First Prize
Judy Clark
Bedford Hills, NY
Write a Poem That Makes No Sense

Second Prize
Delores Hornick
Danbury, CT
You Wanted To Be My Protector

Third Prize
John Rich
Pendleton, IN
Burger and Fries

Honorable Mentions
Anthony Ross
San Quentin, CA
Only a Few Will Really Understand

James Knight-Calle
Walla Walla, WA
An Industrial Love Song

Chet Shephard, Jr.
Detroit, MI
Prison

Emerson Stitt
Sheridan, OR
Chlorine Suicide

First Prize
Paul Mulryan
Mansfield, OH
Eleven Days Under Siege

Second Prize (tie)
Barry Corgill
Snyder, TX
Tricky Dick and the Fast Martini

Charles Norman
Bushnell, FL
A Day in the Life

Third Prize
Lowell Anspaugh
Clallam Bay, WA
A Stacked Deck

Honorable Mentions
Larry Bratt
Jessup, MD
Redemption Via Incarceration

Emil Dill
Montgomery, PA
Insider's View

Jon Marc Taylor
Jefferson City, MO
What Resorts?

First Prize
Edward Bell
Avon Park, FL
Brother Cool Blue

Second Prize
Steven Hartford
Rockwell City, IA
Hart and Sole

Third Prize
Bruce Fleming
Represa, CA
Lockdowns

Honorable Mentions
Derrick Corley
Wallkill, NY
The Kill

Steven Dodrill
London, OH
Caged

Charles Norman
Bushnell, FL
Tattoo Blues

David Rexford
Ypsilanti, MI
Bobo

J.E. Stanwick
Huntsville, TX
At No Extra Charge

David Wood
Sanderson, FL
Thunder

Award Winner
Kim McNeir
Marquette, MI
Drink Plenty of Water

Honorable Mentions
Mary Ann Cook
Cambridge Springs, PA
Imprints of the Heart

Michael Sizemore
White Deer, PA
Bulldog and Poodle

First Prize (tie)
Anthony Ross
San Quentin, CA
Walkers Requiem

Michael Hunter
San Quentin, CA
Sam

Second Prize
Jeff Taylor
Haynesville, VA
Stickmen

Third Prize
Joseph E. Sissler
Morgantown, WV
I See Your Work

Honorable Mentions
Steve A. Champion
San Quentin, CA
Escort: Excerpts From a Prison Cell

David-Michael Harding
Dannemora, NY
The Cats of Savone

Travis Simpkins
Hardwick, GA
Independence Day

Paul St. John
Napanoch, NY
Dear Betty Boop #578432