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2009 JOY HARJO POETRY COMPETITION FINALISTS


Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, "Satori," Williamstown, MA
John Blair, "The Canonical Hours," San Marcos, TX
Katherine DeBlassie, "Killing the Pig," Washington, DC
Rob Jacques, "Castrati," Bainbridge Island, WA
Zilka Joseph, "Consider the Sari," Auburn Hills, MI
Kim Noriega, "Name Me," El Cajon, CA
Mary Pinard, "Explanation," Roslindale, MA
Michael Pearce, "Iris," Oakland, CA
Nancy K. Pearson, "Spring Necropsy," Wellfleet, MA
Vivian Faith Prescott, "Paths of Most Resistance," Sitka, AK
Chad Prevost, "White-feathered Bodies," Chattanooga, TN
Barbara Sorensen, "Song From the Deep Middle Brain," Estes Park, CO
Askold Skalsky, "Doctor Tulp's Lesson," Frederick,MD
Timothy Walsh, "Arabella at the Opera," Madison,WI
William Wenthe, "For the Coming Catastrophes," Lubbock, TX
Tanaya Winder, "A Story About Winter," Ignacio, CO
2009 RICK DE MARINIS SHORT FICTION COMPETITION FINALISTS
 

Karen Anway,” Spider Love,” Northfield, MN
Laurie Ann Cedilnik, “A Close Watch,” Houston, TX
Serena Crawford, “Redhead,” Portland, OR
Anne de Marcken, “Foils,” Olympia, WA
Laurie Ann Doyle, “Wings Raised Up,” San Francisco, CA
Owen Goodwyne, “The Dwindling of a Torrid Relationship,” Tallahassee, FL
Albert Haley, “Swan Song,” Abilene, TX
Rachel Hall, “Forgotten,” Rochester, NY
Calvin Haul, “Smolders,” Salt Lake City, UT
Andy Jameson, The Distances Wear On You,” Greenwood, SC
Jeff P. Jones, “Maybe We’re The Angels,” Moscow, ID
Jeffrey Kingman, “Marriage,” Vallejo, CA
Reena Ribalow, “Stories of the Dead," Jerusalem, Israel
Sylvia Torti, “Bread and Stone,”  Salt Lake City, UT
Charlotte Zoe Walker, “The Marmoset,” Gilbertsville, NY
Paul Weidknecht, “A Confusion of Weasels,” Phillipsburg, NJ
CONGRATULATIONS, 2009 FINALISTS !