[stylist] NFB Writers' Division: Results of the 2017 Writing Contest, a Thank you
Jackie Williams
jackieleepoet at cox.net
Tue Aug 8 13:23:49 UTC 2017
Lynda,
I was thrilled to hear that you were a winner, and I will look forward to reading your poem.
Jackie Lee
Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz
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Jackie,
How wonderful the idea is to post our winning poems. This way we can read
all of them - which I would love to do.
I'll send mine tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I loved reading yours.
As I was reading the first one, I kept remembering Sappho and the losses of
her poems - she was such an inspiration and mentored young women in her
time, and continues to inspire so many of us today.
I am glad you posted comments for it's always fun to hear what the author
has to say about the work.
Lynda
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Contest, a Thank you
Robert,
I was thrilled to learn that I received two awards in the adult poetry
category of this year's writing contest.
I seem to have delayed reactions to everything due to many technical and
personal complications.
However to be included in such an impressive group of winners is indeed an
honor. in thanks to the very many people who have put their energy toward
offering this venue to all those with visual impairment, and interested
family and friends.
I am cutting and pasting the two poems for those interested. There are
personal comments after each poem that might interest all writers.
I am not sure whether this is "kosher" or not, but I seriously doubt that I
will enter them in the quarterly because of other priorities.
I always want to see the other winners in every category, so I hope others
will share.
Her Library of Congress—Torched
She dies, a whole world dies.
All three buildings of The Library of this poet,
burned to the ground by time.
The first building held the maps
of her travels, contest-winning poems,
newspaper clippings, letters, work history,
family history, public accomplishments,
the facade of her life — burned to the ground.
Saved in the cloud?
The second building, held her known self—
her needs, her giving of time and care,
her faith, her health problems, her courage—
a selfless life. The poems she wrote for herself,
for friends, for family were the essence of her DNA—
feelings and thoughts distilled onto the page.
Her loved ones hold these things in memory
as we envision her in the clouds.
The third building, with its "No Trespassing" sign
on a velvety green lawn, held cartons
of private thoughts, childhood traumas,
inner pride over achievements, of early loves,
old fears and embarrassments, sacrifices—
the unrecorded secrets of her inner life—
gone with the flames? Who can know whether
or where the libraries of our memories are stored.
This poem took first place in the 2017 NFB Writing Contest. I wrote it in
honor of Jeanne Resnick, a revered member of our poetry critique group at
the Scottsdale Senior Center. She was an inspiration by her quality of
reading, the great knowledge of poetry, and her encouragement to beginning
poets. She was 96 when she stopped attending, and died shortly thereafter.
The poem could be adjusted in its detail for anyone that you want to honor,
or share with their family, I think.
Jacqueline Williams
If I were a Buttonhole, I Might Choose…
to travel down your flannel hunting shirt.
I would be with you, holding you close
as you hiked through the woods;
to be that small one at the top
of your dress shirt, so you needed help
to get it closed, your tie done right;
to be the ones that your cufflinks pushed through
to show my loving gift to you—
something you would never buy yourself;
to be the fancy embroidered ones
down my satin long-sleeved blouse
you loved to unbutton—without a fumble;
to be the fortified one on my jeans, that told me
whether I had gained or lost an inch around
my waistline. Oh, those tight black jeans.
I wish I were a buttonhole.
This took Third Place in the 2017 Writing Contest sponsored by the NFB.
It is an example of a personification poem, called by poets, historically,
as a pathetic fallacy.
In protest, I have written many and find they canburrow into the imagination
like no other form.
It means, simply, that you give the qualities of a person, thoughts,
actions, emotions, to a thing or an object.
Apparently, I found a judge who agreed!
Jackie Lee
Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz
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Subject: [stylist] NFB Writers' Division: Results of the 2017 Writing
Contest
Given below are the winners in the 2017 annual writing contest sponsored by
the NFB Writers’ Division. All winners will be notified in writing, and
prizes will be mailed shortly.
We would like to thank everyone who entered the contest, and hope we will
see submissions from you for the contest next year. Keep in touch for future
announcements. Submissions for the contest next year can be entered from
January 1 to April 30. See our Division website, http://writers.nfb.org, for
details about the contest and the Division in general.
Congratulations to all the winners!
***
Adult Fiction:
First Place; "For Love of a Human"by , Rd Sollars, Arizona
Second Place; "Days are Evil"by Robert Gardner, Illinois
Third Place; Leaving. By Abbie Taylor, Wyoming
Honorable Mention; "Cosmic Bowling"by Shawn Jacobson, Maryland
Adult Non-Fiction:
First Place; There was none this year.
Second Place; Kettle Working for the Salvation Army by Eric Smiley,
California
Third Place; Magnificent Meadow by Tony Eames, California
Adult Poetry:
First Place; Her Library of Congress by Jackie Williams, Arizona
Second Place; Silver Cloud Dancer by Lynda McKinney Lambert, Pennsylvania
Third Place; If I Were a Button Hole by Jackie Williams, Arizona
Honorable Mention; Eternally Intertwined by RD Sollars, Arizona
Stories for Youth:
First Place; What Do You Eat? By John Batran, Colorado
Youth Contest:
Elementary Fiction:
First Place; My Special Horse by Ruby Spears, Louisiana
Second Place; Magic On Ice by Joshua Fields, Illinois
Third Place; Pokemon by William Souza, California
Elementary Poetry:
First Place; Misconceptions by Delaney Brooks, Virginia
Second Place; Orange by John Paul Corman, New Jersey
Third Place; Church by John Paul Corman, New Jersey
Middle School Fiction:
First Place; Oh No! I’m Stuck In a Nightmare by Monserath Espinola,
California
Middle School Poetry:
First Place; Needed Chevy Truck by Levi Carter
Second Place; Of Man and Nature by Rocco Romeo, California
High School Poetry;
First Place; Untitled by Chloe Ashcroft, Louisiana
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