Dancing Poetry Contest Winners List, 2009
In 2009, we had 476 poems from 166 poets living in 28 states of the USA and 7 additional countries
All Prize winners will be invited to read their Grand Prize Winning Poem at the Dancing Poetry Festival, 2009
Grand Prize (3)
Gretchen R. Fletcher, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl Silver Sandals
Nancy Rakoczy, Flushing, NY Eve Dreaming
Jeanne Wagner, Kensington, CA The Dance of the Seven Veils
First Prize (6)
Carol Carpenter, Livonia, MI The Puzzler
Jabez W. Churchill, Ukiah, CA Marchito/Faded
Laverne Frith, Sacramento, CA Cloud Rhythms, Lenticular
Katharyn Howd Machan, Ithaca, NY Whorl
Jeanne Wagner, Kensington, CA Sewing Machine Music
Diane G. Woodcock, Doha, Qatar Bardo
Second Prize (12)
Beverly Cole, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand Song For Ava
Lois Parker Edstrom, Coupeville, WA Too Much
Elsie Whitlow Feliz, Sacramento, CA Gallivanting With My Aunts
Allison Joseph, Carbondale, IL Ode to the Naked Mole Rat
Tanya Joyce, Emeryville, CA The Awning at Priya
Steve R. McCord, Long Beach, CA A Poet’s Voice
Indigo Moor, Rancho Cordova, CA Plain Sight--from an interview with an artist’s model
Erin Murphy, Hollidaysburg, PA Facing Manet
John Rowe, Albany, CA The Silence
Joyce Shepherd, Abingdon, MD Nature’s Artwork
Lynn Shoemaker, Whitewater, WI All Things Jump Themselves Together--Hiroshima Peace Museum and Park July 2008
Diane G. Woodcock, Doha, Qatar, Lunchtime Along the Tideline
Third Prize (30)
Susan Morgan Black, Oakland, CA Drualus--Mistletoe
Ann Reisfeld Boutte, Houston, TX Twilight Pas de Deux
Regina Murray Brault, Burlington, VT Timesweep Cantata
Carol Carpenter, Livonia, MI Wicker Chair & Choreopsis
Susan Condeff, San Ramon, CA Pizza, Pizza, Anywhere
Carlos Cumpian, Chicago, IL In Honor of Tito Puente, Musician
Lois Parker Edstrom, Coupeville, WA Imogene the Dancing Queen--Pantoum for Emily--eighteen months
Ada Evasdaughter, Raleigh, NC The Beauty of Motion
Don Feliz, Sacramento, CA Haircuts With My Father
Gretchen R. Fletcher, Ft. Lauderdale, FL New Mexican Rains
Carol Frith, Sacramento, CA Tango Villanelle
Sharon A. Harmon, Orange, MA Grandfather Fed Me
Jason Marc Harris, Melbourne, FL To Watch the World Burn
Ruth Hill, Chetwynd, BC, Canada Tundra Terrarium (May Day, May Day)
Barbara Jaekel, Lincoln, CA Ki Ho’ Alu
Fay Williams Jones, North Little Rock, AR In McDonald’s Parking Lot
Dr. Zanneta Kalyva-Papaloannou, Hilioupolis, Athens, Greece The Mountain is Cloudy
Elizabeth Lee, Colorado Springs, CO I Am Africa
Anne Ranasinghe, Colombo, Sri Lanka The Night of the Tropical Storm
Ms. Marie J. Ross, Stockton, CA Pink Toe Shoes
John Rowe, Albany, CA This Spring (a pantoum)
Ruth Wildes Schuler, Novato, CA The Perfect Storm
Annette S. Schwartz, Houston, TX Washerwoman
Andrew Spano, Brooklyn, NY Halcyon
Jeanine Stevens, Sacramento, CA Lady and the Unicorn--Tapestry, circa 1600, Musee de Clune, Paris
Gerald St. Maur, Edmonton, AB, Canada Man of No Consequence
Gerald St. Maur, Edmonton, AB, Canada Offshore
Jeanne Wagner, Kensington, CA A Gift of Olives
Maxine N. Williams, Sebastopol, CA Tamerza
Diane Woodcock, Doha, Qatar Invisible
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