Lyrical Iowa Competition

Lyrical Iowa is an annual anthology of 300 or more poems chosen from those submitted to the competitions listed below. Contests are open to all persons with an Iowa address; you do not need to be a member of the Association. No entry fee.

IPA 2010 Contest Rules

Click here for the 2010 Contest Rules.

For 2010 NFSPS College/University Level Poetry Contest Rules, click here.

IPA 2009 Contest Winners

ADULT GENERAL CATEGORY:
1402 Entries, Judge: William R. Reyer, Tiffin, OH
1st - Mike Vanden Bosch, Sioux Center
2nd - Janet McMillan Rives, Cedar Falls
3rd - Pat Underwood, Colfax
1st HM - Mary Logan Sweet, Cedar Falls
2nd HM - Michael Andorf, Brandon
3rd HM - Joneva Anderson Currans, Emmetsburg

Norman Thomas Memorial Award
Christine Brink, Dow City
Special Award for First Time Entrant
Janis Myers, Spencer
Special Award, Indigenous to Iowa
Donna M. Cole, Cedar Rapids

NATIONAL/WORLD EVENTS:
26 entries, Judge - Stan Malless, Murphy, NC
1st - Duffy DeFrance, Muscatine
2nd - Lori Culbertson Harris, Cedar Falls
3rd - Karen Kaut, Center Point
1st HM - Shelly Reed Thieman, West Des Moines
2nd HM - Carol B. McMullen, Webb
3rd HM - Robert Steinbach, Ankeny

SONNETS:
44 entries, Judge - Stan Malless, Murphy, NC
1st - Maryann Mori, Des Moines
2nd - Magdalene Landegent, LeMars
3rd - Paul E. Pross, Bondurant
1st HM - Edna Carpenter Booker, Iowa City
2nd HM - Karyn Hempel, Iowa City
3rd HM - James H. Sutton, Des Moines

POEMS FOR CHILDREN:
79 Entries, Judge: Marilyn Juhl, Mitchellville, IA
1st - Jan Blankenburg, Donnellson
2nd - Jane Kauzlarich, Arnolds Park
3rd - Lou Rindels, Charles City
1st HM - Nancy Samcoe-Link, Des Moines
2nd HM - Linda Jacobs, Runnells
3rd HM - Del Todey Turner, Waterloo

HAIKU:
121 entries, Judge - Kendall Dunkelberg, Columbus, MS
1st - Patricia E. Noeth, Iowa City
2nd - Eileen Jons Coursey, Dubuque
3rd - Sheila Conrad, Bettendorf
1st HM - Bill Woodhouse, Des Moines
2nd HM - Pat Bieber, Muscatine
3rd HM - Avis Peel, Centerville

HUMOROUS VERSE:
95 entries, Judge: Nancy Riggan, Orange City, IA
1st - Lori Shannon, Manning
2nd - Jay Immel, Otley
3rd - Peg Juffer, Orange City,
1st HM - Jonathan Willier, Centerville
2nd HM - Helen J. Thoen, Manly
3rd HM - Steven Thompson, Osage

SCHOOL DIVISIONS

COLLEGE:
53 entries, Judge - W. E. Butts, Manchester, NH
1st - Jill McFee, Grinnell - student at Benedictine College, Atchison, KS
2nd - Meredith Chambers, Hamlin - student at Creighton University, Omaha, NE
3rd - Jane Wegener, Edgerton, MN - student at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA
1st HM - Jurgen Boerema, Sioux Center - student at Dordt College
2nd HM - Laura Heckmann - Canton, SD - student at Dordt College
3rd HM - Merlyndi Prosper - Sioux Center - student at Dordt College

Also to be published: Jessica Klopstra, and Dustin Biel, both of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada; Luke Schut and Larissa Arkema of Pella, all students at Dordt College; Kevin Kelleher, Coralville; Heather Jensen, Exira, student at Grace University, Omaha, NE; Karissa Morton, Des Moines, student at Drake University, Des Moines; Kaelynne Nevins, Ottumwa, student at Indian Hills Community College

HIGH SCHOOL:
463 entries, Judge Dr. Victor A. Streeby, Ottumwa, IA
1st - Catherine Coult, West Des Moines- 11th grade, Valley High School, West Des Moines
2nd - Sara Spears, Fort Madison - 12th grade, Fort Madison High School
3rd - Rachel Scott, Dubuque - 12th grade, Hempstead High School, Dubuque
1st HM - Christin Petry, Fort Madison - 11th grade, Fort Madison Community School District
2nd HM - Ryan Robinson, Clive - 11th grade, Valley High School
3rd HM - Tejas Iyer, West Des Moines - 12th grade, Valley High School

Also to be published: Tasha Bloemendaal, Hull - 11th grade, Western Christian School; Elizabeth Niemer and Holli Bahr, Dubuque, both 12th grade, Hempstead High School, Dubuque; Elizabeth Culjat, Council Bluffs - 11th grade, St. Albert High School; Mary Rose Shelley, Jefferson - 11th grade, Jefferson-Scranton High School; Cally Bengston, Fairbank - 11th grade, Jesup High School; Katrina Keay and Maria McNurlen, 11th grade, and Audrey Williams, 12th grade, all of West Des Moines and students at Valley High School; Erica Frederiksen, Audubon - 11th grade.

UPPER GRADES (5-8):
343 Entries, Judge: Eleanor Andrews, Wells, ME
1st - Adam Goedken, Independence - 5th grade, Western Elementary
2nd - Nick Mead, Charles City - 8th grade, Charles City Middle School
3rd - Natasha Thimmesch, Dubuque - 7th grade, George Washington Middle School
1st HM - Tessa Subra, Polk City - 7th grade, Home School
2nd HM - Hunter Nordholm, Boone - 8th grade, Trinity Lutheran School
3rd HM - Hunter Storm, Lucas - 7th grade, Chariton Middle School

Also to be published: Kalena Meyer, 7th - North Polk Jr/Sr High School; Allison Hartman, Muscatine - 8th, Central Middle School; Stephanie Pausma, Melvin - 8th, Sanborn Christian School; Alex Simon, Guttenberg - 5th-St. Mary's School; Ryder Hansen, Pierson - 6th - Kingsley-Pierson Middle School; Hunter Nordholm, Boone - 8th, Trinity Lutheran School; Cal Zahn, Webster City - 6th, Webster City Middle School; Adam Scharnhorst, Dubuque, - 6th ,Thomas Jefferson Middle School; Brianna Dent, Humeston - 6th, Mormon Trail Elementary; Madison Briggs, Russell - 7th, Chariton Middle School; Ashley Verhoef, Sanborn - 8th, Sanborn Christian School.

LOWER GRADES (K-4):
121 Entries, Judge: Eleanor Andrews, Wells, ME
1st - Emy Ostebuhr, Allison - 2nd grade, Allison-Bristow Elementary School
2nd - Stacey Jaeger, Lisbon - 4th grade, Mt. Vernon Elementary School
3rd - Luke DeWaard, Kanawha - Kindergarten, Kanawha Christian School
1st HM - Hana Yankowitz, Iowa City - 3rd grade, Horn Elementary School
2nd HM - Damion Snodgrass, Maquoketa - 4th grade, Briggs Elementary School
3rd HM - Janelle Hill, Des Moines - 4th grade, Moulton Elementary School

Also to be published: Andrew Thomas, Maquoketa - 4th, Briggs Elementary; Floyd Evans, Jr., Tiffin, 3rd grade - Home School; Zach George, Hamburg - 4th grade, Marnie Simons Elementary School.

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