DES MOINES, IOWA (October 11, 2022) — The Iowa Poetry Association (IPA) announces the publication of its annual poetry anthology Lyrical Iowa. The poems in this year's edition of Lyrical Iowa are anchored in lived experiences, cultural memories, and hopes and dreams for the future, according to Editor Marilyn Baszczynski. The 2022 edition of Lyrical Iowa is IPA's 77th anthology.
"These poems weave through continuing crises (political, social, psychological, global) in search of balance, love, serenity, and detente, with skilled narratives, surprising images and even humor," Baszczynski said. "They are invitations to the reader to be open to new perspectives, to a change of heart. They are also reminders of our humanness and our need to stay connected: as a third-grader writes, 'When we're together / We're family.'"
Poems for the anthology are selected from among close to two thousand submissions each year to the Lyrical Iowa Competition. Membership is not a requirement for having poetry included in the anthology. Contestants need only reside in Iowa. The Iowa Poetry Association has close to 350 members across the state.
Besides those awarded cash prizes or honorable mentions in the seven adult categories and four student divisions, many other top-ranking poems are showcased in this 168-page book with full-color cover. This year, a total of 319 poems was selected from about 1,800 entries submitted to IPA's 2022 contests, including five Pushcart Prize nominations. Entries came from 122 towns in 71 of Iowa's 99 counties, sent by persons ranging in age from kindergartners to near-centenarians. [Editors: See list of contest winners attached; also attached for your convenience is a listing by county of winners and poets to be published in this year's anthology.]
Books may be ordered from IPA, while the supply lasts. Cost is $15 per copy (plus shipping) to anywhere in the United States. Books from some previous years are also available. Check for details at iowapoetry.com or contact the editor at ipa@iowapoetry.com.
The mission of the Iowa Poetry Association, a non-profit organization, is to promote interest in and appreciation of poetry among Iowans through educational opportunities, poetry writing contests and the publication of an annual anthology of Iowa poetry. Besides sponsoring the annual contests and new, exciting Slam competitions, IPA offers two workshops for poem critiques each year, as well as IPA LIVE!, a vibrant monthly program of online mini-workshops and readings. IPA will also be at Art on the Prairie in Perry, November 11-13.
Association executive officers include: Dawn Terpstra of Lynnville, President; Rodney Reeves of Burlington, 1st Vice-President; Heather Clark of Winterset, 2nd Vice-President/Historian; Barbara Edler of Keokuk, Secretary; Di Mathis of Ankeny, Treasurer; and Marilyn J Baszczynski of Earlham, Editor, and Contest Chair.
"We are also excited to announce our 2023 Lyrical Iowa Competition," Baszczynski added. "Adult contests include the Lucille Morgan Wilson Poetry Award, Grant Wood Country Poetry Award, Haiku, Traditional Forms (ghazal, pantoum, sonnet, villanelle), National/World Events, Humorous Verse, and Poetry For Children." Student divisions are College, High School, Upper Grades (5-8), and Lower Grades (K-4). Contest entries may be sent January 1 - February 28, 2023. Complete contest rules for adult, college, high school and grade school entries are available on their website at iowapoetry.com. There is no entry fee. For information on Slam Poetry competitions, see iowapoetry.com/slam.htm.
Also on the website: how to order books, winning poems, judges' page, Pushcart Prize nominees, resources for teachers, links to publication opportunities, workshop information, and more, all in support of Iowa poets. See iowapoetry.com.
