REILLY WINS ROS 1^ST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

 JC Reilly’s Canal Street Look-out, took 1^st Award for Excellence among 226 member poems submitted for the 2008 The Reach of Song. JC, a native of Louisiana, teaches English at Georgia Tech.

     Seven other Awards for Excellence for member poems were announced at the July 19 quarterly meeting:

     2^nd Award for Excellence, Carpe Diem, by Emery Campbell.

     3^rd Award for Excellence, tie: Dear Visa, by Freddie O. Riley; The Numbers of the Beast, Steven O. Shields; and Photosynthesis, by Frances Smith-Rountree.

     Honorable Mention, Award for Excellence, tie: Oatmeal and More, Frances Daniel; Loose Ends, Joan Fishbein; and 93^rd Christmas Eve, Lou Jones.