2009 LIST OF SENIOR POETS LAUREATE TITLE WINNERS

NATIONAL SENIOR POET LAUREATE
State Name City Title
WYOMING Patricia Frolander Sundance Father when you call
STATE & REGIONAL SENIOR POETS LAUREATE
State Name City Title
ARIZONA Carrie Backe Payson The Pact
ARKANSAS Marilyn Camden Norton Hot Springs Village I Wanna Braid My Hair
CALIFORNIA Dewell H. Byrd Eureka Portrait Day
COLORADO Joyce Gregor Westcliffe A Twist of Time
CONNECTICUT Gloria D. Pond Woodbury Spinnaker
DELAWARE Robert E. Gallamore Rehoboth Beach Sayings Old and New, Borrowed and Blue
FLORIDA Carmine Lombardo Cape Coral A Lamp of Love
GEORGIA Emery L. Campbell Lawrenceville Frogs in Earnest
ILLINOIS Glenna Holloway Naperville Losing the Farm
INDIANA Alexandra Moss Zannis Fort Wayne Ode to the Dandelion
IOWA Edna Carpenter Booker Iowa City Touching the Sky
ISRAEL Helen Bar-Lev Metulla, Israel Venus
(also see INTERNATIONAL)
KANSAS Marie Asner Overland Park Bail Out
KENTUCKY Barb McMakin Crestwood A Bird in the Hand
LOUISIANA Edgar Allan Philpott Homeless Dining with The Louisiana Hag
MAINE Paul Averill Liebow Bucksport Thoughts on Watching the Bangor Troop Greeters
MARYLAND Ron Ballard Hagerstown In the Hedge Apple Forest
MASSACHUSETTS Cora M. Ott Chelsea The Old Maid's Complaint
MICHIGAN Sallie A. Hinds AuGres Thoughts
MINNESOTA Doreen Lindahl Keewatin I'm Glad I Said, “I Love You”
MISSISSIPPI Judy Davies Gautier Artistry
MISSOURI Augusta K. Black Richland Good Morning Doll
NEBRASKA Robert B. Robeson Lincoln Reflections from the Wall
NEVADA Jane Logan Sparks The Trumpet's Mission”
NEW HAMPSHIRE Jeanne Clark Wolfeboro Bottoming Out at Damaris cove
NEW JERSEY Raymond H. Reininger Sayreville Something In The Night Has Learned My Name
NEW MEXICO Hilda F. Wales Albuquerque Out of Storm
NEW YORK Herbert Siegel Long Beach Monuments
NO. CAROLINA Joyce A. Taylor Murphy On Blood Mountain
OHIO Joseph A. Psarto Westlake Cello Concerto (a love letter)
OKLAHOMA Carol Dee Meeks Tulsa Wires Soar Their Lives as They Soar
OREGON Penelope Scambly Schott Portland April, Again
PENNSYLVANIA Mildred Taylor Ligonier March Moth
RHODE ISLAND Doris Deleuze Raffaele Lincoln The Sea
SO. CAROLINA Doctor Joel Colinco Summerville Caskets in Psychedelic Colors
TENNESSEE Malu Graham Memphis Mail Call
TEXAS Don Shook Fort Worth This Too Shall Pass
UTAH Theda Bassett Salt Lake City Winters Remembered
VERMONT Regina Murray Brault Burlington Mother Tongue
VIRGINIA Penelope A. Thoms Lovettsville There are No Children Here
WASHINGTON Frieda Risvold Seattle Memories
WEST VIRGINIA Carolynn Brown Charles Town Youth
WYOMING Patricia Frolander Sundance Father when You call