Winners of LYRICAL IOWA COMPETITION 2022
ADULT CONTEST RESULTS:
LUCILLE MORGAN WILSON AWARD: JUDGE: Diane Glancy, Shawnee Mission, Kansas (673 entries)
1st — Lo Whittington; Iowa City
2nd — Rose Hamilton-Gottlieb; Ames
3rd — Bill Graeser; Fairfield
1st HM — Rose Postma; Sioux Center
2nd HM — Deborah Lewis; Ames
3rd HM — Heather Ann Clark: Winterset
SPECIAL AWARD FIRST-TIME ENTRANT:
Charlie R North; Ankeny
RONALD KAHL MEMORIAL AWARD:
Pat Underwood; Colfax
TRADITIONAL FORMS: JUDGE: John Sibley Williams, Milwaukie, Oregon (41 entries)
1st — Erik Trilk; Marion
2nd — Allison Bartholmey; Colfax
3rd — Allison Berryhill; Atlantic
1st HM — Talbot Hook; Newton
2nd HM — Emily Wiebke; Britt
3rd HM — Cody Bock; Des Moines
HAIKU: JUDGE: Glenn Lyvers, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (143 entries)
1st — Milli Gilbaugh; Iowa City
2nd — Rita F Reed; Waukee
3rd — Jane E DeShaw; Dyersville
1st HM — Angela McGlothlen; Cedar Rapids
2nd HM — Jed Magee; Jefferson
3rd HM — Dennis Maulsby; Ames
MAXINE CARLSON MEMORIAL AWARD:
Janvier Abramowitz; Coralville
FOR CHILDREN: JUDGE: Lisa Toth Salinas, Spring, Texas (42 entries)
1st — Michelle Turner; Maquoketa
2nd — JoAnn Benda; Iowa City
3rd — Karen Schmitt; Solon
1st HM — Phyllis Frazier; Cedar Falls
2nd HM — Ginnie Padden;Des Moines
3rd HM — Carolyn Rohrbaugh; Sutherland
NATIONAL/WORLD EVENTS: JUDGE: Christine Boldt, Temple, Texas (22 entries)
1st — Dawn Terpstra; Lynnville
2nd — Joe Chambers; Davenport
3rd — Mike Bayles; Davenport
1st HM — Lori Culbertson Harris; Cedar Falls
2nd HM — Anna Nicholas; Cedar Falls
3rd HM — Erin Olson; Greenville
HUMOROUS: JUDGE: Julie Cummings, Conifer, Colorado (27 entries)
1st — Jan Blankenburg; Donnellson
2nd — Warren Reinecke; Grinnell
3rd — Marjorie Chew; Council Bluffs
1st HM — William Woodhouse; Des Moines
2nd HM — Sandra Green; Tipton
3rd HM — Lori Shannon; Manning
EKPHRASTIC CHALLENGE: JUDGE: Kyle McCord, Windsor Heights, Iowa (20 entries)
1st — Laura Sohl-Cryer; Cedar Falls
2nd — Virginia Mortenson; Des Moines
3rd — Patricia Tiffany Morris; Bondurant
1st HM — Elaine Mattingly; Newton
2nd HM — Jayne R Vondrak; Kingsley
3rd HM — Pamela J Blomgren; Oskaloosa
SCHOOL DIVISION RESULTS:
COLLEGE: JUDGE: Michael Carrino, Plattsburgh, New York (22 entries)
1st — Hannah Adams, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Dordt University
2nd — Sierra Ann Earle, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy Univ
3rd — Kyra Takes, Iowa City, Iowa, University of Iowa
1st HM — Amber Wittrock, Humboldt, Iowa, Iowa State Univ
2nd HM — Sam Drake-Flam, Hancock, Michigan, Grinnell College
HIGH SCHOOL: JUDGE: Elizabeth Ridge, Ottumwa, IA (287 entries)
1st — Ian Kilgus, Gr12, Oskaloosa HS, Oskaloosa
2nd — Cassidy Daub, Gr12, West Marshall HS, State Center
3rd — Josie Handlos, Gr9, Atlantic HS, Atlantic
1st HM — Samantha Horvath, Gr11, St Albert, Council Bluffs
2nd HM — Lillie Carreon, Gr11, Centennial HS, Ankeny
