Arising From The Mist
Arising From The Mist is the name for the collection of winning poetry from the seventeenth (2012) Northern Ontario Poetry Competition sponsored by White Mountain Publications, New Liskeard, ON
In keeping with the Canadian Authors Association motto of "Writers Helping Writers", this annual competition encourages and assists the development of new and existing poetic talents in the Northern Ontario region as defined by Canada Post's postal code beginning with the letter P. (See map)
Winners are carefully chosen from the entries received from across Northern Ontario Postal Code P.
The Launch was held Saturday Sept 8, 2012 from 2-4 pm in the Senator Room at the Quality Inn, 390 Elgin Street South, Sudbury.
Table of Contents here.
Annual Rules and Guidelines
The deadline for entries each year is May 31st.
ISBN: 978-1-894747-73-8 | WMPub# 1096 | 5½" x 8½"
60 pages chapbook | $8.95 CDN
Table of Contents
Prize Winning Selections
First Prize Winner
Christine Schrum of Sudbury, ON for the poem Rebirth
Second Prize Winner
Louise Lane of Sudbury, ON for the poem Arrivals
Third Prize Winner
Donald Bennett of Haileybury, ON for the poem Highway 11 North
Honourable Mentions
Jerry Jordison of New Liskeard, ON for the poem Canoe and the Camera
Jane Sargent Nodwell of North Bay, ON for the poem Friendship
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake, ON for the poem Mind Painting
Judge's Selections
Audrey Austin of Elliot Lake, ON for the poems Eleven, Eleven, To Be a Daniel and In The Mirror
Linda-Bea Chambers of Kenabeek, ON for the poems a short sweet visit, and Autumn's Beckoning
Paulette Dahl of Sudbury for the poems I Am a Lazy Writer and Freedom Fighter
Karen Dick of Sault Ste. Marie, ON for the poems Timmins' Fires, Traverse City, Highway 129, and On The Side Deck
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake, ON for the poems No Escape, and Lost Sheep
Jerry Jordison of New Liskeard, ON for the poem Arctic Rescue, and It's Time
William Knoof of Thorne, ON for the poems Passing Time, Idling, Poetry, Mother Lode, The Chair, Self Portrait, and Wordsmith
Louise Lane of Sudbury, ON for the poems Married Poets, and Summitting
Greg Laurenceson of Elliot Lake, ON for the poems Superior Interlude, Gathering Place, The Storyteller, and Samurai Woman
M Ann Margetson of Cobalt for the poems The Empty Rocking Chair and Returning Home
Marc W Mullo of Thunder Bay for the poem Surreally Stoned
Jane Sargent Nodwell of North Bay for the poem Artist's Prayer
Mary Ruth Reed of Larder Lake for the poems Anyway, and Patrol
Christine Schrum of Sudbury for the poem Call To Prayer
Judy Selinger of Longlac, ON for the poems Bears, Bears Everywhere and Picking Blueberries
Richard Smith of North Bay for the poem Worth
Isabella Wehner of Elliot Lake for the poem Jack-in-the-Pulpit