Hi all,
Per request, I am posting this thread as a SUMMARY ONLY of the 2009 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!
August, 2009 WinnersFirst PlaceSmoke and Mirrorsby Antonia Clark
The Waters
Second Place (tie)Doris Gray pictures regretby Jennifer Bennett
conjunction
Second Place (tie)Migrationsby Billy Howell-Sinnard
The Writer's Block
Second Place (tie)Toad Festivalby Connie DeDona
Blueline
Highly CommendedIceby mignon ledgard
conjunction
Highly CommendedIslandby Judy Thompson
The Town
Highly Commendedmy name is riverby Derek Richard
Wild Poetry Forum
Highly CommendedOils of Soft Fingersby S. Thomas Summers
The Writer's Block
Honorable Mentionstrue romance in black and whiteby Alex Stolis
Wild Poetry Forum
Surgery at 14by Timothy Blighton
Desert Moon Review
tasting the bladeby Pam O'Shaughnessy
criticalpoet.org
July, 2009 WinnersFirst PlaceThe Day the Egrets Came Callingby Christopher T. George
The Writer's Block
Second Place (Tie)Nothing to Discussby Guy Kettelhack
About Poetry Forum
Second Place (Tie)I am Dying Afghanistanby Bernard Henrie
The Writer's Block
Honorable MentionsAt a Mall in Bangkokby Marc-André Germain
Mosaic Musings Congrats Marc !!!Bereavementby Sylvia Evelyn Maclagan
Mosaic Musings Congrats Sylvia !!!Der Busantby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Old Women Farming Riceby Brian Edwards
The Poets' Graves
Offertory Redby Richard Stillman
The Poets' Graves
on phil jackson’s tenth championshipby Jonathan Muggleston
The Town
The Rebuttalby Sachi Nag
The Writer's Block
Stephanieby Kathleen Vibbert
Wild Poetry Forum
June, 2009 WinnersFirst Placeyou think you’ve seen everythingby Justin Hyde
Salty Dreams
Second PlaceCastle Hawkby Brian Edwards
The Poets' Graves
Third Place5 o’clockby Divina
Pen Shells
Honorable MentionsThe Sweat Lodge, As I Know Itby Steve Meador
FreeWrights Peer Review
Anglingby Allen M. Weber
FreeWrights Peer Review
The Big Easyby Bernard Hamel
About Poetry Forum
May, 2009 WinnersFirst PlaceMariposaby Tim Blighton
Desert Moon Review
Second PlaceEvidence Hanging on a Rusty Nailby Brian J. Mackay
Moontown Cafe
Third PlaceThe Marsh at Duskby Steve Meador
FreeWrights Peer Review
Honorable MentionsDad Never Read Novelsby Christopher T. George
FreeWrights Peer Review
The absence of spaces between wordsby Alexandre Nodopaka
Pen Shells
Her obituary picture will look nothing like herby Alex Stolis
Wild Poetry Forum
April, 2009 WinnersFirst PlaceCzamy Polewka (Black Soup)by Emily Brink
The Writers Block
Second PlaceThe Day the Caterpillars Cameby Steve Meador
FreeWrights Peer Review
Third PlaceA Rush of Cloudsby Laurel K. Dodge
The Writers Block
Honorable MentionsAfter AIDSby Shawn Nacona Stroud
Desert Moon Review
Baseball Seasonby Andrew Dufresne
Wild Poetry
Red Romance Dancingby Allen Fogel
SplashHall Poetry
March, 2009 WinnersFirst PlaceI, Raptorby Brenda Levy Tate
Pen Shells
Second Placedeliquesceby Lynze
Saltry Dreams
Third PlaceDouble Visionby Susan B. McDonough
Blueline
February, 2009 WinnersFirst PlaceMondegreenby Ray Sweatman
Salty Dreams
Second PlaceVirginia Sings Back To the Stones In Her Pocketsby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Third Place-by Eric Rhohenstein
criticalpoet.org
January, 2009 WinnersFirst PlaceNew Neighborsby Eric Rhohenstein
criticalpoet.org
Second PlaceFirst Frostby Christopher T. George
FreeWrights Peer Review
Third PlaceDinner With the Ghost of Rilkeby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Honorable MentionsTaste Buds of Children and Mock Adultsby Thane Zander
Blueline
Talking Terrorby Sachi Nag
The Writer's Block
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