2017 KAC POETRY Contest Winners
JAPANESE FORMS -Judge, Dr. Elaine Gerbert
1st Appaloosas graze Jeffrey Phillip Green, NM
2nd high tide rushes out Diane Palka, D2
3rd great blue heron Jean Jackson, D2
HM sun’s last winter rays Jeffrey Phillip Green, NM
HM forest fallen log Yvonne Evie Green, D1
HM weeping-cherry blooms Yvonne Evie Green, D1
HM across back yard Diane Palka, D2
THEME: FOLLOW THE MYSTERIES OF KANSAS-Judge, Diana Staresinic-Deane
1st Uncovering Prairie Mysteries Rachelle Meinecke, NM
2nd Prairie Ripples and Waves Kelly W. Johnston, D5
3rd Settled Jamie Lynn Heller, NM
SONG LYRICS – Judge, Ann Zimmerman
1st Her City Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
2nd Changin’ the World James F. Stover, NM
3rd You’d Know Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
HM Dog House Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
HM Small Man Under the Sun Roy Stucky, D6
NARRATIVE VERSE – Judge, Denise Low
1st Missing Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
2nd Apostle Barton Wilcox, D5
3rd The Game Kelly W. Johnston, D5
HM Signs Sheree L. Downs, D7
HM Arkansas Cat Marilyn Hope Lake, Ph.D., D6
HM The Seed: Cuba, Kansas Kristine A. Polansky, D4
HM First Loss Jennifer L. Coss, NM
WHIMSY – Judge, Melissa Fite Johnson
1st Poetic Separation Ronda Miller, D2
2nd Nature Edited Kristine A. Polansky, D4
3rd Delis Dan Close, D5
HM Amphigory Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
HM Early Roy Stucky, D6
HM A No-Snow Day Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
FREE VERSE – Judge, Tim Lantz
1st Boats on a River Cheryl Unruh, D2
2nd Baseball Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
3rd With Certainty Ronda Miller, D2
HM Cutting the Fudge Pat Anthony, D2
HM Wearing Alice Gretchen Cassel Eick, D5
CLASSIC FORMS – Judge, Kenzie Templeton
1st Lady Mary Wortley Montagu/1689-1762 Susan Fleming Holm, NM
2nd Late Freeze Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
3rd But They Will Marilyn B. Page, D1
HM A Tree Carole Katsantoness, D2
HM Enough Maril Crabtree, D2
HM Numbered Dreams Roy Stucky, D6
1st Appaloosas graze Jeffrey Phillip Green, NM
2nd high tide rushes out Diane Palka, D2
3rd great blue heron Jean Jackson, D2
HM sun’s last winter rays Jeffrey Phillip Green, NM
HM forest fallen log Yvonne Evie Green, D1
HM weeping-cherry blooms Yvonne Evie Green, D1
HM across back yard Diane Palka, D2
THEME: FOLLOW THE MYSTERIES OF KANSAS-Judge, Diana Staresinic-Deane
1st Uncovering Prairie Mysteries Rachelle Meinecke, NM
2nd Prairie Ripples and Waves Kelly W. Johnston, D5
3rd Settled Jamie Lynn Heller, NM
SONG LYRICS – Judge, Ann Zimmerman
1st Her City Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
2nd Changin’ the World James F. Stover, NM
3rd You’d Know Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
HM Dog House Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
HM Small Man Under the Sun Roy Stucky, D6
NARRATIVE VERSE – Judge, Denise Low
1st Missing Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
2nd Apostle Barton Wilcox, D5
3rd The Game Kelly W. Johnston, D5
HM Signs Sheree L. Downs, D7
HM Arkansas Cat Marilyn Hope Lake, Ph.D., D6
HM The Seed: Cuba, Kansas Kristine A. Polansky, D4
HM First Loss Jennifer L. Coss, NM
WHIMSY – Judge, Melissa Fite Johnson
1st Poetic Separation Ronda Miller, D2
2nd Nature Edited Kristine A. Polansky, D4
3rd Delis Dan Close, D5
HM Amphigory Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
HM Early Roy Stucky, D6
HM A No-Snow Day Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
FREE VERSE – Judge, Tim Lantz
1st Boats on a River Cheryl Unruh, D2
2nd Baseball Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
3rd With Certainty Ronda Miller, D2
HM Cutting the Fudge Pat Anthony, D2
HM Wearing Alice Gretchen Cassel Eick, D5
CLASSIC FORMS – Judge, Kenzie Templeton
1st Lady Mary Wortley Montagu/1689-1762 Susan Fleming Holm, NM
2nd Late Freeze Roy J. Beckemeyer, D5
3rd But They Will Marilyn B. Page, D1
HM A Tree Carole Katsantoness, D2
HM Enough Maril Crabtree, D2
HM Numbered Dreams Roy Stucky, D6