Prize Poems Poem by Kim Barney

This list will be updated from time to time. The most recent items will be at the bottom of the list. (Last update 28 April 2024)

Poems that have won prizes or recognition:

2016
Utah State Poetry Society Spring Contest

'The Bird Feeder'
Second Place
Category 35: Introduction Category

2017
Utah State Poetry Society Spring Contest

'The English Sonnet'
Second Place
Category 14: Leroy Meagher Sonnet

'Those Letters'
Second Honorable Mention
Category 16: Vesta Crawford Short Poem

'went to the ocean'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 31: Haiku

2017 Continued
NFSPS (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Contests

'Billy Collins'
Third Honorable Mention
Contest 49: The Jessica C. Saunders Memorial Award

2018
Utah State Poetry Society Spring Contest

'Imagination'
Special Recognition
Category 18: Hungry Poets

'A Marvelous Hunting Dog'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 19: Pat Bader and Pat Kimber Memorial

'Cousin Dan'
Third Place
Category 27: Lloyd Murray Light Verse

2018 continued
NFSPS (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Contests

'A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind'
Third Place
Contest 33: Minute Award

'Sleeptalking'
Second Place
Contest 37: Humorous Poetry Award

'Armchair Adventures'
Third Place
Contest 48: Miriam S. Strauss Memorial Award

2019
UTSPS (Utah State Poetry Society) Spring Contest

'Healthiest Town Ever Found'
First Place
Category 4: Betty Fowler Memorial (38 entries)

'Mother's Dream'
First Honorable Mention
Category 5: Webb-Kohler Memorial (48 entries)

'Taken Too Soon'
First Place
Category 6: Word Weavers Award (53 entries)

'My Amazing Grandpa'
Special Recognition
Category 15: Redrock Writers' Founders Award (46 entries)

'Old Mac'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 16: Wood Memorial (28 entries)

'Sail On! '
Third Honorable Mention
Category 18: Von J. Barney Memorial (32 Entries)

'Dying for a Cookie'
First Place
Category 24: Leroy Meagher Humor (45 entries)

'Give Me an Hour's Notice'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 30: Love Poem (43 entries)

2019 continued
NFSPS (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Contests

'Mischievous Toys'
Seventh Honorable Mention
Contest 9: The Children's Hour Award (118 entries)

'Wishful Fishing'
Third Place
Contest 33: Minute Award

2019 continued
Arizona State Poetry Society Annual Contest

'Baseball in Heaven'
First Place
Category 8: Humor

'Dying for a Cookie'
Second Place
Category 8: Humor

'Terrified Taxi Driver '
Third Place
Category 8: Humor

'Absolution'
2nd Honorable Mention
Category 8: Humor

2020
Utah Poetry Society Spring Contest

'Marvelous Hunting Dog'
First Honorable Mention
Category 3: Ann C. Larson Memorial (51 Entries)

'My Mother's Sacrifice'
Second Place
Category 5: Verna Hartsoe Chiong Memorial (33 entries)

'Dr. Sharp'
Third Place
Category 10: Honoring Dr. Sheldon B. Johnson (12 entries)

'he no longer snores'
Second Honorable Mention
Category 12: Tanka (28 entries)

'I Love Those Country Crooners'
First Honorable Mention
Category 23: Alice M. Whipple Memorial (28 entries)

'I've Been Around a While'
Special Recognition
Category 29: Lloyd Murray Light Verse (22 entries)

'Shall I Compare Thee to a Bale of Hay? '
Third Place
Category 30: Leroy Meagher Sonnet (23 entries)

2020 continued
NFSPS (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Contests

'The Conversion'
Fourth Honorable Mention
Contest # 3

'Never-Changing Hills'
Second Place
Contest # 9

'My Amazing Grandpa'
Seventh Honorable Mention
Contest # 33

'Enchanted Princess'
Seventh Honorable Mention
Contest # 37

2020 continued
Poetry Society of Texas Annual Contest

'The Pastor's Choice'
Sixth Place
Contest 3: Mahan Award (69 entries)

'went to the ocean'
First Place
Contest 85: Squirrel in a Cactus Garden Prize [haiku] (40 entries)

