) Evening Primrose Marguerite T. Watkins, Lynchburg VA
Second Place ($30) The Gardener from Canton Brenda J. Lee, Santa Clara CA
Third Place ($20) Spading the Garden Phyllis Hall Haislip, Williamsburg VA

Honorable Mentions: Pueblo, Colorado, Denise DeVries, Kilmarnock VA; Content with Narrow View, Carol Osterlund, Phoenix AZ; Arbor Vitae, Charlene
Gagon, Reston VA

3. CARLETON DREWRY MEMORIAL Lyric or sonnet. Subject: mountains. 48 line limit. Sponsored by endowment 41 Entries
First Place ($50) Green Mountain Magic Edward W. Lull, Williamsburg VA

Honorable Mentions: A Blind Man Scales Mount Everest, Elizabeth McWethy, Annapolis MD; Yin-Yang, Gregory D. Moring, Saratoga CA; In My Old Room, in My Old Bed, in Appalachia, Evelyn Ritchie Tower, Richmond VA

4. BRODIE HERNDON MEMORIAL Any form. Subject: the sea. 48 line limit. Sponsored by endowment 60 Entries
First Place ($50) Before the Sea Comes Gary Hanna, Dagsboro DE
Second Place ($30) Edge of the Ocean Rhiannon Antweiler, Williamsburg VA

Honorable Mentions: Salt, Peggy Anderson, Laurinburg NC; Afternoon at the Ocean, Carol V. Davis, Los Angeles CA; Resistance, Linda Bosson, New
York NY

5. NANCY BYRD TURNER MEMORIAL Sonnet. Sponsored by endowment 52 Entries
First Place ($50) Something New, Something Old Norma Richardson, Richmond VA
Second Place ($30) Song of the Diarist�s Wife Claudia Gary Annis, Leesburg VA
Third Place ($20) Monsieur Bovary Maureen Cannon, Ridgewood NJ

Honorable Mentions: Crisis: Hot-Line, Catherine Moran, Little Rock AR; Dragons, Linda Bosson, New York NY; Bird of Fire, Joseph Awad, Richmond
VA

6. JUDAH, SARAH, GRACE AND TOM MEMORIAL Any form. Subject: inter-ethnic amity. 48 line limit. Sponsored by Stuart & Linda Nottingham 33 Entries
First Place ($50) Tearing Down the Walls Norma Richardson, Richmond VA
Second Place ($30) Different Points of View John J. MollickFayetteville PA
Third Place ($20) I�d Never Hugged a Black Man Before Lisa S. Dibble, Lynchburg VA

Honorable Mentions: About Face, Dan Logan, Alexandria VA; Manuela�s Hands, David L. Byrn, Prescott AZ; Mixtec Marigolds, Philomene Hood,
Williamsburg VA. Judge�s Citations: Flag Hill, Marguerite T. Watkins, Lynchburg VA; Touching Sky, Darlene Richardson, Roanoke VA; Old Shoes, Lynn
Veach Sadler, Sanford NC; Working Wonders, Davi Walders, Chevy Chase MD; Explaining �Chador,� the Veil, Denise DeVries, Kilmarnock VA; Moral
Presence, Phyllis Hall Haislip, Williamsburg VA; Conception�s New Doll, Alice Heard Williams, Lynchburg VA; Sliding Down the Steep Slide, Clarence
P. Socwell, Ogden UT; The �N� Word, Pat Allen Kaplon, Madison VA

7. J. FRANKLIN DEW AWARD Series of 3-4 haiku on a single theme. Sponsored by Annette Dew 47 Entries
First Place ($50) Texas Haiku Janet McCann, College Station TX
Second Place ($30) Graveyard Impression�Haiku Constance Tupper, Charlottesville VA
Third Place ($20) Typewriter Haiku Sommer Browning, Richmond VA

Honorable Mentions: such a frigid night, John J. Mollick, Fayetteville PA; Silver knife of time, Carol Osterlund, Phoenix AZ; Song of the Expectant
Father, Claudia Gary Annis, Leesburg VA

