Hi all,
Per request, I am posting this thread as a SUMMARY ONLY of the 2010 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!
December, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceGiant Cochroachesby Mignon Ledgard
The Writers Block
Second PlaceA New Cartographyby Mandy Pannett
The Write Idea
Third PlaceRunby Cynthia Neely
Desert Moon Review
November, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceHushby Jude Goodwin
The Waters
Second PlaceDoors Beneath Their Signsby Larry Jordan
PoetryCircle
Third PlaceI Could Cry But I Don'tby Billy Howell-Sinnard
The Writer's Block
October, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceChichicapa, Mexicoby Bernard Henrie
The Writer's Block
Second PlaceIowa Bornby Billy Howell-Sinnard
TheWriter's Block
Third PlaceGod Warby T. Obatala
About Poetry Forum
September, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceWays to Paint a Womanby Lois P. Jones
PenShells
Second PlaceHer Quinceañeraby Lynn Doiron
Poetry Circle
Third PlaceEthicsby Helmuth Filipowitsch
Wild Poetry Forum
August, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceThe Catchby C.J. Costello
The Poets' Graves
Second Place (tie)A Quietingby Michael Harty
Wild Poetry Forum
Third PlaceNatural Selectionsby Michelle Beth Cronk
Poetry Circle
July, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceDreams: mobileby Petra Klein
Salty Dreams
Second PlacePantone 1665 C.
by Ben Johnson
The Poets' Graves
Third PlaceBone-Songby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
June, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceA lesson on multiplicationby Judy Kaber
The Waters
Second Place (tie)history of the kite riffby Steve Parker
criticalpoet.org
Second Place (tie)Weaselby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Third PlaceGlassby David Callin
Poets' Graves
Honorable MentionsAfter Running Over the Neighbor’s Dogby Fred Longworth
Wild Poetry Forum
anorakby Carmela Cohen
conjunction
Fatherby Brian Lowry
criticalpoet.org
St. Hilda Homeby Julie Corbett
The Write Idea
yeah man snap snap like thatby William Dixon Smith
Tin Roof Alley Poets
May, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceSomewhere the Sun Is Shiningby R. L. Crowther
conjunction
Second PlaceA Woman's Fetishby Lise Whidden
criticalpoet.org
Third PlaceAfter Baltimoreby Ron Lavalette
The Waters
Honorable MentionsBlood on Draft Files, Baltimore, 1967by Christopher T. George
FreeWright's Peer Review
Blues and greenby Elodie Pritchartt
The Town
Dust Sparkles in the Nightby Julie Corbett
The Write Idea
Godiva's Horseby Laurie Byro
Desert Moon Review
Harley's Calfby William Dixon
Tin Roof Alley Poets
My next filmby John Glennon
Poets' Graves
Scalpelby Richard Moorhead
Wild Poetry Forum
Today I Was Her Dad Though Tonight She Asks Me Where The Man Is Who Raked Leavesby Billy Howell-Sinnard
The Writer's Block
What This Poem Will Doby Mignon Ariel King
The Waters
April, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceHere With Youby Laurel K. Dodge
The Writer's Block
Second PlaceOuijaby Lois P. Jones
Pen Shells
Third PlaceCaring For Your Gimpby Henry Shifrin
Wild Poetry Forum
Honorable MentionsMy Neighbor, Only a Name On a Mailboxby Bernard Henrie
The Waters
Queen of the Roadby Alice Folkart
Blueline Poetry
’serPina biNary
by Carmela Cohen
conjunctionTetelestaiby Michael Virga
The Writers Block
Today at the Ranchby Steve Meador
FreeWrights Peer Review
Daily Thoughtby Kay Vibbert
FreeWrights Peer Review
March, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceEden in Winterby Russel Smith
The Write Idea
Second Placenettles riff nettles the big treeby Steve Parker
criticalpoet.org
Third PlaceEverything will be permitted, nothing will be desiredby Laura Ring
Wild Poetry Forum
Honorable MentionsLotby Richard Moorhead
Wild Poetry Forum
The First Cutby Lana Wiltshire Campbell
Blueline Poetry
Comfortby Cynthia Neely
The Waters
Song for the Ghost of Gabriel Gomezby Emily Brink
The Writers Block
February, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceWhatby Jude Goodwin
The Waters
Second PlaceA Question of Nakednessby Melanie Firth
Wild Poetry Forum
Third PlaceAbsence of Detailby Debbie Calverley
criticalpoet.org
Honorable MentionsArs Poetica #7by Tim Blighton
Desert Moon Review
O be Joyfulby Judy Swann
The Waters
Triolet on a Line by Billy Collinsby Antonia Clark
The Waters
January, 2010 WinnersFirst PlaceEureka Springsby Jude Goodwin
The Waters
Second PlaceSnowby Judy Swann
The Waters
Third PlaceTiger, Tigerby Mitchell Geller
Desert Moon Review
Honorable MentionsWigby Michael Harty
Wild Poetry Forum
Takazumiby Bren Lyons
criticalpoet.org
Post Apocalypse in Polo Parkby Don Schaeffer
Pen Shells