[stylist] Awards

[Jacobson, Shawn D]

I would also be interested in the information.
Shawn

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Myrna Badgerow
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Congratulations!!! This is awesome news! 
Yes do let me know and if I'm lucky I won't let the deadline slip past like I have with NFB's contest the last two years. I'm terrible about that. Again huge congratulations!
Myrna

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On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:25 AM, "Jacqueline Williams" <jackieleepoet at cox.net> wrote:

> I am truly a happy camper today, and forgive me if I blow my own horn a bit.
> 
> I just received five awards through the mail yesterday from the NFSPS 2012
> Annual Contest. It stands for the National Federation of State Poetry
> Societies.
> 
> None of them were a first, second, or third place, which means no money, but
> there was a 1st, 2nd, one 5th, and two 7th place Honorable Mentions.
> 
> I have recently attached two of these to my e-mails to you. Medicine Wheel,
> which was "Our American Indian Heritage Award,  and "Rocky", which was on
> the topic of When bad things happen.
> 
> I will only burden you with one attachment. Mainly because I thought it was
> hilarious that it got an award. It was from the League of Minnesota Poets
> Award, and the category of long free verse. 
> 
> In it, I have taken the name of an angle worm. Who asked me about
> anthropomorphic poems? Not sure this is one, but I was trying also to
> portray the voice of one dead, a Spoon River. 
> 
> The bright spot is that with an honorable mention, I can submit the poem
> again with the confidence that it is a good one that might be in need of a
> tweak or two.
> 
> In only one of the five were the judge's comments included. In her remarks
> she stressed the importance of not having even one error in spelling,
> punctuation, or usage. In her category there were 257 poems, and every one
> with even one error was automatically discarded because it was so difficult
> to winnow out even the ones with  perfect form, so that she could
> concentrate on content, form, etc.
> 
> It is doubly difficult when you use a screen reader to accomplish this, as I
> am sure you all know. But I would encourage you to try.
> 
> If anyone wants the information on next year's contest, I will be scanning
> it for myself, and could make an attachment. The problems, the scanner often
> makes mistakes in spelling or skipping some things. 
> 
> Sorry I missed the phone conference on Sunday. As Lynda has said, personal
> contact means a great deal.
> 
> Jackie   
> 
> 
> 
> <11. Wormalogue, Minnesota, 39 lines of 45.doc>
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