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Open to Members of The Ontario Poetry Society Only

"And The Envelope Please" Poetry Contest Prizes:

First Prize - $50 & Beret Days Press Chapbook & a Fancy Certificate
Second Prize - $25 & Beret Days Press Chapbook & a Fancy Certificate
Third Prize - $15 & Beret Days Press Chapbook & a Fancy Certificate
Plus 2 Honourable Mention Awards,
each accompanied by a Beret Days Press Chapbook & a Fancy Certificate
All winning entries to be published in Verse Afire

Theme:
Poems wanted on people and the communication between people
via verbal discussion over the phone or in person, via e-mail or snail mail (regular post)
or via body language. Poems may also be about miscommunication,
lost messages and messages never sent

And the Winners are:

First Prize:
Marsha Barber, Toronto, Ontario for her poem "Grandma"

Second Prize:
Marsha Barber, Toronto, Ontario for her poem
"How to Visit a Nursing Home: A Manual"

Third Prize:
John Di Leonardo, Brooklin, Ontario for his poem "The Gift"

2 Honourable Mention Awards in no particular order:

Sheila Laundry, Fonthill, Ontario for her poem ""Agnes and Nell"
Fran Figge, Stoney Creek, Ontario for her poem "Breathe of Life"
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Contest Judge: April Bulmer