Chicagoland Poetry Contest 2008
Court of Awards
October 25, 2008
Harold Washington Library
Chicago, Illinois

I.          RELIGIOUS POEM              Ella Kracke Memorial

                                                            Sponsor:  W. Clement Stone

                                                            Judge:  Rebecca Kanan, Joplin, MO

            1^st        Charlotte Hart, “Ice in the Desert of Days,” Evanston, IL

            2^nd        Jennifer Dotson, “The Miracle,” Highland Park, IL

            3^rd        Wilda Morris, “Embracing the Dead,” Bolingbrook, IL

1^st HM   Donna Pucciani, “Trinity,” Wheaton, IL

            2^nd HM  Anna Lonas Husain, “The Kingdom of Heaven,” Barrington, IL

            3^rd HM   Carole Spinelli, “Avocado Prayer,” Naperville, IL

II.        HUMOR OR LIGHT VERSE       Isabelle Gillespie Young Award

        Sponsor:  Beth Staas

        Judge:  Alan Harris, Tucson, AZ

            1^st        Donna Pucciani, “To My Husband, Who Snores,” Wheaton, IL

            2^nd        Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Vocabulary Downsizing,” Evanston, IL

            3^rd        Glenna Holloway, “Discontent Decanted,” Naperville, IL

            1^st HM  Margarete Cantrall, “A Time To…”  Downers Grove, IL

            2^nd HM  Nancy Jean Carrigan, “A Tribunal in the Library,” Warrenville, IL

            3^rd HM  Anna Lonas Husain, “Cyber Girl – Not,” Barrington, IL

III.       LYRIC POEM           Walter and Modena Vertreace Memorial

                                                Alice and Joseph Doody Memorial

                                                Co-Sponsors:  Martha Vertreace-Doody and

                                                                        Timothy Doody

                                                Judge:  Madelyn Eastlund, Beverly Hills, FL

            1^st        Carole Spinelli, “The Way of It,” Naperville, IL

            1^st HM   Mary Daul, “Echoes from Vagabond Days,” Wood Dale, IL

IV.       FORMAL VERSE                 Virginia Nicholas/Wilma Burton Memorial

                                                            In Memory of Bernhard Hillila

                                                            Sponsor:  Glenna Holloway

                                                            Judge:  Alan Harris, Tucson, AZ

            1^st        Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Go Wise and Gentle,” Evanston, IL

            2^nd        Glenna Holloway, “Critic’s Review of a Leading Role,” Naperville, IL

            3^rd        Caroline Johnson, “Maple Lake,” Willow Springs, IL

            1^st HM  Mardelle Fortier, “Dancing on Ice,” Lisle, IL

            2^nd HM  Carole Spinelli, “Out of Thin Air,” Naperville, IL

            3^rd HM  Wilda Morris, “Something About Water,” Bolingbrook, IL

V.        FREE VERSE                        In Memory of Benjamin M. Eaton, Sr.

                                                            Sponsor:  Barbara Eaton

                                                            Judge:  David Smith, Cupertino, CA

            1^st        William Vollrath, “Big Bang,” Downers Grove, IL

            2^nd        Marilyn Gehant, “The Tenant,” Chicago, IL

            3^rd        Mardelle Fortier, “The Impossible Search,” Lisle, IL

            1^st HM  Mary Daul, “I am a Dandelion,” Wood Dale, IL

            2^nd HM  Camille A. Balla, “In Her Own Time,” Lisle, IL

            3^rd HM  Wilda Morris,  “On a Line from Albert Stewart,” Bolingbrook, IL

VI.       POEM OF SOCIAL CONSCIENCE          Sponsor:  Linda Wallin

                                                                                   Judge:  Bruce Holland Rogers,

                                                                                   Eugene, OR

            1^st        Beth Staas, “March 2003,” Westmont, IL

            2^nd        Camilla A. Balla, “Breaking Through,” Lisle, IL

            3^rd        Caroline Johnson, “Seasons of Love,” Willow Springs, IL

            1^st HM  Anna Husain, “Vagabond,” Barrington, IL

            2^nd HM  Sandra Bringer, “Intimates,” Arlington Heights, IL

            3^rd HM  Carol Kanter, “New Orleans’ Ninth Ward,” Evanston, IL

VII.     MINIATURE POEM             Esther Kossoff/June Shipley Memorial

Sponsor:  Gertrude Rubin

Judge:  Rebecca Kanan, Joplin, MO

1^st        Wilda Morris, “Daffodils,” Bolingbrook, IL

2^nd        Glenna Holloway, “Autumn Coinage,” Naperville, IL

3^rd        John Gordon, “Island,” La Grange, IL

1^st HM  Nancy Jean Carrigan, “Flying to Colorado,” Warrenville, IL

2^nd HM  Donna Pucciani, “Cat Caught,” Wheaton, IL

3^rd HM  William Marr, “Such Itch,” Downers Grove, IL

VIII.    EXPERIMENTAL POEM     Agnes Wathall Tatera Memorial

In Memory of Robert Anderson

Co-Sponsors: Margarete Cantrall and

Caroline Johnson

Judge: Dr. Kathleen Mullen, Valparaiso, IN

            1^st        Donna Pucciani, “Little Fugue,” Wheaton, IL

            2^nd        Wilda Morris, “Night Ride,” Bolingbrook, IL

            3^rd        Anna Lonas Husain, “Love in Retrospect,” Barrington, IL

            1^st HM  Carole Spinelli, “Containers,” Naperville, IL

            2^nd HM  Glenna Holloway, “Status Report,” Naperville, IL

            3^rd HM  Marilyn Gehant, “Aftershock,” Chicago, IL

IX.       THEME:  THE CITY OF CHICAGO          Sponsor:  Donna Pucciani

                                                                                    Judge:  Jared Smith,

                                                                                    Lafayette, CO

            1^st        Anna Lonas Husain, “Heart of Chicago,” Barrington, IL

            2^nd        Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Way of the Cross in Pilsen,” Evanston, IL

            3^rd        Savannah Thorne, “The City God,” Tulsa, OK

1^st HM  Gertrude Rubin, “Grant Park Revisited,” Chicago, IL

2^nd HM  Mardelle Fortier, “City of Slender Shoulders,” Lisle, IL

3^rd HM  Glenna Holloway, “Chicago Watercolor Show,” Naperville, ILM  HM