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2008 MUSE PRIZE
Deadline February 1
Muse Rules   Entry Form

2008 TRIAD Contest
Deadline August 1
Triad Rules

2008 Student Contest
Deadline February 1
Student Rules   .doc

The 2008 Muse Prize for Excellence in Poetry was judge by Linda Andrews.
There were 162 entries, which included 107 WFOP members and 55 non-members.
The winners are:

First Place: Yvette Viets Flaten, “OK, here we go”
Second: Dennis Idzikowski, “Wisconsin Places”
Third:Judith Harway, “My Grandmother’s Babies”

Honorable Mentions:
Thomas Erickson, “Ghazal for a Crow”
Anjie Greene-Martin, “Room in New York, 1932”
Gary Jones, “Snake in the Attic”

The 2008 Student Contest was judged by Jeri McCormick, a Madison poet and former president of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. She is the recipient of a Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship and an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association.  Her book, When It Came Time, was published by Salmon Publishing Ltd. in Ireland.  Her poems have appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, Cumberland Poetry Review, Byline, Rosebud, Kalliope. Appalachian Journal, Comstock Review, and other magazines. The winners are:

Senior Division: Grades 9-12

1st Place: “The Villanelle That I Wish I Had Forgotten,” Jessi Van Natta, 12th  grade, Pioneer Westfield High School
2nd Place: “The Crunching of Leaves,” Emily Deiss, 12th grade, New Richmond High School
3rd Place: “Silver Spoons,” Natalee Robson, 12th grade, Poynette High School

Honorable Mentions:
1st Honorable Mention: “Sunrise,” Gina Buzzanca, 12th grade, Homestead High School, Mequon
2nd Honorable Mention: “Allergy,” Jackson Scott, 10th grade, New Richmond High School

1st Place: “Submerged,” Hanna Raczek, 7th grade, Mosinee Middle School
2nd Place: “The Aging Man and His Dog,” Miriam Schroeder, 8th grade, St. Bernard School, Wauwatosa
3rd Place: “Night Time Lights,” Charlie Martin, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Middle School, Elkhart Lake

Honorable Mentions:
1st Honorable Mention: “Not Knowing,” Sarah Loring, 7th grade, Saint Mary’s School, Platteville
2nd Honorable Mention: “Ode to a Great, Great Watch,” Leah E. Rogers, 7th grade, Whitman Middle School, Wauwatosa
3rd Honorable Mention: “Just Imagine,” Bailey Richard, 7th grade, Prentice School District