2020 continued
Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Contest

'Deaf and Blind'
Second Place
Category 7: Morris Award (71 entries)

2021
Utah Poetry Society Spring Contest

'It Really Happened'
First Honorable Mention
Category # 9: Celebrating a Small Town Childhood (26 entries)

'Old Baldy and Me'
Second Place
Category # 24: Dixie Poets Award (15 entries)

'I Love Those Country Crooners'
Second Honorable Mention
Category # 25: Rhyme & Reason Award (32 entries)

'Shopping Tips from an Old Pro'
First Honorable Mention
Category # 26: Martha Morrise Memorial (18 entries)

2021 Continued
NFSPS Contests

'Shall I Compare Thee to a Bale of Hay? '
First Honorable Mention
Contest # 36: Mississippi Poetry Society Award (88 entries)

'Pirate Jean LaFitte'
First Honorable Mention
Contest # 48: Maine Poets Society Award (125 entries)

2021 continued
Arizona State Poetry Society Annual Contest

'Sittin' ‘Round the Campfire'
Third Place
Category 2: Cowboys

'Old Mac'
Second Place
Category 5: Humor

'The Streaker'
Third Place
Category 5: Humor

'My Uncle Paul'
Second Honorable Mention
Category 5: Humor

2021 continued
Poetry Society of Texas Annual Contest

'Shall I Compare Thee to a Bale of Hay? '
Tenth Place (32 entries)
Contest 2: Qamar Award

'King George'
Eighth Place (22 entries)
Contest 30: Clement Ellison Memorial Award

'Looking Forward to Tomorrow'
Sixth Place (46 entries)
Contest 40: Sisters Prize

'That Explains It! '
Second Place (19 entries)
Contest 83: Faux Pas Award

2021 Continued
Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Contest

'Brief Encounter'
Third Place
Category 5: The Alan Harris Appreciation Award

'When I Am Gone'
First Honorable Mention
Category 7: Formal Verse Award

'Forever'
Third Place
Category 10: Shakespearean Sonnet Award

2022
Utah State Poetry Society Spring Contest

'Impossible Mission'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 38: C. S. Watts Memorial (16 entries)

'My Legacy'
Second Honorable Mention
Category 35: Leroy Meagher Sonnet (22 entries)

'Languishing in Jail'
Third Place
Category 34: Lloyd Murray Light Verse (19 entries)

'Happy Hollow Nursing Home'
First Place
Category 31: Meagher Memorial (31 entries)

'The Pastor's Choice'
First Honorable Mention
Category 28: Eric Read Memorial (39 entries)

'It Really Happened'
Special Recognition
Category 22: Celebrating a Small Town Childhood (24 entries)

'Tail of a Skunk'
Special Recognition
Category 3: Betty Fowler Memorial (32 entries)

2022 Continued
National Federation of State Poetry Societies Contests
(Convention held 23 June to 26 June 2022
in Columbus, Ohio)

'Tree to Tree'
Fifth Honorable Mention
Contest 15: Land of Enchantment Award (125 entries)

'Forever'
FIRST PLACE
Contest 40: Mississippi State Poetry Society Award (80 entries)

2022 continued
Arizona State Poetry Society Annual Contest

'Languishing in Jail'
FIRST PLACE
Category 3: East Valley Poets Award [Humor]

'Healthiest Town Ever Found'
Second Place
Category 3: East Valley Poets Award [Humor]

'A Marvelous Hunting Dog'
First Honorable Mention
Category 3: East Valley Poets Award [Humor]

'Happy Hollow Nursing Home'
Second Honorable Mention
Category 3: East Valley Poets Award [Humor]

'Mischievous Toys'
Third Place
Category 10: Rhyming Poem for Children Award

'Pokey Pete'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 10: Rhyming Poem for Children Award

2022 Continued
Poetry Society of Indiana Annual Contest

'Ben Franklin, while visiting Dublin'
Second Place [28 entries]
Category 4: Premier Poets Prize [form = limerick]

'Sorry Sibling'
Second Place [28 entries]
Category 9: Barbara Ann Award [line limit = 5 exactly]

