Hi all,
Per request, I am posting this thread as a SUMMARY ONLY of the 2011 IBPC winning poems and decending order by month. To read the actual poems as well as judge's comments, please go to
this thread, posted in ascending order by month.
Congratulations poets!
June, 2011 WinnersFirst PlaceNatural Alchemyby Michael LaForge
PenShells
Second Place Tonight the Pendulum Still Swingsby Tina Hoffman
Muse Motel
Third PlaceListening to a teen poetry slam on NPRby Mike Talbert
The Town
May, 2011 WinnersFirst PlaceOphelia Speaksby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Second Placebriefby Dale McLain
Wild Poetry Forum
Third PlaceEnd of the Roadby David Durham
PenShells
April, 2011 WinnersFirst PlaceMotown Layoverby E. Russell Smith
The Write Idea
Second PlacePapaby Yolanda Calderon-Horn
The Writers Block
Third PlaceAdvice to Self in Guise of Otherby Fred Longworth
Wild Poetry Forum
March, 2011 WinnersFirst PlaceBest after frostby Mandy Pannett
The Write Idea
Second PlaceTwo Dovesby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Third PlaceMiddle-Aged Man Photographed In Zionby Bernard Henrie
The Writer's Block
Honorable MentionFeed the Snakeby Michael Creighton
The Waters
February, 2011 WinnersFirst PlaceExileby Lois P. Jones
PenShells
Second Place
Green Holly Man New Year, 2011by Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Third Placethe necromancerby Milner Place
PoetryCircle
Honorable MentionsHouse of Ashby Mignon Ledgard
conjusction
January, 2011 WinnersFirst PlaceInfield Chatterby Michael Harty
Wild Poetry Forum
Second PlaceDeath Artistby Billy Howell-Sinnard
The Writer's Block
Third PlaceThe Borrow Pitby Allen M. Weber
Muse Motel
Honorable MentionsPack Iceby Bernard Henrie
The Waters
The Forgetting Waterby Brenda Levy-Tate
PenShells