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2023 CSPS Monthly Contest Winners 

Month Topics Place Poet Poem
January
Nature, Seasons, Landscape
1st
2nd
3rd
Gurupreet K. Khalsa 
Joseph Savashinsky
Sami Helgeson
Slip Your Mind Into the Water
Orchard in Autumn
november (it's only just begun)
February
Love
1st
2nd
3rd
Jean Varda 
Erin Garstka
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Lover
In the Twilight
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March
Open, Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Ross Canton
Ed McManis
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The Art of Poetry
Thirtieth Anniversary
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April
Mythology, Dreams, Other Universes
1st
2nd
3rd
Lucia Kiersch Haase
Gurupreet K. Khalsa
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I Have Dreams
Provisional Identity
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May
Personification, Characters, Portraits
1st
2nd
3rd
Allison Burris
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Two Good Witches
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June
The Supernatural
1st
2nd
3rd
  No Placing Poem
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July
Childhood, Memoirs
1st
2nd
3rd
Jane Stuart
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When Memories Fade
  No Placing Poem
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August
Places, Poems of Location
1st
2nd
3rd
Jiang Pu
Michael Shoemaker
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Hakone Garden
Stargazing at Capitol Reef
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September
Colors, Music, Dance
1st
 2nd
3rd
Joan Gerstein
Stewart Breier
Kevin Madrigal Galindo 
Grayscale of Truth
Hellstorm, Stars & Angels
the rhythm of the wind 
October
Humor, Satire
1st
2nd
3rd
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November
Family, Friendship, Relationships
1st
2nd
3rd
Mia Kernaghan
Jeff Graham
Carla Schick
A Strange Chance
Though
Today I Could Be Something
  I've Never Been 
December
Back Down to Earth (Time, Seasons)
1st
2nd
3rd
Thomas Feeny
Jane Stuart
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Fall Afternoon
December Melody
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2022 CSPS Monthly Contest Winners 

Month Topics Place Poet Poem
January
Nature, Seasons, Landscape
1st
2nd
3rd
Pamela Stone Singer 
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Forest Air
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February
Love
1st
2nd
3rd
Jerry Douglas Smith 
Jane Stuart 
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Lovers
Crossing the Moon
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March
Open, Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Jeff Graham
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A Certain Day's Every
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April
Mythology, Dreams, Other Universes
1st
2nd
3rd
Debra Darby
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Awaken
  No Placing Poem
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May
Personification, Characters, Portraits
1st
2nd
3rd
Carol L. Hatfield
Joan Gerstein
  No Placing Poem
Cloud on the Ground
White on White
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June
The Supernatural
1st
2nd
3rd
Pamela Stone Singer 
  No Placing Poem
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Buffaloes Escape
  No Placing Poem
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July
Childhood, Memoirs
1st
2nd
3rd
Anna Jasinska 
  No Placing Poem
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My chicken egg apron 
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August
Places, Poems of Location
1st
2nd
3rd
Sean McGrath
Jerry Douglas Smith
Teresa Bullock 
10/21: At Sea, After Light
Tigers of the Tsangpo
Born Again
September
Colors, Music, Dance
1st
 2nd
3rd
Jane Stuart 
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Watching Time Go By
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October
Humor, Satire
1st
2nd
3rd
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November
Family, Friendship, Relationships
1st
2nd
3rd
Richard L. Matta 
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Shucking Shells
  No Placing Poem
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December
Best of Your Best
Winning or published poem only. Indicate
complete name of contest or publication
and the issue/date of the publication/
award.
1st
2nd
3rd
David Anderson
Carla Schick
  No Placing Poem
Where Plovers Complain
She Painted ...
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2021 CSPS Monthly Contest Winners 

Month Topics Place Poet Poem
January
Nature, Seasons, Landscape
1st
2nd
3rd
Emory D. Jones
Marlene Hitt
David Anderson
Sanctuary
Summer of Fire
The Coming Snow
February
Love
1st
2nd
3rd
Claire J. Baker
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Speculation
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March
Open, Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Julia Park Tracey
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Just One Thing
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April
Mythology, Dreams, Other Universes
1st
2nd
3rd
Jerry Douglas Smith
Teresa Bullock
Ruth Berman
Aboriginal Americans
Plein Air, Oxford
Praxilla's Folly
May
Personification, Characters, Portraits
1st
2nd
3rd
Louise Kantro
Elaine Westheimer
Elizabeth Kuelbs
Is That a Bird?
Mending Its Own Business
The House Knows
June
The Supernatural
1st
2nd
3rd
Gail White
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The Ghost in the Restaurant
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July
Childhood, Memoirs
1st
2nd
3rd
Corey Weinstein
Keala Rusher
Chryss Yost
Mezzrow's Mistake
On Butterflies
Canid
August
Places, Poems of Location
1st
  
2nd
3rd
Ahmad Aamir Malik
   
Eileen Carole
Lynne M. Hansen
Montreal from a Departing
  Plane's Window
Caribbean Dreams 1 & 2
Anacapa, Island of Mirage
September
Colors, Music, Dance
1st
2nd
  
