COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE POETRY COMPETITION WINNERS 

The NFSPS College Undergraduate Poetry Competition annually presents two awards, the Edna Meudt Memorial
and the Florence Kahn Memorial, to winners of the top two manuscripts. The books are available as follows:


Available on Amazon.com
2017 Books
2016 Books
2015 Books

Available from NFSPS
See Order Form Printable PDF

 

    

The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2023

A Gentle and Modern Ape
by Weston Wise

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 meudt 2022

The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2023

Grief House
by Sara Daniels

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 Kahn 2022

The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2022

Ragweed Body
by Ingrid Piņa

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 meudt 2022

The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2022

Melanin Sun ( - ) Blind Spots
by Danae Younge

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 Kahn 2022  
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2021

twenty
by
Josephine Widjaja

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 meudt 2021
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2021

Nicodemus
by Avreigh Watson

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 Kahn 2021
   
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2020

Survival of the Fittest
by
MeiMei Lui

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 meudt 2020
   
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2020

Sweetwork
by
Jucie Andrews

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 Kahn 2020
   
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2019

The Happening: Reflections on the Amish Schoolhouse Shootings
by
Deanna Altomara

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 meudt 2019
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2019

From the Smoking courtyard
by
Caleb Rosenthal

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 Kahn 2019
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2018

A Monster the Size of the Sun
by Iryna Klishch

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 Meudt 2018
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2018

Imperial Debris in Quisqueya and Beyond
by Catherine Valdez

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Kahn 2018 
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2017

EXHALE
by Brian Selkirk

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 Meudt 2017
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2017

A NATURAL CACOPHONY
by Sydney Lo

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 Kahn 2017

The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2016

ELEGY FOR YOUR EYES
by Anna Goodson

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Meudt 2016
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2016

BUT SOMETIMES I REMEMBER
by Michael Welch

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Kahn 2016
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2015

HERE I GO TORCHING
by Carlina Duan

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Meudt 2015
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2015

THE HOLE OF EVERYTHING NEBRASKA
by Max Seifert

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Kahn 2015
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2014

FIREWORKS, AND MY CITY IS ASHES
by Lisa Levin

 

Meudt 2014
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2014

HOUSE OF BONES
by Ian C. Williams

 

Kahn 2014
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2013

HORSE PULL
by Zoe Perrin

 

Meudt 2013
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2013

RAGGED RED VOICE
by Ammon Medina
Kahn 2013

The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2012

WHERE YOU SEE ANGELS ALL OVER
by Andrew Tennent

 

Meudt 2012
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2012

YOUR SON
by Meg Eden

 

Kahn 2012
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2011

MASTERING THE ART OF JOY
by Heather Holland Duncan
 
Meudt 2011
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2011
 

FROM ONE TO ANOTHER
by Teniesha A. Kessler

Kahn 2011
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2010
 

REMEMBERING THE FUTURE
by Jason Bradford

 

Meudt 2010
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2010
 

NIGHT BOAT
by Moriah Erickson

 

Kahn 2010
   
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2009
 

THE REAL DONNER PARTY
by Sebastian Doherty

 

Meudt 2009
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2009
 

GLADLY WE ARE MADE CLUMSY AND UNWISE
by Colin Chambers

 

Kahn 2009
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2008

FLOODPLAIN
by Heather Hadley

 

Meudt 2008
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2008

THE YEAR OF BLACK COFFEE
by Caitlin McLaughlin

 

Kahn 2008
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2007

ON THE HINGE
by Jory M. Mickelson

 

Meudt 2007
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2007

ON THE WAY TO FISH FOR SHINER
by Kory Fluckiger

 

Kahn 2007
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2006

BOTTLED WATER
by Josef Nguyen
 
Meudt 2006
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2006
 

FIGHTING NATURE
by Hannah New

Kahn 2006
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2005

SEDIMENTS
by Mirra Evans

Meudt 2005
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2005

NIGHT IS A GOOD CHILD
by David Krump

Kahn 2005
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2004

RUNNING IN PLACE
by Sue Ranglack

 

Meudt 2004
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2004

SONGS FROM THE SPRINGHOUSE
by Rebecca Rossiter

 

Kahn 2004
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2003

LIFE SCIENCE
by Marianne Klekacz

 

Meudt 2003
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2003

INTERVALS IN LIFE
by Christina M. Flaugher

 

Kahn 2003
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2002

ETERNAL SOUL 
by Amenda J. Brown 

 

Meudt 2002
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2002

SALIDA LA MARIPOSA 
by Michelle J. Martinez
(Currently out of print)

Kahn 2002
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2001

SHE OF ME 
by Lesa Allison

 

Meudt 2001
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2001

CROSSING
by Garth Greenwell

Kahn 2001
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 2000

AND IT WILL BE EDEN 
by Joan Malerba-Foran

Meudt 2000
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 2000

FROM THE PROVINCE OF GRATITUDE
by Ilya Kaminsky

Kahn 2000
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 1999

WHITE CLIFFS
by Cynthia J. Webecke

Meudt 1999
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 1999

SO BRIEF A FIELD
by Caroline J. Pittman

Kahn 1999
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 1998

SELAH
by Joseph A. Fitzpatrick

Meudt 1998
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 1998

MORNING BREAD
by Deborah Mallett Spanich

Kahn 1998
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 1997

THE LITANY OF FAREWELLS
by Amy Motlagh

Meudt 1997
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 1997

LEAPING FROM THE BOTTOM STEP
by Jodi Mancastraoppa

Kahn 1997
The Edna Meudt Memorial Award 1996

PEOPLE THESE ARE ROOTS
by Christopher Arigo

Meudt 1996
The Florence Kahn Memorial Award 1996

BEARING WITNESS
by Mary E. Bryant

Kahn 1996