2nd Annual Poetry Contest Winners

Adults (50+) or persons with a disability

Prizes were awarded for 1st-3rd Place and five Honorable Mentions.

Poetry Contest winners and judges.

Left to right-Jerry Neren, leader of Poetry Group and Contest Judge, Chet Corey, 1st Place winner, and Jerry Anderson, co-leader of Educational Discussion Group and Contest Judge.

Thank you for taking the time and effort in submitting a poem for the second annual Poetry Contest for Older Adults, sponsored by the City of Bloomington's Senior Program at Creekside Community Center.

We had 54 entrants, submitting a total of 100 poems this year. The quality of the contest entries was exceptional, making the evaluation process very difficult. After much consideration, the contest judges selected the following:

And the winners are:

1st Place
Chet Corey, "Gravy and Soup"
2nd Place
Cecil T. Massie, "Two Medicine"
3rd Place
Sara Kloepper, "Growing"
3rd Place
Richard G. Hagen, "Best Looking Girl on the Beach"
1st Honorable Mention
Chet Corey, "Remains Returned"
1st Honorable Mention
Karen Karsten, "All In Free"
2nd Honorable Mention
Graham S. Frear, "What Black Wall"
3rd Honorable Mention
Patricia Butler, "Waiting for Love"
4th Honorable Mention
Jan Wolff, "The Grief Badger"
5th Honorable Mention
Karen Olin, "Grandma's Apron"

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