Prize Poems 2020 Poem by Kim Barney

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)