8. CENIE H. MOON PRIZE Any form. Subject: a woman or women. 48 line limit. Sponsored by endowment 98 Entries
First Place ($50) Shadow Maker Thom Stuart, Reston VA

Honorable Mentions: Parting Words, Claudia Gary Annis, Leesburg VA; The Fabulist, Patsy Anne Bickerstaff, Weyers Cave VA

9. HANDY ANDY PRIZE Limerick. Sponsored by James McNally 37 Entries

First Place ($25) Office Hours Katharyn Howd Machan, Ithaca NY
Second Place ($15) Merrily on My Way Evelyn Ritchie Tower, Richmond VA
Third Place ($10) English Loo John Throgmorton, St. Charles MO

Honorable Mentions: Not Really, Joyce Shiver, Crystal River FL; A Bow-dy Story, John J. Mollick, Fayetteville PA; In Training: Engineer, Dalene Stull,
Danville OH

10. ADA SANDERSON MEMORIAL Any form. Subject: nature 48 line limit. Sponsored by Dorothy Millner 89 Entries
First Place ($100) The Poplars of St. Petersburg Carol V. Davis, Los Angeles CA

Honorable Mentions: Not Entirely Lost in Paradise, Mary Langer Thompson, Canoga Park CA; The Hive, Patsy Anne Bickerstaff, Weyers Cave VA

11. OLE FRED PRIZE Any form. Any subject. 48 line limit. Honoring Fred Chappell, Sponsored by Grace Simpson 106 Entries
First Place ($50) Beesong Sunday Abbott, Virginia Beach VA
Second Place ($30) Crazy Horse, Chief of the Sioux Anthony Gulotta, Phoenixville PA
Third Place ($20) Grandmother Gives Birth to Chimp A. M. Juster, Belmont MA

Honorable Mentions: Tess Clarion: Redwing 1888, Katharyn Howd Machan, Ithaca NY; Midair Menu, Marguerite T. Watkins, Lynchburg VA; Catching
the Blue, Elizabeth McWethy, Annapolis MD

12. RALPH S. COLEMAN MEMORIAL Any form. Subject: Underdogs. 48 line limit. Sponsored by Sally Mook 41 Entries
First Place ($50) The Ringmaster and the Bird Lisa Rogers Sykes, Lebanon VA
Second Place ($30) Flapper in the Country Virginia O�Keefe, Virginia Beach VA
Third Place ($20) Temple of Landmines Patti Sirens, Santa Cruz CA

Honorable Mentions: Life Above and Below, Sarah J. Creason, Columbia City IN; In Solitaire, Eugene Shea, Hanna WY; Survivor, Roberta A. McQueen,
Amityville NY. Judge�s Citations: Sleep Overs, E. Berry, Blacksburg VA; Homecoming, Sommer Browning, Richmond VA; Turtle, Route 11, Liza Field,
Wytheville VA; Los Periquitos, A.M. Juster, Belmont MA; Poem for My Mother Before Going Underground, Victoria Marinelli, Richmond VA; Odds Are,
Judith C. Beale, Blacksburg VA; La Loca de la Playa, Emmanuelle Pourroy-Bruad, Pendleton SC; Gypsies, Marguerite T. Watkins, Lynchburg VA

13. EVELYN WADE AND VIETTE SANDBANK HONORARY AWARD Light Verse. Any subject. 48 line limit. Sponsored by Lori C. Fraind and Stuart and Linda Nottingham 83 Entries
First Place ($50) New Father Maureen Cannon, Ridgewood NJ
Second Place ($30) Poets! Flex Your Economic Muscle! Larry Turner, Fredericksburg VA
Third Place ($20) In My Closet Dalene Stull, Danville OH

Honorable Mentions: The Puzzler, Edward W. Lull, Williamsburg VA; Mitosis, Claudia Gary Annis, Leesburg VA; Democrat Garb, Evelyn Ritchie Tower,Richmond VA