3rd HM — Jordan Praska, Gr12, Valley HS, WDM
UPPER GRADES (5-8): JUDGE: Robert Schinzel, Argyle Texas (289 entries)
1st — Kiara Verhagen, Gr6, Eleanor Roosevelt MS, Dubuque
2nd — Alyse Beyer, Gr8, Gilbert MS, Gilbert
3rd — Avery Wonders, Gr7, Baxter CSD, Baxter
1st HM — Lucy A Eggleston, Gr8, Lawton Bronson Jr/Sr HS, Lawton
2nd HM — Cassidy Willess, Gr8, Sacred Heart, Boone
3rd HM — Lydia Beyer, Gr6, East Buchanan CSD, Winthrop
LOWER GRADES (K-4): JUDGE: Robert Schinzel, Argyle Texas (124 entries)
1st — Delsy Vincente-Gomez, Gr4, LuVerne Elem, LuVerne
2nd — Lucy Munson, Gr1, Cardinal Elementary, Maquoketa
3rd — Sandali Rammawadu, Gr3, Sawyer Elementary, Ames
1st HM — Rose Schares, Gr4, Sawyer Elementary, Ames
2nd HM — Avery Whaley, Gr4, Baxter Elementary, Baxter
3rd HM — Adrian R Washington, Gr4, College Community SD, Cedar Rapids
Some student poems entered in the 2022 contest will be selected to be sent to next year's National Student Award contests.
Nominations for the 2023 Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize series, published every year since 1976, is the most honored literary project in America. Since 1976, hundreds of presses and thousands of writers of short stories, poetry, and essays have been represented in their annual collections. IPA's Editor-in-chief and Associate Editors have collaborated to select nominees from this year's Lyrical Iowa 2022. The list of poems is presented in alphabetical order by author's last name.
Our 2023 Pushcart Prize nominees, published in this 2022 edition, are:
Christopher Hunter, Grinnell — "Louisa, Age 6, At Rest"
Susan J Koch, Iowa City — "Sofia"
John Mitchell, West Des Moines — "Nicholas II"
Alise Palmer, Scranton — "Beltane"
Rose Postma, Sioux Center — "On Telling My Mother I Am Pregnant Again"
Iowa Poetry Association-Poets published in Lyrical Iowa 2022 by County (All poets listed have one poem selected for publication. If a poem won in a category, rank and category follow name)
ADAIR: Linda Wolfe, Greenfield
APPANOOSE: Janet Abrahamson, Centerville
BENTON: Jan Logan, Van Horne
BLACK HAWK: Phyllis H Frazier, Cedar Falls — 1st HM — Poems For Children;
Lori Culbertson Harris, Cedar Falls — 1st HM — National/World Events;
Anna Nicholas, Cedar Falls — 2nd HM — National/World Events;
Laura Sohl-Cryer, Cedar Falls — 1st Place — Ekphrastic Challenge;
Also published: Janine Ambrose, Waterloo; Barbara Cardamon, Cedar Falls; Susan Klein, Waterloo;
Kerri Mennenga, Cedar Falls; Delia Ralston, Waterloo; Kathy Sanborn, Waterloo; Erin Gitchell Thompson, Cedar Falls; Del Todey Turner, Waterloo
BOONE: Angela Olney, Boone
SCHOOL: Cassidy Willess, Gr 8, Sacred Heart School, Boone — 2nd HM — Upper Grades
BREMER: Jill Lockey, Janesville; J Fielding Wood, Sumner
BUCHANAN: Michael Andorf, Brandon; Myrna Sandvik, Brandon; Lisa Ross Thedens, Walker
SCHOOL: Lydia Beyer, Gr 6, East Buchanan CSD — 3rd HM — Upper Grades
