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Our thanks to all the poets from across the United States for entering the 1st Annual Bridge Poetry Contest for the Homeless cause. We received 189 poems from 28 states. This was a good start! On behalf of the Bridge and the thoughtful caring for Homelessness, I want to thank all the poets that participated in this worthy cause. All the poems were very sincere and heartfelt. For more information please contact poeticfriends@mdhadallas.org.
The Winners of the 2009, 1st Annual, "The Bridge" National Poetry Contest
Homelessness Hurts
The following are the TOP 20 judged poems (click on the names and read their poems):
| 1st Prize Winner |
Julianna McCarthy lives above the snow line, with a dog and two cats in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest. A Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has been published in The Antioch Review, Alehouse, 51%, Stellazine , Boxcar Poetry Review, Spot Literary Magazine and she contributes quarterly to ensemblejourine.com. She holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College. In 2006 she was selected (as one of six) for the ALOUD Newer Poets XI reading at the Los Angeles Central Library. |
Poem: "Lament for Kieran Prather" |
| 2nd Prize Winner |
Mary Langer Thompson's poetry appears in various journals and anthologies, most recently, Ragged Sky Press's, Eating Her Wedding Dress: A Collection of Clothing Poems and Earth's Daughters. She and her husband, David, live in Apple Valley, California. |
Poem: "Koko's Offerings" |
| 3rd Prize Winner |
Susan Miller is an editor for the News section of USA TODAY newspaper in McLean, Va. I have participated in the coverage of events such as 9/11, Katrina, the historic 2008 election and the current economic crisis. I enjoy writing poetry on the side. I have been published in Arlington Artsletter and was one of the featured poets at a reading in Washington, D.C. |
Poem: "When Worlds Collide" |
| Honorable Mentions |
Ann Landsberger - Carl Junction, MO
Annette Schwartz - Houston, TX
Barbara Gude - Allen, TX
Eileen Malone - Colma, CA
Erika Szostak - Los Angeles, CA
George Held - New York, NY
Gerard Sarnat - Redondo Beach, CA
James Miller Robinson - Huntsville, AL
Jean Lamberty - Dallas, TX
Juley Harvey - Estes Park, CO
Katrin Talbot - Madison, WI
Marcia Davis-Seale - Mt. Vernon, TX
Marilyn Peretti - Glen Ellyn, IL
Juley Harvey - Estes Park, CO
Roger Wright - Chicago, IL
Sherry McLain - Dallas, TX
Tom Cordle - Tellico Plain, TN |
Preliminary Judges for this years contest were: Dallas Poets Community members - Ann Howells, Michelle Hartman, Sylvia Vaughn and Brenda Cook.
Preeminent Judge: Christopher Soden, holds Vermont College's MFA in Poetry. He writes film & literary critique, essay, performance pieces and dramaturgy. Honors and positions: Poetry Editor: Espejo. President Emeritus: The Dallas Poets Community, The Poetry Society of America's Poetry in Motion Series, The Dallas Public Library's Distinguished Poets of Dallas. Publication: Gertrude, Windy City Times, The Chiron Review, Sentence, Borderlands, New Texas 2002, The James White Review and Best of Texas Writing 2. His work has appeared most recently in Poetic Voices Without Borders 2, The Windy City Times, and the LSU Outworks Festival 2009.
*Humanitarianism: the doctrine that humanity's obligations are concerned wholly with the welfare of the human race. |
