Listed by Category
1. Military Veterans: In Memory of Private Lindberg Stokes, Korean War Vet
Sponsor: Poets & Patrons Board Member Myron Stokes, Judge: Michael Escoubas.
Number of Poems Entered: 29
1st Harry Moritz, “The Dripping Trees,” Pell City, AL
2nd Robert Meek, “Forget Me Not,” Palos Heights, IL
3rd Carole Croll, “Hero,” Royersford, PA
1st HM Barbara Blanks, “Poetry of a Pilot,” Garland, TX
2nd HM Becky Alexander, “Alarms,” Cambridge, ON, Canada
3rd HM Von S. Bourland, “Calm after the Storm,” Happy, TX
2. Free Verse: In Memory of Gert Rubin and John Dixon
Sponsor: Linda Wallin, Past President of Poets & Patrons, Judge: Elaraine Lockie
Number of Poems Entered: 64
1st Barbara Blanks, “Taking the Reins,” Garland, TX
2nd James Green, “Isaac Aloft,” Muncie, IN
3rd Marcia Pradzinski, “The Call of Coffee,” Skokie, IL
1st HM Beth Staas, “Big Brother,” Oak Brook, IL
2nd HM Maureen T. Flannery, “Even Before the Diagnosis,” Evanston, IL
3rd HM Linda Wallin, “Wild Wind Symphony,” Palatine, IL
3. Formal Verse: In Memory of the Poetry Teachers of Her Youth
Sponsor: Poets & Patrons member Kate Hutchinson, Judge: Larry Turner
Number of Poems Entered: 48
1st Rita Aiken Moritz, “I’ll Sit Here by Your Side and Read to You,” Pell City, AL
2nd Joyce Shiver, “Backyard Oak,” Crystal River, FL
3rd Katharyn Howd Machan, “Provence,” Ithaca, NY
1st HM Nancy Cook, “Asylum Lunacy,” St. Paul, MN
2nd HM Curt Vevang, “Thoughts of a Loving Wife,” Palatine, IL
3rd HM Catherine Moran, “All the Forgotten Pieces,” Little Rock, AR
4. Humorous Poem
Sponsors: P&P Board Members Judith Tullis and Curt Vevang, Judge: Catherine Moran
Number of Poems Entered: 50
1st Tim Callahan, “Scents of Love,” Altadena, CA
2nd Joyce Shiver, “Enough is Enough,” Crystal River, FL
3rd Larry Turner, “Patrick the Positron,” Midlothian, VA
1st HM Judith Tullis, “The Attic,” Indian Head Park, IL
2nd HM Lucia Walton Robinson, “I Hate Banks,” Wilmington, NC
3rd HM Gay Guard-Chamberlin, “Lament,” Chicago, IL
5. Social Conscience
Judge: Peter Gordon
Number of Poems Entered: 47
1st Donna Pucciani, “Hoax,” Wheaton, IL
2nd Nick Sweet, “Decent / Descent,” Shepherd, TX
3rd Katharyn Howd Machan, “For Adrienne, Her Voice, Us All,” Ithaca, NY
1st HM Mel Goldberg, “The Deported Veteran Meets an Anglo Woman,” Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
2nd HM Francis Flavin, “Crossings,” Sparks, NV
3rd HM Gay Guard-Chamberlin, “Your Contract,” Chicago, IL
6. Miniature Poem: In Memory of Margarete Cantrall
Sponsors: Board Member Wilda Morris and Poets & Patrons Member Donna Pucciani, Judge: Alan Harris Number of Poems Entered: 51
1st Judith Tullis, “Morning News,” Indian Head Park, IL
2nd Gail Denham, “Enough,” Sunriver, OR
3rd Nancy Cook, “Enabling,” St. Paul, MN
1st HM Catherine Moran, “On the Way Past Pottery,” Little Rock, AR
2nd HM Beth Staas, “War Bride,” Oak Brook, IL
3rd HM Camille A. Balla, “Aftermath,” Lisle, IL
7. Nature: In Memory of Russell F. W. Smith and Wiltrude Lee Smith
Sponsor: Jared Smith, Past President of Poets & Patrons of Chicago, Judge: Jared Smith
Number of Poems Entered: 56
1st Katharyn Howd Machan, “Into the Place of Fifty Dragons,” Ithaca, NY
2nd Candace Armstrong, “Tempest,” Murphysboro, IL
3rd Wilda Morris, “Lament for Creation,” Bolingbrook, IL
1st HM James Green, “Summer Solstice on the West Coast of Ireland,” Muncie, IN
