Supported in part by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts, and affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. Sincere gratitude to our generous sponsors
Wild Card Award
Sponsor UTSPS
Subject: Any Form: Any
98 entries (1 disqualified)
Judge: Joyce Shiver FL
PRIZE
AWARD CATEGORY
WINNER
CHAPTER
$58.80
1st: Straining to Hear
Lorraine Jeffery
Word Weavers
$49.00
2nd: Evening Tranquilize
Geraldine Felt
Ben Lomond
$39.20
3rd: Edgar Lee Masters
Geraldine Felt
Ben Lomond
1st HR:
While Fashioning My Daughter’s Bridal Gown
Kolette Montague
Rhyme & Reason
2nd HR:
Sighing Still
Von S. Bourland
At Large TX
3rd HR:
Osprey
Lorraine Jeffery
Word Weavers
SR:
Scent of Blue
Steven Leitch
Valley Winds
SR:
Center Mass
Steven Leitch
Valley Winds
SR:
Footsteps in the Snow
Rita Aiken Moritz
At Large AL
SR:
Message to My Love
Rita Aiken Moritz
At Large AL
Complete Listing
UTSPS_2020_Guidelines.pdfUTSPS_2020_Winners.pdfNational Contents
National Federation of State Poetry Societies' annual poetry contest for 2020:
For over 70 years the Utah State Poetry Society has been an organization dedicated to the creation and appreciation of poetry.
Sponsored by C. Cameron Johns, the first president, six charter members founded the Utah State Poetry Society on May 6, 1950. On October 18, 1963, the Society was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah.