The Visiting Writers Program is pleased to announce the results of the 2009 Paumanok Poetry Award

01/04/2010 

2009 Paumanok Award Winner: 

Annette Opalczynski, New Castle, DE

 2009 Paumanok Runnersup

Atar Hadari, Hebden Bridge, UK
Sharon Fain, Mill Valley, CA
Holly Scalera, South Orange, NJ

2009 Paumanok Finalists

Annette Opalczynski, New Castle, DE
Atar Hadari, Hebden Bridge, UK
Sharon Fain, Mill Valley, CA
Holly Scalera, South Orange, NJTerry Godbey, Maitland, FL
Timothy Mayo, Brattleboro, VT
Kip Irwin, Langhorne Manor, PA
Roy Jacobstein, Chapel Hill, NC
John Blair, San Marcos, TX
Lia Purpura, Baltimore, MD
Clint Frakes, Sedona, AZ
Jeff Walt, Honolulu, HI
 

2009 Paumanok Semi-finalists

Trish Reeves, Kansas City, MO
Suellen Wedmore, Rockport, MA
Todd Fredson, Shelton, WA
Ed Minus, Somerville, NJ
Suzanne Cleary, Peekskill, NY
Deborah Brown, Warner, NH
Jeanine Walker, Seattle, WA
Kay Cash-Smith, Tiburon, CA
Todd Davis, Altoona, PA
Gunilla Theander Kester, Williamsville, NY
Gordon Grigsby, Columbus, OH
Michael Cantor, Newbury, MA
James Brock, Fort Myers, FL
Sandy Longhorn, Little Rock, AR
Gary Dop, Minneapolis, MN
Matthew J. Spireng, Kingston, NY
Ruth Thompson, Colden, NY
Jeanne Marie Beaumont, New York City
Melanie Drane, Durham, NC
John Estes, Columbia, MO
Andrew Mulvania, Washington, PA
Heather Derr-Smith, West Des Moines, IA
Ginna Wilkerson, Tampa, FL