BUENA VISTA: Carol Lytle, Storm Lake; Patricia Moe, Albert City; Ashley WolfTornabane, Storm LakeBUTLER: Valrie Schuster, Shell Rock; Sarah Lynn Jordan, Shell Rock
CALHOUN: Mary Jane Lamphier, Manson
CARROLL: Lori Shannon, Manning — 3rd HM — Humorous Verse
Also published: Bill Simmons, Carroll
CASS: Allison Berryhill, Atlantic — 3rd Place — Traditional Forms
Also published: Mary Arlene Shaver, Atlantic
SCHOOL: Josie Handlos, Gr 9, Atlantic HS — 3rd Place — High School
Also published: Emma Winford, Gr 9, Atlantic HS, Atlantic
CEDAR: Sandra L. Green, Tipton — 2nd HM — Humorous Verse
Also published: Bonnie Balluff Hanlin, West Branch
CERRO GORDO: Karen Carr, Carole Pannhoff and Rick Sears, all of Mason City
CLARKE: Ellen G Danner, Woodburn; Beverly Mattix Green, Murray
CLAY: Erin Olson, Greenville — 3rd HM National/World Events
Also published: Janis Myers, Jim Quinn, Joanne Schar and Dwight Rutter, all of Spencer
CLAYTON: Lee L Gordon, Marquette; Jean Marie Hall, Elkader; Dean Schultz, Clayton
SCHOOL: Rylee Atkinson, Gr 8, and Lauren Kirby, Gr 8, both at Edgewood-Colesburg Jr/Sr HS, EdgewoodCLINTON: Joshua Chandler, Clinton; Audrey Mueller, DeWitt; Melinda J Putman, Clinton; Jill ZImmerman, DeWitt
DALLAS: Rita F Reed, Waukee — 2nd Place — Haiku
Also published: Edy Fudge, Clive
DELAWARE: Lizzie Edens, Dyersville; Rita Lewin, Manchester
SCHOOL: Cora Elsbernd, Gr 4, Lambert Elementary, Manchester
DES MOINES: Rodney Reeves, Burlington; Ann Ure, Burlington
DICKINSON: Roger Brockshus, Spirit Lake; Sandra Conner Ladegaard, Arnolds Park
DUBUQUE: Jane E DeShaw, Dyersville — 3rd Place — Haiku
Also published: Ann Boeckenstedt, Dyersville; William Dall, Dubuque; Darci Werner, Dyersville
SCHOOL: Kiara Verhagen, Gr 6, Eleanor Roosevelt MS, Dubuque — 1st Place — Upper Grades
Also published: Christiana Alkhoury, Gr 7, and Greta Gammage, Gr 8, both at Eleanor Roosevelt MS, DubuqueFLOYD: Marilyn Buttjer, Charles City
FRANKLIN: Kelli Lage, Sheffield; Margaret Flint Suter, Hampton
GREENE: Gerald W (Jed) Magee, Jefferson — 2nd HM — Haiku
Also published: Margaret Hamilton, Jefferson; Alise Palmer, Scranton; Hollie Roberts, Jefferson; Jerry Roberts, Jefferson
GRUNDY: LeAnn Hoeg, Grundy Center
HAMILTON: Margot Conard, Stratford
HANCOCK: Emily Wiebke, Britt — 2nd HM — Traditional Forms
HARDIN: Stephanie Traphagan, Alden
HENRY: Vicky Dovenspike, Salem
HOWARD: Marjorie Dohlman, Riceville
HUMBOLDT: Chris Schultz, Humboldt
IOWA: John Snethen, Williamsburg
JACKSON: Michelle Turner, Maquoketa — 1st Place — Poems for Children
SCHOOL: Lucy Munson, Gr 1, Cardinal Elementary, Maquoketa — 2nd Place — Lower Grades
Also published: Lili Gilbert, Gr 1, Cardinal Elementary, Maquoketa
JASPER: Allison Bartholmey, Colfax — 2nd Place — Traditional Forms
Talbot Hook, Newton — 1st HM Traditional Forms
Elaine Mattingly, Newton — 1st HM — Ekphrastic Challenge