2nd HM Kate Hutchinson, “Nature Study Class for Teachers,” Palatine, IL
3rd HM Maureen T. Flannery, “Complete Solar Eclipse,” Evanston, IL
8. Poem of Reconciliation
Judge: Joyce Shiver
Number of Poems Entered: 25
1st Sheila Elliott, “Forgiveness,” Oak Park, IL
2nd C.J. Wilkens, “PAST HATE,” Libertyville, IL
3rd Barbara J. Funke, “When the Right Ear Goes Deaf,” St. George, UT
1st HM Candace Armstrong, “Argument,” Murphysboro, IL
2nd HM Sara Gipson, “Biting Words,” Scott, AR
3rd HM Gail Denham, “Sorry All Round,” Sunriver, OR
9. What I Learned in Kindergarten
Judge: Carole Croll
Number of Poems Entered: 19
1st Nancy Cook, “Learning to Share,” St. Paul, MN
2nd Raymond Ziemer, “Alphabetical Order,” Warrenville, IL
3rd Melissa Huff, “A Brother’s Gift,” Champaign, IL
1st HM Wilda Morris, “Lesson,” Bolingbrook, IL
2nd HM Judith Tullis, “Riverside Central School 1947,” Indian Head Park, IL
3rd HM Maureen T. Flannery, “The Power of Privation,” Evanston, IL
10. Fairy Tales or Myths: In Memory of Dr. Lemuel Bowden
Sponsors: P&P Members Tom Roby and Jenene Ravesloot, Judge: Rebecca Kanan
Number of Poems Entered: 37
1st James Green, “That Holy Verge,” Muncie, IN
2nd Sheila Elliott, “What’s Learned from the Dais,” Oak Park, IL
3rd Maureen T. Flannery, “Reading this Fairy Tale Herself,” Evanston, IL
1st HM Jane Stuart, “Moon Over Georgia,” Greenup, KY
2nd HM Donna Pucciani, “For Charon,” Wheaton, IL
3rd HM Barbara Blanks, “The Real Thing,” Garland, TX
11. Illness and / or Healing: In Memory of Mary Oliver
Sponsor: Poets & Patrons President Caroline Johnson, Judge: Mary Jo Balistreri
Number of Poems Entered: 46
1st Wilda Morris, “The Unexpected,” Bolingbrook, IL
2nd Rita Aiken Moritz, “The Birds All Hushed,” Pell City, AL
3rd John J. Gordon, “Alternative Medicine,” La Grange, IL
1st HM Jocelyn Ajami, “Turnaround,” Chicago, IL
2nd HM Carole Croll, “Equinox,” Royersford, PA
3rd HM Curt Vevang, “I Just Talked with an Old Friend,” Palatine, IL
12. Poem inspired by Walt Whitman: In Memory of Sr. Jean Hughes, OP
Sponsor: P&P member John Gordon, Judge: Dan Campion
Number of Poems Entered: 24
1st Tricia Knoll, “Sisterhood,” Williston, VT
2nd Katharyn Howd Machan, “Toast,” Ithaca, NY
3rd Barbara J. Funke, “White on White,” St. George, UT
1st HM Maureen T. Flannery, “To the One I Will Meet on the Way,” Evanston, IL
2nd HM Curt Vevang, “Books,” Palatine, IL
3rd HM Donna Pucciani, “For Walt, in April,” Wheaton, IL
13. Automobiles: In Memory of Her Husband’s 1969 AMX
Sponsor: P&P member Maureen T. Flannery, Judge: Al Rocheleau. Number of Poems Entered: 26
1st Marjorie Rissman, “My Dreamsicle,” Highland Park, IL
2nd Erin O’Bryen, “Aubade in FOMO Time with Modes of Transportation,” Chicago, IL
3rd Carole Croll, “Can It Be that I Have Loved a Car?”, Royersford, PA
1st HM Candace Armstrong, “Spring Car Ride Through Time,” Murphysboro, IL
2nd HM Barbara Blanks, “Driving Daddy,” Garland, TX
3rd HM Cassandra McGovern, “Red Opel GT 1970,” Gurnee, IL
14. Chicago, Any Aspect: In Memory of Mary Winklebleck
Sponsor and Judge: Barbara Blanks
Number of Poems Entered: 23
1st Gay Guard-Chamberlin, “Shift Change,” Chicago, IL
2nd Barbara J. Funke, “Art in Millennium Park, 2005,” St. George, UT
3rd Joclyn Ajami, “My Chicago,” Chicago, IL
1st HM Beverly Stanislawski, “Lady Michigan,” Crown Point, IN
2nd HM John Wolf, “Morning Metra,” Naperville, IL
3rd HM Maureen T. Flannery, “Chicago Harvest,” Evanston, IL