Poetry Interpretation Champions

1978 Meg Langford, George Mason

1979 Tim Gamble, Bradley

1980 Dawne Mosely, Bradley

1981 Carolyn Mungo, Bradley

1982 Dana Davidson, U of Wisc Eau Claire

1983 Margie Kesiner, Bradley

1984 Pat Page, Whitman

1985 Monique Spears, U of Cal Berkeley

1986 Marie-Julie Etua, U of Mississippi

1987 Marty Harris, Southern Utah

1988 Sarah Braun, Bradley

1989 Sarah Braun, Bradley

1990 Jessie Neeman, California State-Chico

1991 Cindy Chadwick, U of Colorado

1992 Chris DeSurra, San Diego State

1993 Vicki Tyler, George Mason

1994 Curtis Henderson, U of Texas Arlington

1995 Jason Berke, Illinois State

1996 Esther Austin, California State-Chico

1997 Derrick Brown, Northern Arizona

1998 Heidi Sulzman, Arizona State

1999 Robert Milz, Northern Arizona

2000 Matt Stewart, U of Alabama

2001 Chris Collins, West Texas A&M

2002 Andrew Chamberlain, Illinois State

2003 Nathan Jackson, Kansas State U

2004 Paul Davis, Arizona State University

2005 Caetlin Mangan, University of Texas at Austin

2006 Sonequa Martin, University of Alabama

2007 Emambu Attabong, Bradley University

2008 Clarence Ball, Tennessee State University

2009 Whitney Rice, James Madison University

2010 Ganer Newman, Western Kentucky University

2011Allison Henri, University of Nebraska, Omaha

2012 Cecil Blutcher, Bradley University

2013 Thaddeus Fitzpatrick, University of Alabama

2014 QueenTara Pimentel, University of Nebraska Omaha

2015 Ray Roberts, Western Kentucky University

2016 Austin Ashford, Wiley College

2017 Abigail Onwunali, University of Texas at Austin

2018 Adelina Mitchell, George Mason University

2019 Alexis Simmons, University of Alabama

2020 No Champion. NST cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Ryan Gosling, Western Kentucky University