Dawn Terpstra, Lynnville — 1st Place — National/World Events
Pat Underwood, Colfax — Ronald Kahl Memorial Award
Also published: Cindy Bear, Kellogg; Rusti Riddle, Colfax; William P Riddle, Colfax
SCHOOL: Avery Wonders, Gr 7, Baxter Community Schools, Baxter — 3rd Place — Upper Grades
Avery Whaley, Gr 4, Baxter Elementary, Baxter — 2nd HM — Lower Grades
Also published: Claire Kucera, Gr 4, and Lydia Tichy, Gr 2, both at Baxter Elementary, Baxter
JEFFERSON: Bill Graeser, Fairfield — 3rd Place — Lucille Morgan Wilson Award
Also published: Barbara Bloom, John W Collinson, Samantha Hunt and Rustin Larson all of Fairfield
SCHOOL: Carlotta Kriesel, Gr 12, Ishita Mukadam, Gr 10, and Zoe Soares, Gr 10, all at Maharishi School, Fairfield
JOHNSON: Karen Schmitt, Solon — 3rd Place — Poems for Children
Also published: Tom Gingerich, Kalona; Patrick Hanson, North Liberty; Douglas L Miller, Solon; Linda E Paul, North Liberty
CORALVILLE — Janvier Abramowitz, Maxine Carlson Memorial Award
Also published: Thomas Georgou, Frann Ostroff, Richard K Wallarab, Danielle Zimmerman
IOWA CITY — Jo Ann Benda — 2nd Place — Poems for Children
Milli Gilbaugh — 1st Place — Haiku
Lo Whittington — 1st Place — Lucille Morgan Wilson Award
Also published: Phil Beck, Kathryn (Kitty) Chadima, Tracy Edens, Laura Felleman, Mary Jedlicka Humston, Susan J Koch, Patricia E. Noeth, Trudy Rosazza, Denise Tiffany
SCHOOL: Kyra Takes, University of Iowa, Iowa City — 3rd Place — College
JONES: David Wayne Morrow, Anamosa
KEOKUK: Joy Lyle, Keota
KOSSUTH: Eleanor Stenzel, Burt
SCHOOL: Delsy Vicente-Gomez, Gr 4, LuVerne Elementary, LuVerne — 1st Place — Lower Grades
Also published: Lilly Valetti, Gr 4, and Kinnick McPeak, Gr 4, both at LuVerne Elementary
LEE: Jan Blankenburg, Donnellson — 1st Place — Humorous Verse
Also published: Barbara Edler, Keokuk; Matthew Faulkner, Ft. Madison; Kathleen U Hart, Ft Madison; Marty Miller, Donnellson; Rex Muston, Keokuk
LINN: Angela McGlothlen, Cedar Rapids — 1st HM — Haiku
Erik Trilk, Marion — 1st Place — Traditional Forms
Also published: Susan Abel, Cedar Rapids; Tracy Clair, Marion; Karen Kladivo, Mount Vernon; Cheryl A Lindo, Hiawatha; Joan Daily Rammelsberg, Marion; Marie Sullivan, Cedar Rapids
SCHOOL: Sierra Ann Earle, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids — 2nd Place — College
Adrian R Washington, Gr 4, College Community SD, Cedar Rapids — 3rd HM, Lower Grades
Also published: Thomas Beach, Gr 4, Prairie Ridge Elementary, Cedar Rapids; Caroline Dahlem, Gr 4, and Colven Jacobs, Gr 4, both at College Community SD, Cedar Rapids
LUCAS:
SCHOOL: Joshua Desmond, Reagan Gall, Maddix Larrington, and Evelina Rudenko, all Gr 11, Chariton HS, Chariton
LYON: Judy A Gustafson, Rock Rapids; Betty Medema, Rock Rapids; Sally J Young, Little Rock
MADISON: Heather Ann Clark, Winterset — 3rd HM — Lucille Morgan Wilson Award
Also published: Kathy Meyer, Jerrold Narland and Maggie Ripperger, all of Winterset
