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WPA Contest Winners (2007)

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Congratulations to our 2008 poetry contest winners!

The results for the Bart Baxter award for poetry performance and the Francine Porad haiku contest have been announced. Results for the Stafford contest coming soon.


2008

Francine Porad, Haiku (Margaret Chula, Judge) Judge's comments

  • 1st first robin, Earl Keener
  • 2nd summer heat, Claudia Coutu Radmore
  • 3rd funeral march, Ernest J. Berry
  • HM closed louvers, Scott Mason
  • HM shrinking snowman, Peggy Heinrich
  • HM crows on phone lines, Scott Mason

Bart Baxter Poetry Performance Award

  • 1st Ryler Dustin ($500)
  • 2nd Daemond Arrindell ($300)
  • 3rd Karen Finneyfrock ($100)
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