We are proud to congratulate our winning poets from the 2019 Modesto Poetry Festival’s poetry contest. Names and winning poem titles are listed below by category. Thank you to everyone who attended for making this year’s event another success!
Category: The Edge of the Sea
Second Honorable Mention: Sea Shells by Roberta Bearden
Second Honorable Mention: Midway, Standing at the Edge of the Sea by Linda Prather Nelson
First Honorable Mention: The Sea by Ed Bearden
Third Place: Offshore by Laura M. Bayless
Second Place: Gloaming by Jennifer Lagier
First Place: Persistent by Kate Aver Avraham
Category: In and Out of Fashion (Life A La Mode)
Second Honorable Mention: Solitaire by Laura M. Bayless
First Honorable Mention: Full Circle Fashion by Ellaraine Lockie
Third Place: Ballerina Man by Kate Aver Avraham
Second Place: When We Were White by Ed Bearden
First Place: Life a la Mode by Louise Kantro
Category: Here in This House
Second Honorable Mention: Radiation Oncology by Roberta Bearden
First Honorable Mention: Without Horses by Cleo Griffith
Third Place: This Old House by Gordon Preston
Second Place: Something About the Stairs by Laura M. Bayless
First Place: Laundry by Kate Aver Avraham
Category: What Remains
Second Honorable Mention: They Say You Lost Everything by Lynn M. Hansen
First Honorable Mention: What Lingers by Kate Aver Avraham
Third Place: The Unexpected by Cleo Griffith
Second Place: Try This Again by Linda Prather Nelson
First Place: The Remains by Nancy Haskett