Poets & Patrons

Chicagoland Poetry Contest 2011

Chicago, IL

    I.          RELIGIOUS POEM                                (Judge:  Rebecca Kanan, Joplin, MO)

            1^st  Catherine Moran, “The Proof of Holiness,” Little Rock, AR

            2^nd  Judith Krum, “Maundy Thursday: The Silent Scent of Hyacinths,” DeLand,

                                                                                                                                    FL

            3^rd  Becky Alexander, “The Leaving of Souls,” Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

            1^st HM  Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Healer in a Mexican Mountain Town,”

                                                                        Evanston, IL

            2^nd HM  Donna Pucciani, “Digit, Avila,” Wheaton, IL

            3^rd HM  Sally Clark, “The Widow’s Mite,” Fredericksburg, TX

 
II.        HUMOROUS POEM                                   (Judge:  Bruce Holland Rogers, Eugene, OR)

            1^st  Caroline Zarlengo Sposto, “Adieu,” Memphis, TN

            2^nd  Dalene Stull, “I Also Collect Antique Butter Molds,” Danville, OH

            3^rd  Marilyn Camden Norton, “Step-Grand What?” Hot Springs Village, AR

            1^st HM  Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Perfect Dwelling,” Evanston, IL

            2^nd HM  Larry Turner, “Love on the Rocks,” Fredericksburg, VA

            3^rd HM  Carolyn J. Hellman, “How the World Began,” Darien, IL

 
III.       FORMAL VERSE                          (Judge:  Marilyn L. Taylor, Milwaukee, WI)

1^st  Kathleen McClung, “Night School Final,” San Francisco, CA

2^nd  Dalene Stull, “Autumn Fuel,” Danville, OH

3^rd  Lee Pelham Cotton, “Not a Good Fit for Us,”  Locust Hill, VA

1^st HM  Beth Staas, “The Peter Principle,” Westmont, IL

2^nd HM  Catherine Moran, “Making Love in a Pick-up,” Little Rock, AR

3^rd HM  Tom Roby, “I Never Looked At It That Way,” Chicago, IL

IV.       FREE VERSE                               (Judge: Kathleen Mullen, Valparaiso, IN)

            1^st  Kate Hutchinson, “O’Hare, 1975,” Palatine, IL

2^nd  Catherine Moran, “My Youngest Son Goes to War,” Little Rock, AR

3^rd  Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Selling the Ranch,” Evanston, IL

            1^st HM  Deborah Nodler Rosen, “Solder,” Glencoe, IL

            2^nd HM  Becky Alexander, “Summer Dress,” Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

            3^rd HM  Kathy Larson, “Like Clockwork,” Salt Lake City, UT

V.        SOCIAL CONSCIENCE                 (Judge: Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL)

            1^st  Ellaraine Lockie, “The Last War,” Sunnyvale, CA

            2^nd  Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Water Rights and Wrongs,” Evanston, IL

            3^rd  Larry Turner, “The Romantic and the Realist,” Fredericksburg, VA

            1^st HM  Catherine Moran, “The Most Valuable,” Little Rock, AR

            2^nd HM  Marilyn Gehant, “Fair Treatment,” Chicago, IL

            3^rd HM  Paul Buchheit, “Homeless,” Chicago, IL

VI.       MINIATURE POEM                         (Judge: Alan Harris, Tucson, AZ)

            1^st  Larry Turner,” While I Wasn’t Paying Attention,” Fredericksburg, VA

            2^nd  Deborah Nodler Rosen,” Doorknobs,” Glencoe, IL

            3^rd  Kathy Larson, “Line Dancing,” Salt Lake City, UT

            1^st HM  Robert Lawrence, “Promise,” Chicago, IL

            2^nd HM  Sally Clark, “Go Away and Come Back,” Fredericksburg, TX

            3^rd HM  Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Exorcism,” Evanston, IL

VII.       CHICAGO PARKS                        (Judge: Larry Turner, Fredericksburg, VA)

            1^st  Wilda Morris, “At Pritzker Park,” Bolingbrook, IL

            2^nd  Cynthia Gallaher, “Shabbona Park District Swimming Pool,” Chicago, IL

            3^rd  David Nekimken, “An Afternoon at the Lagoon,” Chicago, IL

            1^st HM  Carol Kanter, “Lincoln Park Conservatory,” Evanston, IL

            2^nd HM  Susan T. Moss, “A Perfect Match,” Evanston, IL

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

VIII.     CHICAGO ART                            (Judge:  Mark Petrick, Fairfield, IA)

            1^st  Donna Pucciani, “American Gothic,” Wheaton, IL

            2^nd  Wilda Morris, “Letter to George Seurat,” Bolingbrook, IL

            3^rd  David Nekinken, “No Curtain Call,” Chicago, IL          

1^st HM  Cynthia Gallaher, “After Roger Brown’s ‘The Leaning Tower of  Touhy,

            1980.’” Chicago, IL

2^nd HM  Susan T. Moss, “Beyond Giorgio de Chirico’s The Eventuality of

            Destiny,” Chicago, IL

3^rd HM  Maureen Tolman Flannery, “Wings of Fire, Wings of Blood,” Evanston, IL

IX.       FAMOUS CHICAGO FIGURES           (Judge: Jared Smith, Lafayette, CO)

            1^st  Maureen Tolman Flannery, “The House That Jack Built,” Evanston, IL

            2^nd  Caroline Johnson, “A Disgraced Illinois Governor on Vacation,” Willow

                        Springs, IL

            3^rd  Wilda Morris, “Jens Jensen Speaks,” Bolingbrook, IL

            1^st HM  Mardelle Fortier, “Studs Terkel,” Lisle, IL

            2^nd HM  Susan T. Moss, “The Inimitable Marshall Field,” Evanston, IL

            3^rd HM  Mark Hudson, “Carl Sandburg,” Evanston, IL

X. ASTROLOGY/ASTRONOMY             (Judge: Bruce Holland Rogers, Eugene, OR)

            1^st  Wilda Morris, “He Promised Me the Sky,” Bolingbrook, IL

            2^nd  David Nekimken, “Moon Rising,” Chicago, IL

            3^rd  Carol Kanter, “On Telling Time, Since 1734,” Evanston, IL

            1^st HM  Kate Hutchinson, “Suspended Endeavor,” Palatine, IL

            2^nd HM  William Vollrath, “Living Fires,” Downers Grove, IL

            3^rd HM  Mardelle Fortier, “The Ruthless Unspoken,” Lisle, IL