From the Land of the Moose
NOPC Volume 23 -2018
From the Land of the Moose is the name for the collection of winning poetry from the twenty-third (2018) Northern Ontario Poetry Competition sponsored by White Mountain Publications, now from Cobalt, 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.
Launch for the 2018 winners will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday Sept 8, 2018, in the Boardroom at the Temiskaming Shores & Area Chamber of Commerce, 883356 Hwy 65 West, Temiskaming Shores. [Map here] Google has it under the old name Tri-Town & District Chamber of Commerce -same place beside the cow at the intersection of Highway 11 and 11B.
Those selected for inclusion in this year's collection are now listed below.
Annual Rules and Guidelines
The deadline for entries each year is May 31st.
ISBN: 9781927541968 | WMPub#1318 | 5½" x 8½"
56 pages; Chapbook | $8.95
Table of Contents
Prize Winning Selections
First Prize Winner
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poem On a Windy Day
Second Prize Winner
Greg Laurenceson of Elliot Lake for the poem Died in a Poem
Third Prize Winner
Marie-Eve Proulx of South Porcupine for the poem Tear Collector
Honourable Mentions
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poem Thoughts on a Cree Artist From Moose Factory
Olive Becks of Minemoya for the poem Threads of Grace
Marie-Eve Proulx of South Porcupine for the poem Held
Judge's Selections
Bob Bartlett of North Bay for the poems New North Train and The Moose Hunt
Melanie Baschiera of Hearst for the poems Too Much, Moon Time and Courage
Olive Becks of Mindemoya for the poems Rising at Daybreak (A Grandmother's Memory) and Zamboni Zen (Confessions of a Hockey Mom)
Don Bennett of Haileybury for the poem The Syrian
David C. Brydges of Cobalt for the poem Let's Face It
Karen Dick of Sault Ste. Marie for the poems This Seat Taken, A Fall's End, Early Morning, and At The Tree Line
Linda Duke of Elliot Lake for the poems Built To Last, Walking The Caffeine Trail and Survivor?
Jerry Jordison of New Liskeard for the poems Moose-ness and My Wife Died
Greg Laurenceson of Elliot Lake for the poems Once More With Trout and Full Moon Reflection
Jacob Maybe of Sault Ste. Marie for the poem Small Town Economics
Mike Oswin of Swastika for the poems Anxiety and Ancestral Vision
Marie-Eve Proulx of South Porcupine for the poems Voice and Fire Song
Mary Ruth Reed of Larder Lake for the poems Big and Booing and Watching the Sunset
Judy Selinger of Longlac for the poems That Girl, Church and Outhouse Wars