Traditional Sonnets, Judge: Brian Turner

1st Place: Libby Maxey (MA), “Some familiarities of Apis mellifera”
2nd Place: Gregory Bell (CA), “The Poet Contemplates His Own Demise”
3rd Place: Kathleen McClung (CA), “The Walk,” 2015

1st Honorable Mention: Matthew King (Canada), “On Presuming to Help the Phoebes Build Their Nest”
2nd Honorable Mention: Lory Widmer Hess (Switzerland), “Saint John’s Fire”
3rd Honorable Mention: David Shaffer (Israel), “I HAVE BEEN A FRIGHTENED TREE”

1st Special Merit: Kim Roberts (D.C.) “WATCHING AS SHE FALTERS, LOSES A MEMORY”
2nd Special Merit: Michael Stalcup (Thailand), “The Curse’s Crest Become the Church’s Sign”
3rd Special Merit: Jacquelyn Shah (TX), “The Heart Within”

Modern Sonnets, Judge: Beth Staas

1st Place: John Sweeder (NJ), “Sunken Treasures”
2nd Place: James B. Nicola (NY), “When It’s Over”
3rd Place: Don Hogle (NY), “War”

1st Honorable Mention: Mel Goldberg (TX), “Sentient Machines”
2nd Honorable Mention: Jill Morsbach (S. Africa), “Out, Out Brief Candle”
3rd Honorable Mention: Gail White (LA), “The Innocent”

1st Special Merit: Jennifer M. Phillips (MA), “Can’t See the River of Denial for the Trees”
2nd Special Merit: Jeanne Blum Lesinski (MI), “Final Proof”
3rd Special Merit: Wilda Morris (IL), “And No Title”