POETRY CONTEST WINNERS

Seated L-R: Austin Alexis, Maggie Bloomfield, Sheila Hoffenberg, Wendy Trontz, Robert Windorf. Foreground: Ria Meade. Standing L-R: NCPL Paula Curci, Valerie Griggs, Pres. NCPLS Paula Camacho

2023

1st PlaceValerie GriggsLandscapes
2nd PlaceJoan Vullo OberghStaff of Life
3rd PlaceAustin AlexisSpotting the Dead

Honorable Mention

Maggie Bloomfield Note to You in Case You Forget
Sheila HoffenbergEnough Already
Mara LevineWho’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet
Ria Meade Night
Ella Scarlett O’ConnorThe Art of Cutting a Mango
Wendy TrontzOut of the Mouth of a Dog
Robert Windorf Long Journey from Belfast to Brooklyn

2022 Poetry Contest, Long Island

2022

1st Place: Phillip GiambriFreedom
2nd Place: Emily-Sue SloaneAfter the Last Curtain Call
3rd Place: Diana Poulos-LutzI Cannot Live Without Magic

Honorable Mention

Valerie Griggs Autumn Tells Us More
Daria Hong Little Maisy
Iris Levin No Words Spoken
R Duke Liddell The Little Fella’
Sherri London Pastolove  Pavlov’s Cat
Darren Sardelli  Two Identical Puddles
Terry Simon  A Child of the South

2021 Poetry Contest, Long Island

2021

1st Place: Emily-Sue Stone Coffee Break
2nd Place: Sheri Lindner Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
3rd Place: Gregory Cioffi Confined But Commemorating

Honorable Mention

Phillip Giambri Love Walks In 
Joan Kuchner Life-long Conversation
John Lange
Fashion 
Iris Levin Cookies
Janet Lombardi Canaan, NY Farmhouse, 5 PM
Thomas Rozakis The Distant Storm Approaches
Sandy Wicker Winds of Change

2020 Poetry Contest

2020

1st Place: Sybil Bank Sea Song
2nd Place: Christine A. Barbour Your Tiny Beak
3rd Place: Tom Oleszczuk Circular Canvas

Honorable Mention

Glenn P. Garamella Thoreau’s Cabin
Lois Kipnis Reflections
Iris Levin The Piano
Sheri Lindner Risen
Joan Vullo Obergh Evolution Anno Domini 2020
Diana Poulos-Lutz Candlelight
Terry Simon A New Mexico Sky

2019 Poetry Contest Winners

2019

1st Place: Diana Poulos-Lutz Be Not Ashamed
2nd Place: Valerie M. Griggs Vigil
3rd Place: Denise Kolanovic The Hunchback of Massapequa

Honorable Mention

Linda Cucurullo Eve
Sheila Hoffenberg In Memory of My Mother
Nurit Israeli Survivor
Anne Karpenstein The Fragile Fires of Creativity
Maria Manobianco Shifting Perspective
Sheri McKee Perspective
Jack Zaffos It Takes A While

2018 Poetry Contest Winners

2018

1st Place: Mari Levine Master of Silence
2nd Place: Christine A. Barbour Trains Out of Kosovo
3rd Place: Florence Mondry The Lady Plumber

Honorable Mention

Judith Lee Herbert My Grandfather’s Chocolate Set
Anne Sattler Hogan Don’t Tell Me
Lois Kipnis Reversal
George H. Northrup Newark Street Scene
Ellen Pickus Estate Sale
Karen Schulte Crossing Manhattan
Rosemary Walsh Night Song

2017 Poetry Contest Winners

2017

1st Place: Mara Levine Listening to Bach
2nd Place: Nurit Israeli Last Sunset
3rd Place: Rosemary Walsh October 31

Honorable Mention

Andy Burke The Heebie-Jeebies
Dolores Cinquemani Wood Talk
Douglas Dennison Dad at 86
Mike Hertz Inside the “Golden Years”/ a Victims View
Joan Higuchi Washboard Roads
Dd. Spungin I don’t cross the line into unimaginative worlds
George Strausman Woman

2016 Poetry Contest Winners

2016

1st Place: Marsha M. Nelson I Thought It Was Love
2nd Place: Lorene Vorbach Bossong Time Rape
3rd Place: Nurit Israeli Don’t Bury the Dream

Honorable Mention

Barbara Ehrentreu Searching for Me
Shilpi Goenka Tune of Tenderness
Valerie M. Griggs The Last Time
Sylvia Harnick Over / 90
Barbara Novack White
Pearl Ketover Prilik L.I. Summer People
Dd Spungin Reflections While Preparing Breakfast