2015 Reuben Rose Competition

Winners, and texts of poems

The judges for the 26th Competition, held in 2015 were:

• Bill Freedman, Israel
• Gretti Izak, Israel
• John Smelcer, USA: this year’s Overseas Judge

1st prize: Johnmichael Simon, Israel – Romantic
2nd prize: Helen Bar-Lev, Israel – Samson’s Saga
3rd prize: Breindel Lieva Kasher, Israel – Father and Daughter

Honorable Mentions in random order:

Elizabeth Claverie – Toro
Jane Seitel – Ezekiel of the Junk Yard
Jed Myers – One Small Scratch
Rochelle Mass – The Right Time
Patti Tana – Hemming
Judith R. Robinson – Holocaust Legacy in America
Sheila Golburgh Johnson – Dawn
Reuven Goldfarb – Time Capsule – 1957
Rocky Friesem – Language Lessons
Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli – Cheatgrass

To read and download the texts of the poems, click here (PDF file).