Prize Poems 2022 Poem by Kim Barney

Poems that won awards or recognition in 2022

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