14. COLONIAL VIRGINIA AWARD Any form. Subject: Virginia and/or an historical person of Virginia. 48 line limit. Sponsored by Guy Terrell. 22 Entries
First Place ($50) Old Dominion Liza Field, Wytheville VA
Second Place ($30) Anne Laydon Remembers the Starving
Time Patricia Flower Vermillion, Hampton VA
Third Place ($20) Shrovely Marguerite T. Watkins, Lynchburg VA

Honorable Mentions: Master and Slave, Larry Turner, Fredericksburg VA; Cleaning Headstones, La Vonne Schoneman, Seattle WA

15. ALFRED C. GARY MEMORIAL. Iambic pentameter. Subject: A historic event of the 20th century. 48 line limit. Sponsored by Claudia Gary Annis. 16 Entries
First Place ($25) Two Katharyn Howd Machan, Ithaca NY
Second Place ($25) The Kite Makers Glenna Holloway, Naperville IL
Third Place ($10) We Have Done What We Came For Evelyn Ritchie Tower, Richmond VA

16. LAURA DAY BOGGS BOLLING MEMORIAL Any rhymed form. Poem written by an adult for school-age children. 48 line limit. Sponsored by her children, Jim, Alma, Ollie, Flora, & Glade. 55 Entries
First Place ($50) Above it All Lynn Veach Sadler, Sanford NC
Second Place ($30) Bicycle Trip Patsy Anne Bickerstaff, Weyers Cave VA
Third Place ($20) Lights Out Victoria Black, Los Angeles CA

Honorable Mentions: Your First Day at Dolphin School, Glenna Holloway, Naperville IL; Chasing Ducks, Clarence P. Socwell, Ogden UT

17. MIRIAM RACHIMI MEMORIAL Any form. Subject: the spiritual impact of losing (or almost losing) a loved one. 48 line limit. Sponsored by Ben and Michal Mahgerefteh. 89 Entries
First Place ($50) A Woman Named Katherine Glenna Holloway, Naperville IL
Second Place ($30) Death of the Matriarch Victoria Marinelli, Richmond VA
Third Place ($20) Cycle of Hands Violeta Garcia-Mendoza, Oakmont PA

Honorable Mentions: The Greatest Gift, Lennie Martin, Pungoteague VA; Fashion Question, Victoria Wyatt, Annadale VA; Peace with Praise, Philomene Hood, Williamsburg VA

18. ELIZABETH NEUWIRTH MEMORIAL Iambic pentameter. Subject: A specific work of art other than poetry. 48 line limit. Sponsored by Claudia Gary Annis. 23 Entries
First Place ($25) Two Sisters Beverly A. McColley, Virginia Beach VA
Second Place ($15) Descent from the Cross Betsy Nugent, Virginia Beach VA
Third Place ($10) Vanitas Still Life by Pieter Claesz Dalene Stull, Danville OH

Honorable Mentions: Ineluctable, Glenna Holloway, Naperville IL; Polonaise in A-Flat Minor, Clarence P. Socwell, Ogden UT; Grandmother�s Garden Quilt, Evelyn Ritchie Tower, Richmond VA

19. EMMA GRAY TRIGG MEMORIAL Lyric poem. Any subject. 64 line limit. Sponsored by endowment 52 Entries

First Place ($50) Browning�s �Last Duchess� Speaks from her Frame on the Wall Ann Gasser, West Reading PA
Second Place ($30) Traveling Companions Patsy Anne Bickerstaff, Weyers Cave VA

Honorable Mentions: The Last Straw, Seymour Mann, Alexandria VA; Laurie, David L. Byrn, Prescott AZ; Tommy Tomcat, Anthony Gulotta, Phoenixville PA

20. KARMA DEANE OGDEN MEMORIAL Any form. Any subject. 48 line limit. Sponsored by endowment. 77 Entries
First Place ($50) Fairy Tale Carol Osterlund, Phoenix AZ
Second Place ($30) Ticket Home Sunday Abbott, Virginia Beach VA

Honorable Mentions: Why Poets Are Not Entrepreneurs, Dalene Stull, Danville OH, Friday Afternoon After School, Elizabeth McWethy, Annapolis MD; Leonardo�s Confession, David L. Byrn, Prescott AZ

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