Poets & Patrons

Chicagoland Poetry Contest 2010

Chicago, IL

I.          RELIGIOUS POEM             Ella Kracke Memorial

                                                            Sponsor:  W. Clement Stone

                                                            Judge:  Rebecca Kanan, Joplin, MO

            1^st        Lee Pelham Cotton, “Monk by Moonlight,” Locust Hill, VA

            2^nd        Mary Ann Eiler, “Pursuit of the Divine Lover,” Oak Park, IL

            3^rd        Susan Auld, “Practicing the Art of Zen,” Arlington Heights, IL

            1^st HM Beth Staas, “In Search of Meaning,” Westmont, IL

            2^nd HM Robert Lawrence, “Faith,” Chicago, IL

            3^rd HM Kathy Larson, “Mary and Martha,” Salt Lake City, UT

II.        HUMOROUS POEM           Isabelle Gillespie Young Award

                                                            In Memory of Mary Roby

                                                            Sponsors:  Tom and Lem Roby

                                                            Judge:  Alan Harris, Tucson, AZ

            1^st        Nancy Carrigan, “The Poet’s Dilemma,” Warrenville, IL

            2^nd        D. Beecher Smith II, “The Recording Angel’s Report to the Widow,”  Memphis, TN

            3^rd        William Vollrath, “My First,” Downers Grove, IL

            1^st HM Ellaraine Lockie, “What I Carry Home to the Grandsons,” Sunnyvale, CA

            2^nd HM John Quinn, “Butter,” Brookfield, IL

            3^rd HM John McBride, “Trophies in the Salvation Army Store,” Bettendorf, IA

III.       FORMAL VERSE               Virginia Nicholas/Wilma Burton Memorial   

                                                            In Memory of Bernhard Hillilla

                                                            In Memory of John Dickson

                                                            Sponsor:  Glenna Holloway

                                                            Judge:  Dr. Kathleen Mullen, Valparaiso, IN

            1^st        Lee Pelham Cotton, “Then I Touched Grace,” Locust Hill, VA

            2^nd        Allen M. Weber, “Just one more waltz with you,” Hampton, VA

            3^rd        Deborah N. Rosen, “Carving Time,” Glencoe, IL

            1^st HM Nancy Carrigan, “Blake’s Big Cat in Chicago,” Warrenville, IL

            2^nd HM Nick Sweet, “Victory Dance, 1945,” Leander, TX

            3^rd HM Robert Lawrence, “Fanciful Physics #1,” Chicago, IL

IV.       FREE VERSE          In Memory of Margarete Cantrall

                                               Sponsor:  Beth Staas

                                               Judge:  Larry Turner, Fredericksburg, VA

            1^st        Glenna Holloway, “How to Get By,” Naperville, IL

            2^nd        Ellaraine Lockie, “Caught in the Act,” Sunnyvale, CA

            3^rd        Becky Alexander, “The Secret,” Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

            1^st HM Dalene Stull, “The Last Jar,” Danville, OH

            2^nd HM Pat Simpson, “Walt Whitman, Nurse,’ Philo, IL

            3^rd HM Ellen Savage, “The Pickle Twins,” Highland Park, IL

V.        SOCIAL CONSCIENCE    Sponsor:  Linda Wallin

                                                         Judge:  Bruce Holland Rogers, Eugene, OR

1^st        John McBride, “Marcus Aurelius in Des Moines,” Bettendorf, IA

            2^nd        Glenna Holloway, “More Than Mirror Images,” Naperville, IL

            3^rd        Donna Pucciani, “Your Language,” Wheaton, IL

            1^st HM Allen M. Weber, “caller id,” Hampton, VA

            2^nd HM Beth Staas, “Labor Day,” Westmont, IL

            3^rd HM Ellen Savage, “Our Otherness,” Highland Park, IL

VI.       MINIATURE POEM           Esther Kossoff/June Shipley Memorial

                                                            Sponsor: Gert Rubin

                                                            Judge:  Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL

            1^st        Glenna Holloway, “The Unlikely Host,” Naperville, IL

            2^nd        Becky Alexander, “Newborn,” Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

            3^rd        Geraldine R. Pratt, “Autumn Remnants,” Murray, UT

            1^st HM Deborah N. Rosen,” “Doorknobs,” Glencoe, IL

            2^nd HM Marilyn Gehant, “Early Warnings,” Chicago, IL

            3^rd HM Mary Ann Eiler, “Tree Spirits,” Oak Park, IL

VII.     THEME: THE CITY OF CHICAGO        Agnes Wathall Tatera Memorial

                                                                                    In Memory of Robert Anderson

                                                                                    Sponsors:  Caroline Johnson

                                                                                    and Barbara Eaton     

                                                                                    Judge:  Jared Smith, Lafayette, CO

            1^st        Charlotte Digregorio, “At The Museum of Contemporary Art,” Winnetka, IL

            2^nd        Robert Lawrence, “Chicago’s Cloudgate,” Chicago, IL

            3^rd        Nancy Carrigan, “The Nighthawks,” Warrenville, IL

            1^st HM John McBride, “Chicago Gothic,” Bettendorf, IA

            2^nd HM Beth Staas, “Seasonings,” Westmont IL

            3^rd HM Ellen Savage, “Upon Attending the Memorial Service for John Dickson August 20, 2009,” Highland Park, IL