2009 Rhyming Poem Winners

Announcing the Rhyming Poem winners of the 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition

Rhyming Poem Winners

Winner:
MarlaAlupoaicei
Frisco, TX

1. AtarHadari
   Hebden BridgeUnited Kingdom
2. MelissaCannon
   NashvilleTN
3. MelissaCannon
   NashvilleTN
4. MarlaAlupoaicei
   FriscoTX
5. EllenGodrey
   FoxboroMA
6. AnnaAmatuzio
   New YorkNY
7. DorothyWeems
   HuntsvilleAL
8. ValmaM.Bartlett
   Oak HarborWA
9. RobertDaseler
   SacramentoCA
10. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
11. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
12. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
13. MarlaAlupoaicei
    FriscoTX
14. KristiWilliams
    LauderhillFL
15. JamesWaverly
    South OrangeNJ
16. DennisMahagin
    KennewickWA
17. L.A.Shively
    San AntonioTX
18. JLSPeck
    San RafaelCA
19. JenniferToon
    HoustonTX
20. LindaAschbrenner
    MarshfieldWI
21. MarlaAlupoaicei
    FriscoTX
22. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
23. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
24. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
25. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
26. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
27. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
28. RobertDaseler
    SacramentoCA
29. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
30. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
31. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
32. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
33. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
34. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
35. HerbWahlsteen
    FarmingvilleNY
36. MelissaCannon
    NashvilleTN
37. David M.Thomas
    MontereyCA
38. JohnBercaw
    AuroraIL
39. MelShock
    WichitaKS
40. DavidMMcComas
    ChampaignIL
41. MichellePerez
    SecaucusNJ
42. MichellePerez
    SecaucusNJ
43. JanetIreland Trail
    GreensboroNC
44. Elizabeth Y.Porter
    EminenceMO
45. William A. Holt
    Fort WorthTX
46. ElizabethMiravalle
    Clearlake OaksCA
47. KatherineEdgren
    DexterMI
48. Anita D.Loche
    OaklandCA
49. LindaGayleO'Hern
    Okla. CityOK
50. J. A. A.Wilkins
    Knoxville TN
51. DonnaPenrice
    ErinONCanada
52. ThomasFullmer
    Salt Lake CityUT
53. BarbaraDuBois
    SocorroNM
54. David M.Thomas
    MontereyCA
55. DorothyLamar
    WoodburyNJ
56. Rex B.Valentine
    ElmaWA
57. RobertChute
    LondonONTARIOCanada
58. Tara LynnJohnson
    QuesnelBritish ColumbiaCanada
59. JaniceWatrous
    KnoxvilleTN
60. AraHagopian
    North ChelmsfordMA
61. SherwinKaufman
    New YorkNY
62. CaraNusinov
    Coconut GroveFL
63. Barbara J.Bina
    PuyallupWA
64. BarbaraDuBois
    SocorroNM
65. RobertChute
    LondonOntarioCanada
66. MurielRance
    Kimberling CityMO
67. RobertChute
    LondonOntarioCanada
68. BrianSmith
    Deux-MontagnesQuebecCanada
69. BrianSmith
    Deux-MontagnesQuebecCanada
70. SandyFink
    DowlingFL
71. SheilaForsyth
    IrvingtonNJ
72. DonaldLittle
    SalemOH
73. Dennis E. Rager
    BronxNY
74. Dennis E. Rager
    BronxNY
75. Dennis E. Rager
    BronxNY
76. Dennis E. Rager
    BronxNY
77. Dennis E. Rager
    BronxNY
78. BrianSmith
    Deux-MontagnesQuebecCanada
79. PeggyVermander
    LexingtonMI
80. DorisFreeman
    JacksonTN
81. DanielElmen
    LewisvilleTX
82. SamuelFarahmand
    Woodland HillsCA
83. AshleyGrayson
    BaltimoreMD
84. Phyllis J.Neuschwanger
    PlattevilleCO
85. LawrenceMurphy
    LincolnNE
86. JudyMuth
    Virginia BeachVA
87. JerryWilson
    MasonMI
88. VPax
    ChicagoIL
89. AaronPatterson
    Rocky RiverOH
90. ChristopherSorensen
    Rancho Palos VerdesCA
91. SherwinKaufman
    New YorkNY
92. Rod A.Walters
    RochesterNY
93. AnnRobinson
    SarasotaFL
94. DaleReich
    OconomowocWI
95. LindaAschbrenner
    MarshfieldWI
96. Angie SueDavis
    WestonOH
97. Marie E. Turner
    LaramieWY
98. JerryWilson
    MasonMI
99. GrahamKash
    CookevilleTN

Click below to see the top 100 winners in each category:
Grand-Prize Winner
Children's/YA Fiction
Feature Article
Genre Short Story
Inspirational
Mainstream Fiction
Nonrhyming Poetry
Memoir/Personal Essay
Rhyming Poetry
Stageplay
Screenplay

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