Previous PSI Seasonal Poetry Contests
PSI hosts several poetry contests throughout the year including members-only and public contests and contests for students. After each contest is an award event and poetry event/workshop. Here are the past events and winners!
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2025 Results
Spring. The March 22 award event was held at Anderson Public Library
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Categories and Winners for Spring 2025
Rebellious Women Sponsored by Gal's Guide Library 1st Unforgivable – Laura Scheele 2nd All the Women Who Came Before Us – Alys Caviness-Gober 3rd The Witch Who Would Not Burn – Bhavana Rupakula HM Love Thyself and Soar – L. C. Rose Really?? Sponsored by Anonymous 1st Really?? – Janice Miller 2nd Yes, Such Things Happen – Really – Janice Canerdy 3rd Really, You Call That Driving? – Mary Couch HM1 Really? – Laura Scheele Brick by Lego Brick Sponsored by Michael Strosahl 1st Brickyard in 4 Acts – Dennis White (Michael presented Dennis an assembled Lego kit of Robert Indiana’s Love sculpture.) 2nd Pantoum – Lora Butcher 3rd Legos of Imagination – Walter Biskupski HM1 Brothers – Alys Caviness-Gober HM2 Brick by Lego Brick – Mary Couch |
Love of Poetry
Sponsored by Poetry Society of Indiana 1st Observe – W. Scott Grant 2nd To Write – Walter Biskupski 3rd My Quill – Mary Couch HM1 the kiss – Laura E. Scheele HM2 Love is – Paige Wyatt Poverty Sponsored by Oak & Amethyst 1st Conditions of Disability – Alys Caviness-Gober 2nd Waiting for Rain – Bhavana Rupakula 3rd Our Shared Mortl Sin – L. C. Rose HM1 Swipe – Jonathan Fuller HM2 Destitution – Dennis White |
**Results will be posted after the June 21st award event at Westfield Washington Public Library
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Categories and Winners for Summer 2025
Cat Love Sponsored by Mark Oehler First Place: Hello to You, Too by Sarah E. Morin Second Place: Sparrow by LC Rose Third Place: My Barn Cat Makes Me Happy by Lora Butcher Honorable mentions: An Ode to Carrie by Walter Biskupski Tangerine Queen by M.A. McDaniel Undefeated Sponsored by Invicta Economic Consulting LLC First Place: Beer League by W. Scott Grant Second Place: When I Grow Up by Warren Sidwell Third Place: Nevertheless, She Persisted by Beth Wolfe Honorable mentions: Long Walk of Life by Mary Mahlstadt Pressing On by Dennis L. White Patriot/patriotic/patriotism (Patriot Award) Sponsored by Anonymous First Place: Patriots by Janice Miller Second Place: Self-Evident by W. Scott Grant Third Place: Patriot is more than a Name by Mary A. Couch Honorable mentions: In Memoriam by Mary Mahlstadt Freedom’s Chance: A Kyrielle by Walter Biskupski |
Fruit of the Spirit Sponsored by Poet Anon First Place: Splash of Kindness by Mary A. Couch Second Place: Regarding Galatians 5:22-23 by Dennis L. White Third Place: Decay by Alys Caviness-Gober Honorable mentions: Patiently by Mark Oehler Fruit of the Spirit by Janice Miller Confluence Sponsored by Michael Strosahl First Place: Big River by Alys Caviness-Gober Second Place: Eagle Snow by Emory D. Jones Third Place: The Meeting by Terry Jude Miller Honorable mentions: The Confluence of Nature and Love by Walter Biskupski Me and Her by Chris Hasara Mushrooms Sponsored by Chris L Ryan First Place: Mushrooms In The Morning by Alys Caviness-Gober Second Place: Grandpa's Mushrooms by Janice MillerThird Place: The Hoosier Mushroom Menu by W. Scott Grant Honorable mentions: The Mushroom by Mary Ann Bozenski The Quiet Ones by Kayla Helmer |
Thank you to our sponsors!
In 2025, the following sponsors supported PSI
Spring
Gal's Guide Library, Oak & Amethyst, Michael Strosahl
Summer
Spring
Gal's Guide Library, Oak & Amethyst, Michael Strosahl
Summer