MAHASKA: Pamela J Blomgren, Oskaloosa — 3rd HM — Ekphrastic Challenge
Also published: Kathy Geren Christy, Fred DeJong, Elliot Nelson and Jared Pearce, all of Oskaloosa
SCHOOL: Ian Kilgus, Gr 12, Oskaloosa HS, Oslaloosa — 1st Place — High School
MARION: Jay Immel, Knoxville
MARSHALL: Rose EM Elsbecker, Marshalltown
SCHOOL: Cassidy Daub, Gr 12, West Marshall HS, State Center — 2nd Place — High School
Also published: Morgan Bear, Gr 8, and Alexandra Lasack, Gr 7, both at West Marshall MS, State CenterMITCHELL: Marlys Rogers and Kathleen Stauffer, both of Osage
MONONA: Jean C Conover, Mapleton
MONROE: Aimee Campbell, Albia
MUSCATINE: Pat Bieber, Duffy De France, Annette Matjucha-Hovland, Rebecca Whitmore; all of Muscatine; Carolyn Yates Reid, Letts
O'BRIEN: Carolyn Rohrbaugh, Sutherland — 3rd HM — Poems for Children
Also published: Nancy J Peters, Sheldon
PLYMOUTH: Jayne R Vondrak, Kingsley — 2nd HM — Ekphrastic Challenge
Also published: Janet AWiener, Le Mars
POCAHONTAS: Kelly Tate, Laurens
POLK:
ANKENY — Charlie R North — Special Award First-time Entrant
Also published: Angela Dunston Johnson, Teresa Lawler, Di Mathis, Merle E Newman
BONDURANT — Patricia Tiffany Morris — 3rd Place Ekphrastic Challenge; Marvin W Morris
DES MOINES:
50310 Cody Bock — 3rd HM — Traditional Forms, Virginia Mortenson — 2nd Place — Ekphrastic Challenge
Also published: Beverly Boal, Frank Kutchen, Richard R Ramsey
50311 Bill Woodhouse — 1st HM — Humorous Verse
Also published: Sandy Deyoe, Dennis Moore
50312 Phoebe Bubendorfer, Jeff Grimes, Jane C Olsasky, Linda Shivvers
50313 Ariel Utterback
50314 Val Weaver
50315 Theresa Sager
50317 Jenny Parker, Virginia Westbrook, Mike Wilson
50320 Susan R Lawrence
50321 Alanna Clutter, Ginny Padden
50322 Rosella Myles
GRIMES — Mary L Permann
JOHNSTON — Angela Evans, James Roth
PLEASANT HILL — Tim Grover
POLK CITY — Jill Friestad-Tate
URBANDALE — Elaine Erickson, Wally Moll, Judy Nolan, Debi Schmitz Noriega, Mark Schillerstrom
WEST DES MOINES — John Mitchell, Pushcart Prize Nominee
Also published: Beth Seuferer, Shelly Reed Thieman
SCHOOL: Lillie Carreon, Gr 11, Centennial HS, Ankeny — 2nd HM — High School
Jordan Praska, Gr 12, Valley HS, West Des Moines — 3rd HM - High School
Also published: Caelyn WIpperman, Gr 7, Bondurant-Farrar MS, Bondurant; Blue Pries, Gr 10, Centennial HS, Ankeny; Addyson Sobaski, Gr 4, College Community SD, Cedar Rapids; Breanna Armer, Gr 10, Caleb Denhart, Gr 12, Madilynn Publow, Gr 10, and Emily Quick, Gr 12, all of Valley HS, West Des Moines
POTTAWATTAMIE: Marjorie Chew, Council Bluffs — 3rd Place — Humorous Verse
Also published: Ann C Coombs, Marvin D Vallier, and Robert D Wambold; of Council Bluffs
SCHOOL: Samantha Horvath, Gr 11, St Albert Schools, Council Bluffs — 1st HM — High School
Also published: Addison Chickering, Gr 8, Kate Kirwan, Gr 11, and Sophia Peterson, Gr 8, all of St Albert Schools, Council Bluffs.