  
3rd
Catherine McCraw
Carla Schick
   
   
Jonathan Ansley Ward
Blue Plate Special
Other Miracles I Failed to
  Notice (Remembering Col-
  trane's Dear Lord)
Are Islands Alive?
October
Humor, Satire
1st
2nd
3rd
Joan Gerstein
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A Day of Races
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November
Family, Friendship, Relationships
1st
2nd
3rd
Marilyn Robertson
Cathleen Porter
Jeff Graham
Cannery Row Mural, 1946
Insatiable
Ode: The 2020's
December
Best of Your Best
Winning or published poem only. Indicate
complete name of contest or publication
and the issue/date of the publication/
award.
1st
2nd
3rd
Lynn M. Hansen
Elizabeth Kuelbs
Louise Kantro
Storm Spiders
Flower Moon
By the Campfire, Borrego
  Desert

2020 CSPS Monthly Contest Winners 

Month Topics Place Poet Poem
January
Nature, Seasons, Landscape, Ecology
1st
2nd
 
3rd
Jane Stuart
Jane Stuart
  
David Anderson
When All Was Mystery
Early on a Winter
  Morning
The Apple Spy
February
Romance, Love, Emotions
1st
2nd
3rd
Pamela Shea
Jane Stuart 
Rosebuds and Lovers
Dancing into Love Again
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March
Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Dorothy Skiles
  
  
The Coyote's Howl
No Placing Poem 
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April
Travel, History, Mythology, Other Cultures
1st
2nd
3rd
  
  
  
No Placing Poems
 
May
Portraits, Persons, Characters
Portraits of animals, objects, places
with character.
1st
2nd
3rd
Marlene Hitt
Enlightenment
No Placing Poem 
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June
Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Joyce Futa
Kumquat Marmalade
No Placing Poem 
No Placing Poem
July
Childhood, Memoir, Lessons of the Past
1st
2nd
3rd
Jackie Chou
Cerulean
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No Placing Poem
August
Humor, Satire, Joy of Life
1st
 
2nd
3rd
Joan Gerstein
Self Portrait as Clark
  Gable One Liner
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September
Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Louise Moises
Empty Chairs
No Placing Poem 
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October
War & Peace, Activism & Politics
1st
2nd
3rd
No Placing Poems
November
Family, Friendship, Human Condition
1st
2nd
3rd
Charlene Langfur
Meandering
No Placing Poem 
No Placing Poem
December
Best of Your Best
Winning or published poem only. Indicate
complete name of contest or publication
and the issue/date of the publication/
award.
1st
2nd
3rd
Ambika Talwar
Losses into Treasures
No Placing Poem 
No Placing Poem

2019 CSPS Monthly Contest Winners 

Month Topics Place Poet Poem
January
Nature, Seasons, Landscape, Ecology
1st
2nd
3rd
  
  
No Placing Poems
  
  
February
Romance, Love, Emotions
1st
2nd
3rd
 
 
No Placing Poems
March
Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Greg Gregory
Jane Stuart
Amanullah Khan
Mojave
 
April
Travel, History, Mythology, Other Cultures
1st
2nd
3rd
David Anderson
Jerry Douglas Smith
Lillian M. Fisher
Returning to Ruins
 
May
Portraits, Persons, Characters
Portraits of animals, objects, places
with character.
1st
2nd
3rd
Jane Stuart
Katharyn Howd Machan
Lillian M. Fisher
Italian Mysteries
 
June
Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Hanh Chau
Von S. Bourland
Jane Stuart
Refugee
Renewal of Hope
A Cold Morning in May
July
Childhood, Memoir, Lessons of the Past
1st
2nd
3rd
Tanya Russell Whitney
Von S. Bourland
Anselmo Menashe
Pages of Life
A Child's Discovery
Senryu
August
Humor, Satire, Joy of Life
1st
2nd
3rd
Jane Stuart
Mary Jo Lofiego West
Von S. Bourland
Picturesque Moment
After the Storm
Two-Year-Old Bronco
  Buster
September
Free Subject
1st
2nd
3rd
Nick Sweet
Mary Jo Lofiego West
Jerry Douglas Smith
Victory Dance
Perseverance
Alifar
October
War & Peace, Activism & Politics
1st
2nd
3rd
Von S. Bourland
Von S. Bourland
Louis Aboulafia
War Memorial
Calm after the Storms  
The Poet Elopes With
  the Philosopher's
  Daughter
November
Family, Friendship, Human Condition
1st
2nd
3rd
Jane Stuart
  
Jane Stuart
David Anderson
October's Wind Brings
  War
When All Was Mystery
The Moving Spray Rig
December
Best of Your Best
Winning or published poem only. Indicate
complete name of contest or publication
and the issue/date of the publication/
award.
1st
2nd
3rd
Nick Sweet
Mary Jo Lofiego West
Jerry Douglas Smith
Windstruck
A Marriage of Poets
When Cezanne Painted
  Mont Sainte Victoire

 

 

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