Spirits in Stone
Spirits in Stone is the name for the collection of winning poetry from the eighteenth (2013) 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 7, 2013 from 2-4 pm in the Boardroom at the Temiskaming Shores & Area Chamber of Commerce Boardroom, 883356 Hwy 65 West, New Liskeard, ON
Annual Rules and Guidelines
The deadline for entries each year is May 31st.
Table of Contents here.
ISBN: 978-1-894747-84-4 | WMPub#1097 | 5½" x 8½"
60 pages; Chapbook | $8.95
Table of Contents
Prize Winning Selections
First Prize Winner
Frances Koning of Jellicoe for the poem The Bushgirl Attends A Poetry Reading in Ottawa
Second Prize Winner
Don Bennett of Haileybury for the poem Yvette
Third Prize Winner
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poem Velvet Violet Girls
Honourable Mentions
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake for the poem Different Shades of Old
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake for the poem Trust
Sarah McComb of Sault Ste. Marie for the poem Making Strudel
Judge's Selections
Audrey Austin of Elliot Lake for the poem Mustard on a Hotdog
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poem Evolution
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poem Jayden's Escape
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poem I Thought of Wallpaper
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poem Mom
Linda-Bea Chambers of Kenabeek for the poem Conn...ected
Linda-Bea Chambers of Kenabeek for the poem Spinning Monster
Linda-Bea Chambers of Kenabeek for the poem The Corner Store
Karen Dick of Sault Ste. Marie for the poem Thaw
Karen Dick of Sault Ste. Marie for the poem On The Highway
Karen Dick of Sault Ste. Marie for the poem Ordinary Day
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake for the poem Snow Rhythms
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake for the poem She Knows
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake for the poem Her Loving Hands
Heather Hunting of Coleman Township for the poem The Tombstone
Heather Hunting of Coleman Township for the poem If I Had More Time
Jerry Jordison of New Liskeard for the poem Seduction
Jerry Jordison of New Liskeard for the poem Two Types
Annelinde Kelly of Sudbury for the poem Nature's Choir
Annelinde Kelly of Sudbury for the poem Eyes of a Child's War
Frances Koning of Jellicoe for the poem The Sun People
Frances Koning of Jellicoe for the poem Flying With George
Dr. Mandy Koolen of Alban for the poem Skin
Dr. Mandy Koolen of Alban for the poem Stranger Around A Grandfather Drum
Greg Laurenceson of Elliot Lake for the poem Grandmothers Gift
Greg Laurenceson of Elliot Lake for the poem Neverending
Greg Laurenceson of Elliot Lake for the poem Pondering The Inflexible Orbits
Greg Laurenceson of Elliot Lake for the poem In Her Voice I Hear
Judith Selinger of Longlac for the poem To The Rosies
Judith Selinger of Longlac for the poem Ode to the Outhouse
Judith Selinger of Longlac for the poem Memories
Judith Selinger of Longlac for the poem Perfection
Cindy Timpano of North Bay for the poem Carousel
Cindy Timpano of North Bay for the poem Ode to the Passenger Train
David Welby of Thunder Bay for the poem The Abandoned Homestead