POWESHIEK:
GRINNELL: Warren R. Reinecke — 2nd Place — Humorous Verse
Also published: Patricia Buck, Lynn Cavanagh, Sue Drake, Jan Gross, Christopher Hunter, Gene R Rohr
SCHOOL: Sam Drake-Flam, Grinnell College, Grinnell — 2nd HM — College
Also published: Penelope Fennell, Gr 7, Grinnell MS, Grinnell; Frida Ferguson, K, and Iola Ferguson, Gr 2, Homeschooled, Grinnell.
SAC: Marcia Haakenson, Lake View
SCOTT: Mike Bayles, Davenport — 3rd Place — National/World Events
Joe Chambers, Davenport — 2nd Place — National/World Events
Also published: Shea Doyle, Bettendorf; Barbara J Thompson, Davenport; Kathryn Wieringa, Davenport; William E Hudson, Davenport
SIOUX: Rose Postma, Sioux Center — 1st HM — Lucille Morgan Wilson Award
Also published: Kim Van Es, Sioux Center; Nancy Riggan, Orange City; Lynn Wielenga, Hull
SCHOOL: Hannah Adams — 1st Place — College ; Dordt University, Sioux Center
STORY: Stephen E Leach, Huxley
AMES — Rose Hamilton-Gottlieb — 2nd Place — Lucille Morgan Wilson Award
Deborah Lewis — 2nd HM — Lucille Morgan Wilson Award
Dennis Maulsby — 3rd HM — Haiku
Also published: Mary Lou Berhow, David M Gradwohl, Ann Chukharev Hudilainen, Mary E Richards, Kathleen Russell, Missy Springsteen-Haupt, Lauren Stephens, Audrey Stromberg, Maggie Westvold, all of Ames
SCHOOL: Alyse Beyer, Gr 8, Gilbert MS, Gilbert — 2nd Place — Upper Grades
Sandali Rammawadu, Gr 3, Sawyer Elementary, Ames — 3rd Place — Lower Grades
Rose Schares, Gr 4, Sawyer Elementary, Ames — 1st HM — Lower Grades
Amber Wittrock, Iowa State University, Ames — 1st HM — College
Also published: Parker Bivins, Gr 5, Carolyn Buloze, Gr 5, Elaine Fang, Gr 4, all at Edwards Elementary, Ames; Maggie VanDyk, Gr 8, Gilbert MS, Gilbert; Kinsley Lien, Gr 4, and Naya Nakama, Gr 5, both at Sawyer Elementary, Ames.
VAN BUREN: Janet E Gilchrist, Douds; Dale Netherton, Farmington; CE Williams, Birmingham
WAPELLO: Emily Randolph, Ottumwa
WARREN: Stephen Brayton, Carlisle; Julie Sharp Emmons, Norwalk; Roberta Beach Jacobson, Indianola; Julie Allyn Johnson, Norwalk; Jim Mouchka, Norwalk; Lynn Robbins, Norwalk; Steve Rose, Indianola; Mary Shaw, Indianola
WASHINGTON: Erin Cavanagh, Wellman
WEBSTER: Martha Christians, Lehigh
WINNESHIEK: Laura A Thompson, Decorah
WOODBURY:
SCHOOL: Lucy A Eggleston, Gr 8, Lawton Bronson Jr/Sr HS, Lawton — 1st HM — Upper Grades
ABOUT THE IOWA POETRY ASSOCIATION
We were founded in 1945. Membership and contests are restricted to Iowa residents (see rules for student exceptions). We are a not-for-profit organization. We are affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies and with the Academy of American Poets. Editorial staff: Marilyn J Baszczynski, editor-in-chief; Steven Rose and William Rudolph, associate adult editors; Rustin Larson, college editor; Joy Lyle, high school editor; and Della Weems, grade school editor.