'Smart Plants'
Third Honorable Mention [37 entries]
Category 14: The Viola Award [subject = plant life]

'Miracle Man'
First Honorable Mention [17 entries]
Category 24: Traditional English Sonnet [subject = life in crisis]

2022 Continued
Florida State Poets Association Contest

'When I Am Gone'
Second Place
Category 6: The Rondeau Award

'Bound Together'
First Honorable Mention
Category 10: Alfred Von Brokoph Award

'Nice to Meet You. Marry Me? '
Third Honorable Mention
Category 30: C H B Publications Award

'Changing the World'
Second Honorable Mention
Category 32: The Josephine Davidson Memorial Award

2022 Continued
Poetry Society of Texas Annual Contest

'Adoring Books'
Third Place
Category 2: Qamar Award [32 entries]

'King Collins'
First Place
Category 24: Villanelle Contest [26 entries]

'King George'
Tenth Place
Category 31: Clement Ellison Memorial Award [12 entries]

2022 Continued
Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Contest
[ISPS did not reveal how many entries were in each category]

'My Pet Buffalo'
Third Place
Category 3: Animal Thoughts Award

'When I Was Young'
Third Place
Category 7: Formal Verse Award

'End of the Chase'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 12: Compassion Award

2023

Eugene V. Shea National Poetry Contest
(Sponsored by WyoPoets)
'Pilfered Peanuts'
Second Honorable Mention (188 entries)

2023 Continued

Utah State Poetry Society Spring Contest

'Swimming Naked in Snapping Turtle Pond'
Third Honorable Mention (56 entries)
Category 4: Valley Winds Award

'The Blue Pill'
Third Place (25 entries)
Category 6: Joseph K. and Orby Ann Crapo Memorial

'Good Life at the Rest Home'
Second Honorable Mention (36 entries)
Category 13: O. William Asplund Recognition

'How Pretzels Were Invented'
Third Honorable Mention (28 entries)
Category 19: Wes Vogler Appreciation Award

'Mystery Solved'
Third Honorable Mention (37 entries)
Category 32: Meagher Memorial Fund UTSPS

'Lingering'
Second Honorable Mention (26 entries)
Category 36: Leroy Meagher Sonnet

2023 Continued

NFSPS (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Contests

'Brief Encounter'
Fifth Honorable Mention (133 entries)
Contest 2: NFSPS Board Award

'My Father's Garden'
First Honorable Mention (141 entries)
Contest 11: Lucille Morgan Wilson Memorial

'Fur Elise'
Fourth Honorable Mention (87 entries)
Contest 21: Mildred Vorpahl Baass Remembrance Award

'The Ultimate Villanelle'
Seventh Honorable Mention (110 entries)
Contest 23: Jessica C. Saunders Memorial Award

'Two Chipmunks'
Third Place (105 entries)
Contest 34: Iowa Poetry Association Award

'Pistol Packin' Pete'
Sixth Honorable Mention (80 entries)
Contest 37: WyoPoets Award

'Many Wonders'
Second Place (98 entries)
Contest 40: Mississippi Poetry Society Award

'Feeling the Pressure'
Second Honorable Mention (37 entries)
Contest 49: Miriam S. Strauss Memorial Award

2023 Continued
Poetry Society of Indiana Annual Contest

'Always Good for Something'
Second Place
Category 12: Oberlin Prize

'Still Mostly Working'
First Place
Category 13: Million Award

'Great Uncle Robert'
Third Honorable Mention
Category 22: Fruit of the Spirit Award

2023 continued
Illinois State Poetry Society 2023 Annual Contest

'Adoring Books'
Second Place
Category 5: ISPS Formal Verse Award

'The Pastor's Choice'
First Honorable Mention
Category 9: Humor Award

'Without You...'
Second Place
Category 11: Jack Griffis Edwards Award

2024

Utah State Poetry Society
2024 Annual Spring Contest

'Fur Elise'
First Place
Category 13: For Tiny

'Ant Highway'
Third Place
Category 26: Kolette Montague Memorial

'the wolf at twilight'
Second Place
Category 31: Haiku

'At the Breakfast Table'
First Honorable Mention
Category 33: Meagher Memorial