Monday, November 9, 2009

2009 Poetry Contest Results

The Roanoke Valley Branch of the National League of American Pen Women is pleased to announce the following winners of the 2009 Poetry Competition:

First Place Bill Spillman, Jr. of Floyd, VA
Poem: Garden of Stones

Second Place Jacqueline Moffett of Pittsford, NY
Poem: Hands Folded in Prayer: a pantoum

Third Place Diana Woodcock of VCU Qatar, Qatar
Poem: Last Breath

Honorable Mention Julia Meylor Simpson of East Providence, RI
Poem: Sorry Charlie

Honorable Mention Elinor Denney of Lexington, VA
Poem: Hoe Made for Petunias

Honorable Mention Eileen Malone of Broadmoor Village, CA
Poem: After

Congratulations to all the winners.

Information on the 2010 Poetry Contest will be posted on this website at a future date.