2016 WCPA Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2016
WCPA Poetry Contest: the Frank O’Hara Prize!!!

First place – Heather Treseler for Voyeur in June

Second place – Janet Shainheit for Harvey Atkins
Third Place – Barbara Ungar for Global Weirding

Honorable Mentions
Judith Robbins for Worcester, Mass. June 9, 1953
Leone Scanlon for My Seventy-Sixth Year
Rhett Watts for Summer’s End
John Garton for Istanbul Mosaic

Contest Judge:  Henry Walters
2016 Contest Chair:  Robert Steele

The Winners’ Reading was held on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 2:00pm in the Bancroft Room at the First Unitarian Church (90 Main Street, Worcester).

Contest winners, and contest judge, Henry Walters, read their work.  Refreshments, provided by the
community were enjoyed along with a chance to mingle with the winners and fellow poets.